CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: PHOTOGRAPH BY RICHARD AVEDON. © THE RICHARD AVEDON FOUNDATION, ADOBE STOCK (2), COURTESY PHOTO
SGV’s electric motorcycle donated to the Don Bosco Catholic Parish of Lilongwe, Malawi (“Last Words,” Feb./ March 2022) is going strong, visiting three small teaching centers in one morning, which would have cost the parish 8,000 Malawi kwacha using taxis. Fr. Joseph Czerwinski thanks Portland Magazine’s readers: “It is indeed a big help. Using it we hope to lower the cost of transport to the outstations and increase the frequency of visiting the distant communities.” Pictured here is Chifunilo Chikwali, who’s just earned his EV technician’s certificate. Check back next month to see what else the motorcycle’s up to! APRIL 2022 15
