Comments on: Kids in Malawi Make Their Own Toys Out Of Junk! http://www.inhabitots.com/2008/12/23/kids-in-malawi-make-their-own-toys-out-of-junk/ Sustainable design for the next generation! Mon, 22 Mar 2010 05:40:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: fiona dayhttp://www.inhabitots.com/2008/12/23/kids-in-malawi-make-their-own-toys-out-of-junk/comment-page-1/#comment-3086 fiona day Fri, 13 Mar 2009 19:56:44 +0000 http://www.inhabitots.com/?p=8424#comment-3086 I went to malawi last year and the poverty really made me sad and sick. so i came back to England and I have collected and bought clothes which im now trying to send to malawi but im uneble to do that because the containers are too expensive to ship things to malawi can anyone help please. my house is full of staff for charity to malawi. if you can please help help help I went to malawi last year and the poverty really made me sad and sick. so i came back to England and I have collected and bought clothes which im now trying to send to malawi but im uneble to do that because the containers are too expensive to ship things to malawi can anyone help please.
my house is full of staff for charity to malawi.
if you can please help help help

]]> By: mytwocents99http://www.inhabitots.com/2008/12/23/kids-in-malawi-make-their-own-toys-out-of-junk/comment-page-1/#comment-2869 mytwocents99 Sun, 22 Feb 2009 17:32:00 +0000 http://www.inhabitots.com/?p=8424#comment-2869 anyone that knows how i can send handmade dolls over seas please e-mail me. my e-mail is mytwocents99@comcast.net thank you so much i would love to make a child smile, wish i could make them all smile. anyone that knows how i can send handmade dolls over seas please e-mail me. my e-mail is
mytwocents99@comcast.net
thank you so much i would love to make a child smile, wish i could make them all smile.

]]> By: Kellihttp://www.inhabitots.com/2008/12/23/kids-in-malawi-make-their-own-toys-out-of-junk/comment-page-1/#comment-1998 Kelli Thu, 22 Jan 2009 16:37:10 +0000 http://www.inhabitots.com/?p=8424#comment-1998 I've been to Malawi and worked with children very similar to these; their creativity is unbelievable! I’ve been to Malawi and worked with children very similar to these; their creativity is unbelievable!

]]> By: Cajeanhttp://www.inhabitots.com/2008/12/23/kids-in-malawi-make-their-own-toys-out-of-junk/comment-page-1/#comment-1677 Cajean Sat, 03 Jan 2009 06:01:58 +0000 http://www.inhabitots.com/?p=8424#comment-1677 What a sweet reminder of Malawian kids' innovative minds. I was there six years ago and saw them playing with their wire toy cars and steering sticks, and the hard-as-rocks plastic bag balls! I also know that, unlike many American kids, they REALLY appreciate real(well made) toys, balls and yes...even water balloons! They don't complain that they didn't get something else more expensive either. In light of the current economic situation, maybe our kids will relearn creativity and use their imaginations again. I agree with the writer above, it would be more cost effective to pay the Malawian children to teach ours! What a sweet reminder of Malawian kids’ innovative minds. I was there six years ago and saw them playing with their wire toy cars and steering sticks, and the hard-as-rocks plastic bag balls! I also know that, unlike many American kids, they REALLY appreciate real(well made) toys, balls and yes…even water balloons! They don’t complain that they didn’t get something else more expensive either. In light of the current economic situation, maybe our kids will relearn creativity and use their imaginations again. I agree with the writer above, it would be more cost effective to pay the Malawian children to teach ours!

]]> By: acaciahttp://www.inhabitots.com/2008/12/23/kids-in-malawi-make-their-own-toys-out-of-junk/comment-page-1/#comment-1505 acacia Fri, 26 Dec 2008 17:45:54 +0000 http://www.inhabitots.com/?p=8424#comment-1505 i like aviks idea, toys are probably not high on the priority list for orphan\'s needs but probably do improve their quality of life significantly. i like aviks idea, toys are probably not high on the priority list for orphan\’s needs but probably do improve their quality of life significantly.

]]> By: nya_mhttp://www.inhabitots.com/2008/12/23/kids-in-malawi-make-their-own-toys-out-of-junk/comment-page-1/#comment-1489 nya_m Thu, 25 Dec 2008 23:02:50 +0000 http://www.inhabitots.com/?p=8424#comment-1489 Heartwarming post, indeed. I have seen my little Malawian friends create and invent stuff from whatever they have lying around. Bouncy footballs appeared at circa 1997; children even weave fishnets that actually catch their snack from lake. So I am with you in admiration of the childrens' ingenuity.However, due to Malawi's inefficiency in processing non-degradable junk, permanent garbage dumps are appearing in all corners of the country. How many nations in Africa are suffering already as the industrialized nations' illegal dump?Instead of widening the "sending-junk-and feeling good and lucky" channel, why not let the kids teach kids in the industrialized nations the fun of creating toys for themselves, perhaps even capitalize the skill? That way we both feel lucky and even reduce carbon emission by cutting garbage production and shipping, and be nice to everybody's self-esteem and wallet. Good cause, though. Heartwarming post, indeed.
I have seen my little Malawian friends create and invent stuff from whatever they have lying around. Bouncy footballs appeared at circa 1997; children even weave fishnets that actually catch their snack from lake. So I am with you in admiration of the childrens’ ingenuity.

However, due to Malawi’s inefficiency in processing non-degradable junk, permanent garbage dumps are appearing in all corners of the country. How many nations in Africa are suffering already as the industrialized nations’ illegal dump?

Instead of widening the “sending-junk-and feeling good and lucky” channel, why not let the kids teach kids in the industrialized nations the fun of creating toys for themselves, perhaps even capitalize the skill? That way we both feel lucky and even reduce carbon emission by cutting garbage production and shipping, and be nice to everybody’s self-esteem and wallet. Good cause, though.

]]> By: Attaxhttp://www.inhabitots.com/2008/12/23/kids-in-malawi-make-their-own-toys-out-of-junk/comment-page-1/#comment-1468 Attax Tue, 23 Dec 2008 23:57:59 +0000 http://www.inhabitots.com/?p=8424#comment-1468 This is great! i was born in Zimbabwe and for the longest time we had toys made from wires and plastic bags that we bought from kids on the street, one in particular was a wire man riding a wire bike (the legs and wheels both moved) that you pushed with a stick. They were really neat, and this was in the late 80s, a very heartwarming post. This is great! i was born in Zimbabwe and for the longest time we had toys made from wires and plastic bags that we bought from kids on the street, one in particular was a wire man riding a wire bike (the legs and wheels both moved) that you pushed with a stick. They were really neat, and this was in the late 80s, a very heartwarming post.

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