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AGRICULTURE
The obvious need for smarter agricultural practices to meet the dual challenges of malnutrition and hunger formed the original community scheme that launched Open Hand Projects back in 2005.
Climate ….
In the remote, rural areas of Malawi, more than 90% of the villagers rely on rain-
There is only one “rainy” season -
But the climate can be erratic, volatile and increasingly unpredictable -
As a result, maize harvest yields have been dropping
as villagers wrestle with the combined challenges of extreme weather, over-
seed, and chemical fertilisers, as prices soar…
Agriculture is still a core concern, so on our two sites, over the years, our practical efforts have become focused into 6 main areas:
Our sites ….
Working smarter ….
overview |
A "Carbon Footprint" |
HIV/AIDS-2011 |
FAQS |
Food Programme |
Elderlies Luncheons |
Phala Project |
Agriculture |
Moringa |
Reforestation |
Training |
Milk |
Goats |
Water |
Education Sponsorship |
Helps Projects |
Community Buildings |
Christmas |
Moringa-history |
Agri-training |
Milk history |
Goat history |
Boreholes |
Mtikhe CC |
Msikita Community Centre |
Bridges |
Monjo School tank |
housing |
Sanitation |
OHP-Malawi |
How you can help |
History |
Testimony - Lynda |
2017 |
2016 |
2015 |
2014 |
2013 |
2012 |
2011 |
2010 |
2009 |
2008 |
2007 |
2005-2006 |
Community-hunger-2017 |
Community-help-2017 |
Community-Food-2016a |
Community-building -2016a |
Community water-2016a |
OHP Site-2016a |
Community hunger-2016b |
Community water-2016b |
Community education - 2016b |
OHP Centre-2016b |
disaster-2015a |
Community-2015a |
OHPsite-2015a |
Community Building-2015b |
Community nutrition-2015b |
Reforestation-2015b |
Community-families-2015b |
OHP site-2015b |
Hunger-2014a |
Agri-2014a |
Livestock-2014a |
OHP site-2014a |
Next-2014a |
News-July 2014 |
Hunger2014b |
Water-2014b |
Livestock-2014b |
OHP site-2014b |
News-Jan 2015 |
Community projects-2013a |
OHP Centre-2013a |
Giving-2013a |
News-Sept 2013 |
Community activities-2013b |
Food Programmes-2013b |
Our sites-2013b |
News Jan 2014 |
Jesus film |
Hunger/agri-2012a |
Hunger/nutrition-2012b |
Goats-milk-2012A |
OHP site-2012a |
Community help-2012a |
Next steps-2012a |
Community projects-2012b |
OHP site development-2012b |
future plans-2012b |
Flooding-Jan 2013 |
Latest news-Feb 2013 |
Hunger-2011 |
Milk-2011 |
Site development-2011 |
Giving-2011 |
Food- 2010a |
Local-2010b |
On site news - 2010 |
Finally - 2010 |
Agriculture- 2010b |
Changing lives-2010b |
Local life-2009a |
Life in Malawi-2009b |
Agriculture-2009a |
Goats & Milk-2009a |
Chiringa site-2009a |
And finally ...2009a |
Pastors' Conf - 2009 |
Farming-2009b |
Water-2009b |
Site Development-2009b |
A helping hand-2009b |
Agriculture-2008a |
Hunger-2008b |
Milk & Play Centres-2008a |
Helping Hand -2008a |
Challenges |
Milk-2008b |
OHP Centre-2008b |
Chickens & water-2008b |
Apr-May 07 |
Oct/Nov 07 |
July 2005 |
Visitor's View-2006 |
Contact Us |
Donations |