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- Cities to visit - Lilongwe, Kusungu, Blantyre
- Villages to visit - Nikhota kota + around Kusungu where MLF recommends + where BERL recommends
Mon 19 Jan (Lilongwe at night)
- Andre arrives at noon.
- Pick up rental car from airport (choose car type e.g. manual/automatic??)
- Pick up SIM card from airport (go to Zain counter)
- Go to Lilongwe hotel
Tues 20 Jan (Lilongwe)
- Stay in Lilongwe - meet Angela Mojo
21 Jan (Lilongwe)
- Visit one of the MLF's loan groups around Lilongwe
22 Jan (Blantyre)
- Go to Blantyre and meet Wesley
Fri 23 Jan (Blantyre)
- Meet with any other organisations in Blantyre
24 Jan (Lilongwe)
- Return to Lilongwe
Sun 25 Jan (Lilongwe)
- Arjun arrives at noon in Lilongwe
- Follow up with any government contacts
- Meet with Clinton Foundation couple
Mon 26 Jan (Kusungu)
- Meet with BERL at Lilongwe in morning + meet Angela Mojo
- Travel to Kusungu in afternoon
27 Jan (Kusungu)
- Meet MLF group at Kusungu
- Trip to BERL facilities and growing groups
- and understand Microventure model + discuss biofuel business models
- Meet any other relevant organisations in Kusungu
Wed 28 Jan (Kusungu)28 Jan
- Trip to Nikhota Kota with MLF - to see the growing groups
29 Jan (Lilongwe)
- Return to Lilongwe and visit another village group on the way/or visit BERL facilities around Lilongwe/Kusungu
Fri 30 Jan (Lilongwe)
31 Jan
- Leave Lilongwe (flight at 1 p.m.) back to Boston (return car)
Tips
- GETS VERY DARK AT NIGHT SO GIVE YOURSELF PLENTY OF TIME TO GET BACK from the villages - leave early in the morning and get back by 7 p.m.
- WANT TO AVOID PUBLIC TRANSPORT - rent a car at the airport
- MLF will provide a translator to us
- get a sim card at airport
- Get cipro (antibiotic)
- Flashlight (in case of a power cut)
- Camera
- Get insecticide spray with DEET
- clothing - khaki pants, boots, cap - it will be rainy season so likely to be wet and muddy
- HIV rampant
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