https://www.wearethestoryproject.com/blog daily 0.75 2026-08-27 https://www.wearethestoryproject.com/blog/Blog Post Title One-3zaa9-zlxng-dmamn monthly 0.5 2025-08-26 https://www.wearethestoryproject.com/blog/blog-post-title-two-t5my5-k4xmd-mfrxx monthly 0.5 2025-08-26 https://www.wearethestoryproject.com/blog/blog-post-title-three-y3peb-4lwnz-j74ms monthly 0.5 2025-08-26 https://www.wearethestoryproject.com/blog/blog-post-title-four-lr658-tcthp-bywd2 monthly 0.5 2025-09-09 https://www.wearethestoryproject.com/home daily 1.0 2026-07-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a5645d55bfc6b1a3a5bf9aa/5903689b-8b01-438c-ae92-55c5a5ae5c18/Angela+Chikwawa+visit.png Home "My father was from Chikwawa District, Southern Region, Malawi. In 2022, I visited Chikwawa for the first time for a church event. Whilst we were driving back to the city, I saw women carrying baskets on their heads and decided to take the picture. The picture reminded me of being there, but also not being there- the silhouetted figures being symbolic of my non-presence presence." - Angela Jimu Copyright © 2026 Angela Jimu. All rights reserved. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a5645d55bfc6b1a3a5bf9aa/e0e0cfac-ec68-40f1-ae2d-1a4a7f838c89/Feet+stepping+into+Lake+Malawi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a5645d55bfc6b1a3a5bf9aa/7e473131-293f-4ae2-9a96-fc28b555ded9/Old+emergency+travel+document.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a5645d55bfc6b1a3a5bf9aa/4f88bd5f-deda-4bb1-8582-dd3193f9d2bb/Old+Malawi+passport.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a5645d55bfc6b1a3a5bf9aa/be2a5f68-48d6-4c7a-8d0c-d95407d9cb5b/Gertrude1.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a5645d55bfc6b1a3a5bf9aa/342f0a39-fc6e-40f0-b21e-23fe0ddcbbc0/Priscilla%27s+father%27s+passport.png https://www.wearethestoryproject.com/martha daily 0.75 2026-08-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a5645d55bfc6b1a3a5bf9aa/0af1e19f-ff13-4a09-a67f-22834fa49d83/Martha1.jpg Martha Chirwa Chasakwa "I know that there is a term, ‘Mabrandaya,’ being associated with people from Malawi, but I never experienced any such thing." © Angela Jimu https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a5645d55bfc6b1a3a5bf9aa/73a3a841-f51e-4d63-b44b-ac637005e154/Martha2.png Martha Chirwa Chasakwa "My father was a loving someone, very funny, avery caring and hardworking. He was also very proud to be Malawian." © Angela Jimu https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a5645d55bfc6b1a3a5bf9aa/7e473131-293f-4ae2-9a96-fc28b555ded9/Echoes_of_belonging_12.jpg Martha Chirwa Chasakwa "My father regularly went back home to visit the family there." An old travel document belonging to Martha's father.© Angela Jimu https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a5645d55bfc6b1a3a5bf9aa/6986e741-588d-4180-8769-1a622af3b2c3/Martha4.png Martha Chirwa Chasakwa "My aunt brought these materials from Malawi. One should accept and be proud to be both Malawian and Zimbabwean." © Angela Jimu https://www.wearethestoryproject.com/gertrude daily 0.75 2026-08-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a5645d55bfc6b1a3a5bf9aa/9b0951ac-dc70-4095-8b3b-ed56cc633424/Gertrude1.png Gertrude Daniel "We never travelled to Malawi when we were young. The first time I went to Malawi was in 2001 through some other relatives." © Angela Jimu https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a5645d55bfc6b1a3a5bf9aa/3c79f827-2e3a-4ea2-913b-304b3f78c54b/Gertrude2.png Gertrude Daniel "When my father died, we buried him here in Zimbabwe because we thought that it was easier to bury him here where his children were." © Angela Jimu https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a5645d55bfc6b1a3a5bf9aa/98b8ea97-4dbf-40f9-a033-663504791299/Gertrude+4.png Gertrude Daniel Gertrude is seen inside