Be a part of a ground-breaking effort to promote innovative and sustainable approaches to water and sanitation services in both rural and peri-urban areas in Malawi! You will meet with the U.S. Ambassador, Malawi-US Exchanges Alumni Association, members of the Malawi Ministry of Health Environment, and leaders of universities and villages. Embark on the Watershed Improvement Project by planting trees and grasses, and learn and promote sustainable watershed management and community health.
Goals: Build on 3 previous projects of Mercer on Mission in 2010, 2013 and 2015 that focused on assessing Water Quality and conducting Water Monitoring. Take project to ultimately help impact and improve the lives and well-being of 50,000 people in Malawi. This Service Corps trip will serve, in-part as a scoping effort related to the larger, long-term objective of securing a significant grant from Coca-Cola’s Project RAIN (Replenish Africa Initiative). This Health initiative will be actively participating in a long-term capacity-building effort in Malawi to promote innovative and sustainable approaches to water and sanitation services in both peri-urban and rural areas. It will contribute to improved health and the livelihoods of the marginalized peri-urban and rural populations through the provision of sustainable water supply and improved sanitation in the proposed sites of Zomba, Lake Chilwa and Phalombe.
We will also be identifying future partners who can help operationalize certain policy initiatives and tactics that will include 3 primary efforts:
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Arrive in Lilongwe. Evening dinner and reception with U.S. Ambassador, Virginia Palmer, and international exchange alumni.
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Orientation program and a presentation and discussion on the Zomba-Phalombe WASH proposal.
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Visit to Chuluchosema (orphanage, clinic, and secondary school).
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Meeting with USAID and individual assignments on enriching the WASH proposal for donors.
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Visit to Chanco technology center, Chanco community radio, and Mulunguzi Dam – Kuchawe.
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Visit to Phalombe – Mpoto Iagoon primary school.
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Visit to Chanco technology center, Chanco community radio, and Mulunguzi Dam – Kuchawe.
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Reports and concluding assignments.
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Weekend at Lake Malawi National Park and UNESCO World Heritage Site, Cape Maclear via Liwonde National Park. Return on evening of the the 23rd to Lilongwe.
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Farewell, transfer to airports, and departure flights.
Registration and deposit: Registration for the trip is open until May 29, 2017. By this date, the following items should be sent to the Fulbright Association:
1. Registration Packet (including registration, health, and travel liability forms): Click to download and return to us by e-mail or mail
2. Deposit: $900 (shared room) or $1,200 (single room)
How to make the payment: We can accept payments either by check through the mail or online using a credit card.
If sending checks:
Please make out your check to “Fulbright Association” and list “Tour to Malawi” in the memo. Registration packets and checks should be sent to the Fulbright Association office in Washington, D.C. The address is:
Fulbright Association
1900 L Street NW
Suite 302
Washington, D.C. 20036
If paying by credit card:
You may click here to pay the deposit or full registration cost online. Alternatively, you can call our office (202-775-0725) to pay with a card over the phone.
Once you have registered and submitted both your deposit and registration forms to the Fulbright Association, we will contact you with additional information about the trip. Final payment for the trip is due by June 23, 2017.
Please note that you must be a paid member of the Fulbright Association to join the tour. However, joining is easy and you do not need to be a Fulbright alumni to become a member of our community; we welcome all supporters of international exchange. Click here to join the Fulbright Association or click here to login and renew your membership.