The Development Spotlight

An honest look at the development organisations working on the ground across Sub-Saharan Africa: what they do, how they fund it, and what it actually achieves.

A photograph from Malumbo Simwaka's documentary work in Malawi.

What the Camera Sees: Malumbo Simwaka on Documenting Malawi

How one self-taught Malawian photographer turned a wedding photography side hustle into a documentary career, capturing flood survivors, hospital wards, and the development stories nobody else is recording.

Cover artwork: a sheltering arch drawn in nested bands over three small groups of figures.

BAHASI (Bangwe HIV/AIDs Self Help Initiative)

In the township of Bangwe on the outskirts of Blantyre, Malawi, BAHASI has been doing amazing work since 2004, housing orphaned and vulnerable children and running a free preschool for over 100 more.

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