her living room where she likes to keep a mirror. © Angela Jimu https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a5645d55bfc6b1a3a5bf9aa/18364661-5384-4d66-8d76-5c5716ea1e60/Gertrude3.png Gertrude Daniel " When we were groing up, we were ashamed of our Malawian heritage as we did not have rural homes so our parents bought the houses that we now live in." © Angela Jimu https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a5645d55bfc6b1a3a5bf9aa/de5e78bc-ac42-44f0-85ef-aa3f4d536c4e/Gertie.png Gertrude Daniel "My father was from Ntcheu." Ntcheu is located on the highway between Blantyre and Lilongwe © Angela Jimu https://www.wearethestoryproject.com/about daily 0.75 2026-07-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a5645d55bfc6b1a3a5bf9aa/236dd909-8bda-4c58-8974-1621f30043d7/Fishing+boats+on+Lake+Malawi.png https://www.wearethestoryproject.com/angela daily 0.75 2026-08-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a5645d55bfc6b1a3a5bf9aa/975029c1-ee10-4526-aee0-84973f52e4da/Angelacert.png Angela Jimu "My Zimbabwe citizenship certificate was issued in 2007 after renouncing my 'Malawian citizenship.' © Angela Jimu https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a5645d55bfc6b1a3a5bf9aa/307301f6-44bc-4481-aabe-22eed45f42fb/Waves.jpg Angela Jimu "My first visit to Lake Malawi was in 2018. I documented as the waves washed away my name written in the sand. It reminded me of my momentary belonging." © Angela Jimu https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a5645d55bfc6b1a3a5bf9aa/12531edc-39b2-4089-83ad-2708de73830a/Angela+Lake+visit.png Angela Jimu "My father loved fish. Understandably so, since he grew up eating fresh fish. This is one of the first pictures on my first visit to Lake Malawi." © Angela Jimu https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a5645d55bfc6b1a3a5bf9aa/b0a24d67-7e0b-45cc-b00b-bd06fc0081ca/Angela5.png Angela Jimu "Growing up, masquerades were common in our neighbourhood and were associated with people of Malawian origin." © Angela Jimu https://www.wearethestoryproject.com/priscilla daily 0.75 2026-08-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a5645d55bfc6b1a3a5bf9aa/3ebabb62-0df9-4e15-9951-bc8bf1ea93f3/Priscilla1.png Priscilla Asima "We only discovered through inquiry that the name Asima is from our father’s uncle. Our actual last name is Chemukwanda" © Angela Jimu https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a5645d55bfc6b1a3a5bf9aa/342f0a39-fc6e-40f0-b21e-23fe0ddcbbc0/Priscilla2.png Priscilla Asima "My father came from Malawi when he was a young man by following the rail track and on foot. He died before setting foot back home." © Angela Jimu https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a5645d55bfc6b1a3a5bf9aa/dafd1cdb-b22e-4e16-a10b-b0a9cd88cd41/Priscilla3.png Priscilla Asima A boat is seen on Lake Malawi, Mangochi. "My father's family relocated to Mangochi and built a new homestead there." © Angela Jimu https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a5645d55bfc6b1a3a5bf9aa/fab33206-7f51-4178-a12b-660d64ea11c1/priscilla+mosque.jpg Priscilla Asima "My father was a Muslim and they commonly referred to as 'Machawa'. So when he died, we buried him at Granville cemetery at the area reserved for Muslims." © Angela Jimu https://www.wearethestoryproject.com/contact daily 0.75 2026-07-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a5645d55bfc6b1a3a5bf9aa/d717f99f-c556-4a6a-8f0b-5923da5e5e06/Envelopes.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a5645d55bfc6b1a3a5bf9aa/c98d8c45-e1cb-4a53-8017-879587b27d72/Tendy.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a5645d55bfc6b1a3a5bf9aa/f823d394-459e-47d8-9110-1df01f6514a3/Tigerfish.