User:Wawa Malawi

`Wawa is a Chichewa word with a few meanings mainly used as a greeting or a sign of respect`

Wawa Malawi is the first ever online, website designed for individuals and companies to promote, buying and selling of services and products through a highly interactive system. The other aspect of the site is to distribute and project vital tourist information, to people all over the world and thus increase the flow of communication and business within Malawi.

Malawi being a land locked, third world country, has meant the flow of communication and business has been a struggle, a struggle which in turn has minimised the true potential of what the country has to offer. Malawi highly relies on a constant flow of tourism, however, from a tourist point of view, trying to access all the vital immigration or country information is very difficult. Information on schools, hospitals, security, resorts, entertainment, costs etc can be found, however only by someone who knows how to carry out detailed internet searches. Wawa Malawi brings all this information to one easy to reach information port.

The second problem has always been trying to sell or buy products and services all over the country. Limited service providers have meant the local Malawian has to pay an arm and a leg to access these services or get the best deal. A good example is the property and vehicle industry. Property prices for a third world country are extremely steep and so are vehicles sold within Malawi. One of the main contributions to this is again access to the information from a variety of competitors. An increase in competitor information would encourage sellers to decrease costs and as a result increase purchases. Apart from the property and motor industries Wawa Malawi will also offer information on jobs, events or entertainment, the community, legal advise however if you can’t find it, you can ask for it by posting up an advert.

Wawa Malawi simplifies trading and gives the options back to the consumer, increasing buyer and seller opportunity. Individuals can search or choose who they want to deal with, and sellers can also make money knowing this online business highway attracts not only all Malawians but tourists either visiting or emigrating from their countries of origin. Individuals can also start their own online business through Wawa Malawi by giving themselves a business name and selling a variety of products, this in turn is cheaper and more controllable than renting an office in Malawi. A seller on Wawa Malawi can be guaranteed to have a vast amount of people visiting their shop and purchasing. Alternatively anyone can sell and offer services on the site. The Website also gives sellers and buyers control over their purchase or enquiries through private messaging and secure money transfer options.

Another great opportunity Wawa Malawi opens to the country and its citizens is the prospect of freely advertising for jobs wanted, NGO’s and other non profit making public services may also advertise freely.