Pike joined us for breakfast at Salima Village, then we walked together to Mgwayi village (about 1/2 mile from the Njewa / Salima village complex). Pike is the contact between the village partnership program and COTN. His college training, and his heart are in community development - bot
h spiritual and improving the community's health and nutrition. He recognizes that a family's situation can be significantly improved through improved animal husbandry in this rural community.
h spiritual and improving the community's health and nutrition. He recognizes that a family's situation can be significantly improved through improved animal husbandry in this rural community.In this village, COTN helps poor families with school supplies for younger children, and helps pay for school fees for older children.
Pike introduced me to several familes that were keeping animals in the village. One man was raising pigs in a very progr
essive way - on a cement floor, with good health care procedures. He was proud of his accomplishments and credited the methods he used 
for improvement in his familily's situation. We also met families raising goats, ducks, pigeons and chickens.
essive way - on a cement floor, with good health care procedures. He was proud of his accomplishments and credited the methods he used 
for improvement in his familily's situation. We also met families raising goats, ducks, pigeons and chickens.I am looking forward to working with Pike to further encourage good animal husbandry in the village. We took some time to discuss how we may work together in this area of community development.
In the afternoon, we drove into town (Lilongwe) to do some shopping, and later we accepted the offoer to relax and watch some television at Michelle's rental house at Njewa.
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