Lipunga village

This is my village: Lipunga in the Traditional Authority of Mkanda and the District of Mchinji. Here I am with Mr Chitedze in front of his house.

The main road in the center of the village.

Kids are often playing soccer and other games.

The buildings are pretty rough. Most are mud with thatched roofs. There are a few made of home made fired bricks and even fewer with tin roofs. Typically there are 2 to 4 rooms. Cooking and washing dishes are done outside.

This is the primary school on the edge of the village. There are 8 classrooms, 8 teachers and 800 students - do the math. Some classrooms have 2 foot potholes in the floor and the roofs leak.