CLYDESDALE MSP Karen Gillon, last week arrived home from a trip to Africa’s poorest nation, Malawi.
During her ten-day stay, she was able to visit Mulanje, the area twinned with Stonehouse.
Karen said: “The link between the people of Mulanje and those of Stonehouse is being very well received over there. It is a vital relationship that can develop and grow so that everyone can learn from the experience.”
“Seeing this relationship continue to prosper will be a great tribute to everyone involved.”
Karen described the conditions in the impoverished region as “very challenging”.
She added: “Seeing the thousands of people live on just 50 pence a day, suddenly makes the poverty seem very real.”
Her highlight was seeing the progress with different projects and learning that a pregnant woman she met two years ago, had given birth to a child called Karen.
Last year, Lesley Barrie and Margaret McMeekin from Stonehouse both went out to Mulanje with the village’s Better World project to help improve the lives of the people there, by creating long-term sustainable projects.
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