Since mid-2015 now, the world has
witnessed one of the strongest weather events of El Niño – a global weather
phenomenon that affects rain patterns and temperatures around the world. It has
triggered droughts and floods across Africa, Asia and Latin America, and now
nearly 100 million people are facing shortages of food and water, and are open
to disease. Malawi is suffering from its first maize deficit in a decade,
driving prices 73% higher than they were in December.
We at Lendwithcare asked Danny, who volunteers at our
microfinance partner organisation in Malawi, how the recent droughts were
affecting the country, and in particular, borrowers:
