I will be living in Lilongwe for almost 3 months working for a research organization, Innovations for Poverty Action, on a project in partnership with the World Bank, University of Michigan and Opportunity International on micro-credit and savings. Housing in Lilongwe Arriving to the Lilongwe airport after 2 days of travel was a relief as everyone greeted you with a smile and welcomed you to Malawi. My first cab drive revealed that Lilongwe is not much of a city, but instead more like a sprawling suburb; trying to find housing for the summer confirmed this revelation. The lodges that exist are expensive (I calculated that renting a gross room at an Asian hotel would be more expensive in terms of square feet than NYC), and local transport is limited as all buses lead to Old Town
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