Ian Dickson

Initially involved in a 2005-07 project (for boreholes near Mzimba, and science classrooms in a Mzuzu school) led by Irvine Seagate Rotary, I have since assisted several other west of Scotland Rotary Clubs in (i) helping two remote villages (Mbongondo & Makunkha) in the hills south of Rumphi in primary school improvements, in water supply, in school books and materials, and in creating year-round vehicle access over a bridge completed in 2015, (ii) helping Ayr Rotary with contacts leading to provision of solar power in remote areas near Ntcheu, and (iii) many other small assistances such as collecting bikes forwarded via Re-cycle to a project near Mchinji. I am now a trustee of Abba's Rest, a small Ayr-based charity which assists orphans and their carers in Chiringa, near Phalombe. Visits in 2005, 2007, 2012, 2017 and 2023 have led to several personal friendships.

Many successful small-scale interventions over several communities, all empowering and encouraging young and old, increasing facilities at a basic sustainable level.