International Women's Day 2013

Two women from Malawi in central Africa who are stronger than I'll ever be.  Many women in Africa, not only in Malawi, are the main earners for the family.They must provide enough food for themselves and their children and then go on to run their businesses, whether a roadside restaurant, a small holding, a market stall.

These two postcards were sent from Malawi in 1987.

This is a post for Postcard Friendship Friday hosted on Beth Niquette's blog, The Best Hearts are Crunchy.

East Africa

I forget where I found this old card but it was meant for me.  My father worked in Nyasaland (now Malawi) for a time, just to the south of the area shown, and of course I can't resist a new map card.  Tanganyika is now known as Tanzania.

It's dated 8 November 1966 and was sent from "Daddy" to Nicholas with some lower value stamps.  Nicholas  must have steamed the stamps off because all that is left are patches of gum.  There is also a message for Mummy, thanking her for her letter of 4th, "received yesterday".  Three days?  That's amazing.