Rural Roads

There are only four passenger cars for for every 1,000 population here in Malawi. As we drove out to Momba Village, we started on a two lane paved road, then turned off onto a dirt road, there we met up with the headmaster of the school whom we followed down pedestrian and bicycle trails. We worked all day in the village, and after we left the paved road, we saw only one car that passed us on the dirt road. There were none along the way or parked at houses.

Although there are very few cars on the road in rural villages, that doesn't mean the road is empty of traffic. Along a 10 km stretch of dirt road, you will encounter  hundreds  and hundreds of pedestrians and bicycles.