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Get to Know Malawi

Get to Know Malawi. This is the African country where The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind takes place.

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Get to Know Malawi

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  1. Get to Know Malawi This is the African country where The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind takes place

  2. Malawi is a landlocked country in southern Africa. It is a little smaller than Pennsylvania in area and has a lake, Lake Malawi, that takes up 20% of its area.Countries that share borders with Malawi are Mozambique, Tanzania, and Zambia.Malawi ranks among the world’s most densely populated and least developed countries.

  3. The village where the Kamkwamba family lives, Masitala is near Kasungu, which is in the middle of Malawi.The capital city, Lilongwe, is south of their location and about 75 miles away.

  4. Government • After earning its freedom from the British protectorate of Nyasaland in 1964, the government of Malawi became a multi-party democracy. • William mentions three presidents in the book. The third, Bingu wa Mutharika is still in power, having been elected to a second term in 2009.

  5. The Flag of Malawi To hear “Mulungu dalitsa Malawi” (Oh God Bless Our Land of Malawi), the country’s national anthem, click here.

  6. Life Expectancy • 51 years • 45% of population is between ages of 0 – 14 years • 52% is 15 – 64 years • Median age is 17.2 years

  7. Health Issues • HIV/AIDS: estimates are that as high as 11% of the adult population is infected • Very high risk of these infectious diseases: hepatitis A, typhoid fever, malaria, cholera

  8. Environmental Issues • Deforestation • Land degradation • Water pollution

  9. Economy • 80% population lives in rural areas • Tobacco represents more than half of the country’s exports • Average income is $900, which ranks the country at number 219 in the world • The most important crop is maize, which is used to feed their own families

  10. Gule Wamkula The secret gang of dancers wear costumes similar to this one when called on to perform.

  11. Typical homes in rural areas have thatched roofs and are made of sunbaked mud bricks or of mud packed over a wooden frame.

  12. What difference can one windmill make?

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