Author Archives: Makeni Webmaster

About Makeni Webmaster

I spent most of my youth in Makeni, growing up at the centre as it emerged from the bush, one building at a time. I now work in the UK as a lecturer in computer science.

40th anniversary spring cleaning

Posted on May 29, 2011 by Makeni Webmaster

I am having a go with wordpress as a possible way forward for this site… My hosting package is creaking a bit, PHP v 4, but it all seems to have installed okay, and with the usual messing around with … Continue reading →

Posted in General news | Tagged | Leave a comment

Latest newsletter

Posted on December 26, 2010 by Makeni Webmaster

Dear Friends, This is just to let you know that the latest newsletter, for the 2010 Newsletter 3rdQtr, is now on the website. The editorial team of Fr Mukuyamba, Joe Silwenga, Chizuma Phiri, Ireen Chinyama, Bringnas Saviye and Mulimba Mponda … Continue reading →

Posted in General news, Supporters | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

When we walked

Posted on October 1, 2010 by Makeni Webmaster

Back in the late 1960s and early 1970s the Lusaka Nutrition Group (a forerunner of Makeni Ecumenical Centre) held a number of fund-raising walks in Lusaka. We walked ‘against malnutrition’ on a route 10 kilometres around the city, starting and … Continue reading →

Posted in General news, The way we were.... | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Broadband arrives…

Posted on July 3, 2010 by Makeni Webmaster

Broadband has finally arrived at MEC! It’s been a long time coming and is not cheap, but when one counts all the failed attempts to connect by dial-up, sometimes running into a dozen or more, each charged, then it doesn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Computing, General news | Tagged , | Leave a comment