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There are more pictures of their orchestra on her website, too.

Our church is partnering with an AIDS ministry in Malawi, including mutual visits. With fundamental constraints on the Malawi economy holding it back, it popped into my head to use music as a means of developing at least the economy of the one village we are working with.

We are a music-heavy church, with a volunteer orchestra (all members), and U of I music faculty and grad students.
Until this article, I had regretfully rejected strings as part of this, for climate and local infrastructure reasons. But this article indicates that I have overestimated those effects, and underestimated the effect on a person of having a stringed instrument, which is particularly embarrassing. :-)

I would be really interested in hearing more about how they adapt to the above challenges, as you find out more.

Time to go talk to some friends. :-)