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a5645d55bfc6b1a3a5bf9aa/cfeca4ed-733f-4cc4-ba8b-d2d1c3a5eed5/Thabani3.jpg https://www.wearethestoryproject.com/allstories daily 0.75 2026-08-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a5645d55bfc6b1a3a5bf9aa/4f88bd5f-deda-4bb1-8582-dd3193f9d2bb/Agnes3.png All Stories https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a5645d55bfc6b1a3a5bf9aa/975029c1-ee10-4526-aee0-84973f52e4da/Angelacert.png All Stories https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a5645d55bfc6b1a3a5bf9aa/c60cd00f-3ed3-4367-b8e5-7b8f0df11f1b/Boiled+food.png All Stories https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a5645d55bfc6b1a3a5bf9aa/18364661-5384-4d66-8d76-5c5716ea1e60/Gertrude3.png All Stories https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a5645d55bfc6b1a3a5bf9aa/342f0a39-fc6e-40f0-b21e-23fe0ddcbbc0/Priscilla2.png All Stories https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a5645d55bfc6b1a3a5bf9aa/7e473131-293f-4ae2-9a96-fc28b555ded9/Echoes_of_belonging_12.jpg All Stories https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a5645d55bfc6b1a3a5bf9aa/2193ca28-beae-4976-beb4-ad12dd36230e/Patronela3.png All Stories https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a5645d55bfc6b1a3a5bf9aa/cfeca4ed-733f-4cc4-ba8b-d2d1c3a5eed5/Thabani3.jpg All Stories https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a5645d55bfc6b1a3a5bf9aa/4b72dd01-28ab-4c8a-b957-3e05336a1fb0/Tendy4.png All Stories https://www.wearethestoryproject.com/thabani daily 0.75 2026-08-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a5645d55bfc6b1a3a5bf9aa/66151d5b-a83a-4561-b0ae-5858d138ad79/Thabani1.png Thabani Dube "I am a Muslim by virtue of my mother originating from Malawi and having an Islamic background." © Angela Jimu https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a5645d55bfc6b1a3a5bf9aa/ce24181a-ca01-42e8-bcc8-044973dca965/Thabani2.png Thabani Dube "My mother was a hardworking woman and very active even in politics. She was active in the structures of Zanu PF." © Picture courtesy of Thabani Dube https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a5645d55bfc6b1a3a5bf9aa/cfeca4ed-733f-4cc4-ba8b-d2d1c3a5eed5/Thabani3.jpg Thabani Dube The Mosque in Lilongwe City Old Town is one of the prominent buildings that grace the city's skyline.© Angela Jimu https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a5645d55bfc6b1a3a5bf9aa/999437dd-1e66-41e1-b502-6c04adbb173c/bike3.jpg Thabani Dube "When I went to Malawi, I noted that the bicycle is a very common mode of transport and the bicycles were everywhere." © Angela Jimu https://www.wearethestoryproject.com/patronela daily 0.75 2026-08-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a5645d55bfc6b1a3a5bf9aa/b69e7efe-b648-48df-8070-158df4866965/Patronela1.png Patronela Jimu "I would consider having dual citizenship. I feel shortchanged because I can’t speak my father's language." © Angela Jimu https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a5645d55bfc6b1a3a5bf9aa/2b7708d6-5757-424a-abf2-3c6b8cac809f/Patronela4.png Patronela Jimu A passport size photograph of Lucius Jimu. Until his death in 1996, Lucius still held his Malawian citizenship. Lucius was buried in Zimbabwe. Picture courtesy of the Jimu family. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a5645d55bfc6b1a3a5bf9aa/a92c61b3-f7b8-4133-b7fd-11fd657905be/Patronela2.png Patronela Jimu "I wish my father had been strict so that we could learn the language so I would be able to communicate effectively with people in Malwi when I go there." © Angela Jimu https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a5645d55bfc6b1a3a5bf9aa/2193ca28-beae-4976-beb4-ad12dd36230e/Patronela3.png Patronela Jimu "This is the street I grew up on. There were many men from Malawi who also lived on the street." © Angela Jimu https://www.wearethestoryproject.com/agnes daily 0.75 