Mponda Gear in operation
Many of you will have heard of “Tippy Taps” a wonderful hand made, low cost, easy to operate invention facilitating the easy washing of hands, particularly after using a latrine. Well just this week we have learned that here in Malawi they are referred to as mponda gear.
Happily we are seeing more of them in use in schools being used by learners and teachers alike.
Designs vary from school to school but they are all effective in reducing the spread of infection.

Other News
Merry Christmas to all our friends and supporters
The young men at Mikuyu prison are eating well at Christmas thanks to donations given to N4BW by our supporters
Namisunju School
Many thanks to a number of benefactors who have made it possible for us to create some spacious classrooms at Namisunju School, enabling children to learn inside a purpose built classroom instead of sitting under the mango tree
International themes
October is an interesting month for us as two international themes which are celebrated during the month have a bearing on some of what we do.