These are very vital memories.
As you know,
a picture tells a thousand words
but a video, rather,
tells a concrete story.
The National Archives of Malawi
is a government institution.
It exists to conserve and preserve
the country's documentary heritage
for posterity and research purposes.
We want the future generations
to be able to know
where they've come from
and understand
their past much better.
The audiovisual archives
are very important for
Malawi society,
as they contain valuable footage.
The collection contains information
that dates back to 1958.
These include visits of presidents
from all over the world,
traditional dances;
we have independence celebrations
and also especially the visit of
the Queen Mother.
The Rei Foundation sponsored us
to assess the condition of
our film archives
and they are still assisting,
and as I speak now,
we have a refurbished
purpose-built repository
for our film collection
because of Rei Foundation.
Our plan is to have
a dynamic website
where the footage will be uploaded
for access by the world at large.
So when you see this footage
of how the country was like,
how the people were dressing,
actually brings back memories of
the things that happened
and that created this country.