Perhaps one of the most significant achievements to date has been the registration of each communities land in the name of that Community. This enables the communities to directly influence and have a say in what is done on their lands.
There are 6 Community Land Claims within the MWP, covering 15 villages with a population of 20,000 people.
Through this process, each village within a community has set land aside, where no hunting will take place and only sustainable use of other natural resources will be allowed.
Maize Mill – With funds raised from the German Embassy in Maputo, the village of Kango and MWP constructed a Milll house and bought a Lister Diesel Mill. The aim of this project was to reduce the time and costs of transporting food supplies such as maize and cassava to Likoma Island simply to mill it.
The Mill is run as a co-operative with the Committee of Kango managing it. It has been operational since 2001, while not producing the profits that were expected, it is valued as great benefit not just to Kango village, but to most of the surrounding communities. Profits that have been gained, were used to build a market place.
Football – in partnership with Fit4kidz (based in London), the Manda Wilderness Football League was established in 2005, with each village having a fiercely competitive team. The latest tournament was held in 2007, supported by past guests of Nkwichi – Anne and Jack, and sponsored by MFI. The final took place in December and the winning team was from the village of Chigoma.
Road building – over 40 kms of road and tacks were built in 2005/6, all using local hand labour with finance from Nkwichi Lodge and the Swedish Co-operative Centre.
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