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Home - U.S. Embassy Lilongwe, Malawi Embassy NewsU.S. Citizen ServicesVisas to the U.S.U.S. Policy & IssuesResources Embassy Highlights Higher Learning Dreamer Heads for College in the U.S. By Mayeso Chirwa Sometimes people do not believe they can change their circumstances until they come across someone who has done it in a remarkable way. “You can turn your life around when you put your mind to it,” said Solomon Nkhalamba, 24, once a destitute farmer and Sunday school teacher in Malawi, now a freshman studying accountancy at Southern Maine Community College (SMCC) in the U.S. more Women Police Officers Hone Internet Skills When the John F. Kennedy Information Resource Center (IRC) staff in Malawi pondered ways to commemorate Women History Month, a novel idea came to mind - internet training for female police officers. These women already possessed a formidable range of skills – traffic control, handling emergencies, interrogation, criminal investigation, and crowd-control, among others – but internet research capability was foreign territory. Twenty-three senior officers from the Central Region Police Headquarters turned up for a mid-afternoon session that introduced them to the internet, search engines, directories, and research strategies through a power point presentation and hands-on application. more Latest Headlines From the Embassy Malawi - U.S. Exchange Alumni Association Initiates Joint Efforts with Peace Corp Volunteers The Malawi -U.S. Exchange Alumni Association (MUSEAA), Blantyre chapter, initiated a program to work cooperatively with Peace Corps Volunteers to expand the reach of MUSEAA’s project activities into villages in the area. With Peace Corps headquarters’ blessing, MUSEAA reached out to several PCVs who expressed interest in working collaboratively. MUSEAA members have already committed to participating in a Peace Corps-led girls’ leadership camp in August. We expect that more ideas for...