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Charles Pensulo

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Freelance Journalist|Fixer|AAAS Kavli| AEJ🥈 winner |@IWMF fellow |@Semafor @guardian @ContextNewsroom @SciDevNet @el_pais @RFI_En 📧charlespensulo@gmail.com

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Malawian reporter and freelance journalist who regularly contributes to Thomson Reuters Foundation and The Guardian. Also a reporter at Kulinji, a Malawian vibrant online media organisation. I am mostly interested in humanitarian and health stories including women and children rights, HIV/AIDS and social justice. Let's talk at @charles_pensulo

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In flood-prone Malawi, bananas become a shield against erosion

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By Charles Pensulo Verified
| HT Syndication
France, Aug. 1 -- "Banana farming is much better than maize because I am able to harvest every eight months, and I have been earning more compared with when I was growing maize," said Kampira, who sells a bunch for 25,000 Malawian kwacha (€12.61), while holding a large, mature green banana bunch on his farm in Fatima, Traditional Authority Mlolo, in Nsanje district. The frontline of disaster The district is prone to disaster, partly because of its geographical position.
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In flood-prone Malawi, bananas become a shield against erosion Original

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By Charles Pensulo Verified
| RFI English Verified
Farming in Africa Nsanje, Malawi – When Davie Kampira, 34, a farmer in Nsanje, southern Malawi, received 34 banana suckers in 2024, he did not envisage that the few dozen plants he tried out on a run-down piece of land, previously used for brickmaking, would transform into a small estate. Today, two years later, the land beside the river has produced nine hectares of different banana varieties, along with houses, a shop and a better life for his two children and wife.
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Malawi rolls out injectable HIV prevention drug amid hope and caution Original

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By Charles Pensulo Verified
| RFI English Verified
"I've faced stigma from the community and workplaces," the soft-spoken man, who sat at a desk in a small office off the road connecting the tea-growing district of Thyolo with the commercial city of Blantyre, told RFI in an interview. Chakwana came out publicly with his status immediately after diagnosis, informing his workmates and community. The backlash from his employer was swift.
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