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Malawi Factfile

Estimated population: 14,250,000
Capital: Lilongwe
Infant mortality rate: 89.05 deaths/1,000 live births
Climate: Warm and dry during July and August but with some mists.
Min-Max temp: (during July and Aug) 7-25 degrees C
Language: English, Chichewa
Life expectancy at birth: 43.82 years
Religions: Christian 80%, Muslim 13%, other 3%, none 4% NB - project village is majority Muslim
Government: Multiparty democracy
President: Bingu wa Mutharika
Area: 45,747 sq mi
Currency: Malawi Kwacha (MWA)
Time zone: GMT+2

The gift of learning for a forgotten people

The Muslim Yawo people live in the mountainous region to the East of Lake Malawi. They are a marginalised race, living miles from any tarmac roads or any proper development. They have been truly left behind.