The books and computers arrive
On 20/06/2025, 2050 books and 6 computers arrived in Chitimba having set off from Canterbury in February 2025. What a journey. Instead of them arriving at a port near Malawi, preferably in Tanzania or Mozambique, Books2Africa sent them to Durban in South Africa! They therefore have travelled by road through Zimbabwe and Mozambique and arrived in Blantyre, 505 miles and over 13 hours away from the final destination of Chitimba.
Brown has had to negotiate with the authorities to exempt the Brown Munthali Foundation from the extortionate duty the customs authorities wanted to charge – as much as the value of the pallets themselves.
He has done a fantastic job and has battled on and fought against the corruption prevolent in Malawi moving through the official channels. Eventually the BMF has been upgraded to a National Government Organisation, opening up further future funding opportunities.
Robbie’s legacy is now firmly on the map in Malawi – library staff have been employed and the library is scheduled to open in late July.
R World is proud of the hand it has had in helping the BMF do this. It appears now that many children and also adults will receive an education in Chitimba and the surrounding villages. Many children do not receive an education at all and it is a step closer to taking this part of Malawi out of poverty.