LifeNets Malawi Roof Repair Project
Posted December 10, 2005
One of the problems in a poor country like Malawi is the quality of housing for
the residents of that country. Malawi normally receives a lot of rainfall during
the summer months of the year. Mr. Lawrence Chipendo had some homes that were
rented out to Malawi residents. Unfortunately, the roofs on his houses were in
such bad repair that residents moved out during the rainy season because of the
leaks in the roof. Thanks for a relatively small grant from LifeNets, Mr.
Chipendo was able to repair all the roofs on the rental homes and residents are
now able to live there during the rainy season. This project was a simple one
that brought benefits to both the renters and the owner of the property who is
now able to rent out these homes for the whole season.
--
Bill Jahns
 New roofs after repaired by grant from LifeNets
This is how the old roofs on Lawrence's homes would have looked before being repaired. |
 Lawrence Chipendo with the repaired roofs.
Old roofing material taken off the homes |
