AEGO also engages in Agricultural activities to ensure food security using low cost approaches. The neighboring gardens were releasing a lot of water into our garden and the neighboring garden down the slope. This made management of crops difficult, especially in the peak of the rainy season. Instead of looking at it as a problem, we turned it into an opportunity. We used basic water harvesting techniques to grow rice. Basically, simple drains were dug along the farm boundaries to receive water from the neighboring fields and direct it to where it could be managed. The water was allowed to flood into the rice garden with provision to control the flow. A ridge was constructed across the lower section of the rice garden to hold the water from flooding the neighboring garden down the slop. Only after reaching the set level would the water spill over to the next garden. In the end, the neighbors up the slope, had better harvest by releasing the excess water. We used the water to...
Malawi German Health Programme (MGHP) is working to strengthen health systems in the target districts of Lilongwe, Dedza, Mchinji and Ntcheu with a focus on maternal and newborn health. This programme works in 40 health facilities, including the 3 district hospitals of Dedza, Mchinji and Ntcheu supporting selected health facilities to meet minimum quality of care criteria. Part of this effort involves promoting data use for decision support by leveraging the power of ICT. MGHP intends to support frontline health workers to easily access data, including HMIS data aggregated in the central repository DHIS2, and use this on a routine basis for decision support at the point of care. To achieve this, GIZ engaged the services of Mr. Alex Gondwe, Managing Director of AEGO Consulting and Solutions, to carry out the assessment. The assignment involved ICT Infrastructure Assessment, Energy Infrastructure Assessment and Infrastructure Specifications Development. The approach taken f...