Mulanje Mission Hospital, Malawi

As a charity we identify projects where renewable energies can be utilised for the benefit of the organisations we support. Not only do we involve ourselves in projects in N.Ireland but also abroad.

Action Renewables is privileged to be involved with Mulanje Mission Hospital (MMH) in Malawi. MMH provides public health and primary care services to about 88,000 people living in 72 villages in their local catchment area of Mulanje. Patients from across Mulanje district and much further afield visit MMH for outpatient, inpatient and HIV/AIDS services.
There are three schools at Mulanje Mission: Apatsa, the primary school and the community day secondary school.

This year Action Renewables has donated £14,000 to MMH towards the installation of solar panels and battery storage.  Under their Sustainable Livelihoods Programme, the hospital works towards uplifting the general living conditions in the catchment area. The programme operates from the Thandizani Resource Centre.

Using the Model Village Approach, rural communities are engaged in conservation agriculture and are empowered to develop sustainable sources of income. Examples of activities are agroforestry, beekeeping and honey production, solar fruit drying, soil and water conservation, riverbank protection and the development of small-scale irrigation schemes.