Do you know anyone in the area who is travelling out to Malawi in the nearish future?
My brother is there till May, and I want to send out some stuff for the orphanage he visits (he's actually working for a microloans charity). I've heard that the post is VERY unreliable (db asked for OLD underpants to be sent out to him, as less likely to be stolen by post/ customs men than new ones!), so don't really want to risk sending stuff. We're still waiting to hear if his very modest Christmas present has got through, and the next person from the charity isn't due till 2 weeks before he leaves!