2026-08-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a5645d55bfc6b1a3a5bf9aa/79fd45ae-f692-498f-bad6-f09ad156233b/Agnes1.png Agnes Jimu Kachembere Agnes is seen wearing her sacred heart uniform. She is a devout Catholic. ©Angela Jimu https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a5645d55bfc6b1a3a5bf9aa/5ecdc2e2-1f92-4566-8d2e-b68e11ac884e/Agnes2.png Agnes Jimu Kachembere "I returned to Zimbabwe in 1980 after years of studying in Malawi. I carried this bag when I was returning and we have kept it in the family all these years." © Angela Jimu https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a5645d55bfc6b1a3a5bf9aa/852efc00-29d4-435a-aafa-f647e1a0df3c/Agnes3.png Agnes Jimu Kachembere "This is my passport issued in 1974 when I was still a student in Malawi. Sometimes I would travel by air, sometimes by rail between the two countries." © Angela Jimu https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a5645d55bfc6b1a3a5bf9aa/4f71db5b-cfc2-4d36-8877-780d3071e293/pass+background.jpg Agnes Jimu Kachembere "Sometimes during the holidays, I would travel back to Zimbabwe. My old passport stated that I was a citizen of the commonwealth countries." © Angela Jimu https://www.wearethestoryproject.com/constance daily 0.75 2026-08-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a5645d55bfc6b1a3a5bf9aa/0a95d0ad-d95e-4691-86ca-59c3216f3bc5/Connie01.jpg Constance Chimberenga "It is very important to know your background. You shouldn’t feel that one culture is superior to the other. We are all equal." © Angela Jimu https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a5645d55bfc6b1a3a5bf9aa/cddd3427-3785-4956-a748-b2b2cb089504/Connie+background.png Constance Chimberenga Constance shows a profile picture of her aunt, her mother's sister whom she stays in contact with. © Angela Jimu https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a5645d55bfc6b1a3a5bf9aa/ad5c5a03-ad97-492b-a992-b6e34fe73a39/Connie2.png Constance Chimberenga "My mother would always accommodate people from Malawi at home during our stay in Beitbridge where she was working as a police officer." ©Angela Jimu https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a5645d55bfc6b1a3a5bf9aa/c60cd00f-3ed3-4367-b8e5-7b8f0df11f1b/Boiled+food.png Constance Chimberenga "What I remember the most is how my mother always used to just boil her food. She used to say that is how they do it in Malawi."© Angela Jimu https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a5645d55bfc6b1a3a5bf9aa/bc45803d-a1e6-43e0-8a27-4abab63e598b/Fisherman+on+Lake+Malawi%2C+mangochi+District.png Constance Chimberenga "My mother was from Mangochi District. I have never been to Malawi." Fishermen are seen on Lake Malawi in Mangochi district in the early hours of the morning. © Angela Jimu https://www.wearethestoryproject.com/tendai daily 0.75 2026-08-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a5645d55bfc6b1a3a5bf9aa/b7d3408f-6194-46e9-9cf9-3b261098ea18/Tendai1.png Tendai Mtsuko Makumbe "Given a choice yes, I would re-apply for my Malawian citizenship because I am Malawian by birth and by descent." © Angela Jimu https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a5645d55bfc6b1a3a5bf9aa/404d34ae-aeec-470a-91fc-ff078473666c/Tendai2.png Tendai Mtsuko Makumbe "My father died in 2001. My siblings and I went to Malawi for the funeral." © Angela Jimu https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a5645d55bfc6b1a3a5bf9aa/65fca380-2e77-42b7-99ac-4cdbcc999156/Tendai3.png Tendai Mtsuko Makumbe "I inherited this book when they were distributing my father's things after his funeral." © Angela Jimu https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a5645d55bfc6b1a3a5bf9aa/4b72dd01-28ab-4c8a-b957-3e05336a1fb0/Tendy4.png Tendai Mtsuko Makumbe A collection of old, worn out photographs in Tendai's archives where in some cases, it is difficult to make out the faces.© Angela Jimu