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Livingstonia Mission at Kondowe Gallery


Title: Livingstonia Mission at Kondowe

Description: In 1894 the Livingstonia Mission moved up the escarpment from Bandawe. Monuments include Church, cairn, Post office, Clock Tower and Stone House (manse). Built in 1894 by Dr Robert Laws. It became the headquarters of the mission. It was named in honour of Dr .David Livingstone, one of early explorers and anti slavery activists. The site was also an early centre of Secondary and Technical education that also relates to promotion of health. It provides a visual historical evidence on the history of education and the spreading of Christianity. Schools belonging to this mission produced some of great minds of Africa i.e., Dr. Hastings Kamuzu Banda and Dr. Kenneth Kaunda the first presidents of Malawi and Zambia respectively.

Title: Livingstonia Mission at Kondowe

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