Published on
July 11, 2008 in
Diary.
I had no money for buying breakfast needs. I only had transport for the following day to leave for Blantyre attending classes. I left for work without taking any food.
Traidcraft visitors. Catherine and Mags visited Kasinthula Cane Growers from Traidcraft (UK). Catherine said that Traidcraft’s main duty is to sensitize consumers to buy more Fairtrade products in UK. She provided the present Fairtrade Premium Committee members with some sweets and chocolate. They also visited some already implemented developmental projects through premium funds.
David Phillips said bye. Around 7:30am, David who was interviewing cane farmers in several occasions like at Chinangwa village and other villages. David had been in Malawi for almost three months. He got me at the office. He asked me about the just ended Fairtrade audit. I told him how the progress was and pieces of advice inspector gave the premium committee to on compliant with the FLO standards. “Congratulation Elod for the well done job you did to assist me in various aspects. You assisted me interviewing farmers without problems. Thank you, I am now about to leave for UK. Take care” said David. “I understand that your research shall promote our sugar sales on Fairrade deal for us to enjoy social economic developments here in Malawi” I told David. He then left Kasinthula for Blantyre.
Sister inlaw seized bed and mobile phone. My brother fell in love with a certain woman secretly, but is married with 5 children. One day I was reprimanding him that he was lost following the rumor of having a secret love. His wife was tipped to know the secret lover to her husband. On this day she gathered her here sister to go where that unfaithful woman was basing. It was already known that my brother bought bed, kitchen chores and mobile phone for the secret lover. My inlaw with her three sisters went to Dyeratu trading where that woman was leaving. They got that secret lover at her home, and was forced to take out all what her secret lover (my brother) bought for her. It was crucial because she called her friends to assist her not to loose what she had. However, my inlaw and her three sisters managed to take everything bought by my brother.
Published on
July 10, 2008 in
Diary.
Updating farmers and employees on Fairtrade awareness is very important the Fairtrade requirements. Farmers had meeting where they updated about the social developmental projects, expected expenditure, account balance and standards compliance. I was asked to explain the just ended Audit/inspection report to the general farmers. I encouraged farmers to work hand in hand with fair-trade customers for our better livelihood.
Bought bull dock. As my winter maize has started showing signs of stalk borer attack, I bought bull dock to prevent and control stalk borer.
Studying. I started studying just soon after supper at around 7pm and ended at 9:47pm. I only have enough time to study especially late in the afternoon, because I always am at work and ever busy.
Published on
July 9, 2008 in
Diary.
I paid an excuse not to attend the work for I was drawing water for builders to continue plastering. My wanted to draw herself but I told her that it tough job drawing water from the nearest borehole on her head over 350m to home. I relieved her by driving farm cart and drew water fro the feeder canal within the cane fields.
Published on
July 8, 2008 in
Diary.
Around 10am, while it was cold that most of the people wore windbreakers. A man who lent his village mate Mk120, which is less than 1 dollar asked him about the refund of the borrowed money. His friend apologized for being late in covering what he borrowed. Whatever the man tried to say did not hold any more water to the owner. The lending man slapped his friend and the friend revenged. The lending man hit his friend skull with a burglar bar. The borrowed fell down and faint. He was taken to the nearest hospital where he was examined and found that he had internal brain damage. A couple of time he passed away. When he was to the hospital, the police already arrested the lending man. The man is in custody for waiting for murder charges.
A cane farmer laid to the rest. It is so sad losing many fellow cane farmers in a very short range of period. Khambadza one of the cane farmers (a brother to committee chairperson) laid to the rest after short illness. Indeed, it is too sad. The most effective farmers to the development are passing away, it is too chockfull.
Published on
July 7, 2008 in
Diary.
Because the holiday was Sunday it was declared that Monday would be holiday. I was just at home charting with my wife and some friends. My wife went to buy relish that I liked very much. At lunchtime, I congratulated her for nice meal prepared. “Everything needs money to make a person meeting life costs” my wife said. “You can not do without money indeed. If everyday and every time we have access to good foods like we have enjoyed just today, other complaints might be thrown to permanent bin and burnt” I replied.
Watched football match. At 2pm, some friends and I left for Dyeratu (Mitole) watching football match between Mitole FC and Naming’omba FC from Thyolo district. It was crucial game that ended nil-nil draw. After watching that match, I went to take my wife from where I left her, parents’ residence.
Published on
July 6, 2008 in
Diary.
It was sunny with patches of clouds. It was independent holiday. Every 6 July Malawians, celebrate the holiday commemorating the independent attaining day. Malawi got its independent ruling in 1964 from federal ruling. I was at home up to 10am. My wife wanted to visit her parents on this day. I asked her to get prepared to leave for Lauji where her parents are basing. At Dyeratu trading centre I bought pork for I understood that my parents’ inlaw prefer it very much. The entire family welcomed us all. At around 2:30, I paid an excuse to my wife to leave her behind and later took because I wanted to watch football match at Mitole pitch.
Published on
July 5, 2008 in
Diary.
I woke up early morning preparing to attend classes at Skyway Business College doing diploma two in rural and community development. I left at around 6 am and arrived in Blantyre around 7:36am. I enjoyed the day because the lecturer impressed me. We had lunch break and then continued and knocked off at 4pm. I was arriving home at 6:54pm.
Published on
July 4, 2008 in
Diary.
When I was at the work, I just decided to leave for Nchalo (bank) to draw money for transport the following day to attend classes in Blantyre at Skyway Business College where I started continuing with diploma 2 in rural community development after deflecting a certain college. While at Nchalo my wife called me that she was at Chikwawa hospital with a baby.
When I got back to the office, I communicated her. She told that a baby was tested and found malaria positive. She continued saying that the newly introduced ant malarial drug was provided and not admitted.
Published on
July 3, 2008 in
Diary.
Kasinthula cane growing is accessing many farmers as well surrounding communities to have permanently source of income. Even though registered cane farmers are the first beneficiaries some more people are lacking access to register as cane farmers as well. Kasinthula has a fertile extensive valley land that suit with irrigation system using Shire River along it. Lack of operational funds diminishes it from implementation of large and wide area of fertile land with agricultural technological systems; instead, surrounding communities indulge in subsistence farming. With climate change, especially Shire valley, the more affected area with floods and or no reliable rainfall. EU through Malawi government under ministry of Agriculture decided to assist Kasinthula Cane Growers by extending the existing cane fields with over 400 new hectares to access some surrounding communities with permanent source of income. Due to Kasinthula’s extension, many surrounding communities are welcoming the operational funds by EU. Kasinthula board chairperson conducted called for an Extra Annual General Meeting that started at 10am at Kasinthula Research offices. The only and the main agenda was to find out if Kasinthula cane farmers welcome the donation and he issue of extension. All farmers warmly welcomed the issue with several comments. I commented that an extension would increase sugar sales on Fairtrade deal to promote the living standard of many people as well.
Published on
July 2, 2008 in
Diary.
The builder who was plastering extended side of my house called me at around 4am asking me hat he was coming to work after two days absent from plastering my house. He reminded me to draw much water for him and his two friends to work extra hard. I drove my brother’s farm cart to draw water at the feeder canal within our cane fields preparing for work. When I go home, I found my wife already finished preparing breakfast. I decided to extend my house because it was failing to accommodate visitors at my home.
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