{"id":53190,"date":"2023-11-25T19:34:35","date_gmt":"2023-11-25T19:34:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/?p=53190"},"modified":"2023-11-25T07:06:57","modified_gmt":"2023-11-25T07:06:57","slug":"old-mutual-blantyre-foundation-trust-hands-over-mk69m-school-block-to-mbenjere-primary-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/old-mutual-blantyre-foundation-trust-hands-over-mk69m-school-block-to-mbenjere-primary-school","title":{"rendered":"Old Mutual (Blantyre) Foundation Trust hands over MK69m school block to Mbenjere Primary School"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Malawi. <\/strong><\/span>Old Mutual (Blantyre) Foundation Trust on Wednesday, 22 November 2023, handed over a fully-furnished two-classroom school block with a headteacher\u2019s office and staffroom at Mbenjere Primary School in Machinga.<\/p>\n<p>The school block is the second following a similar donation in 2022 at Mkanda Primary School in Mchinji and they are being constructed under Old Mutual Foundation\u2019s School Infrastructure Improvement Program being implemented in collaboration with CARE International in Malawi. Old Mutual (Blantyre) Foundation Trust spent over MK69 million to construct the structure at Mbenjere School.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at the handover ceremony, Old Mutula (Blantyre) Foundation Trust chairperson, Tawonga Manda, said his organisation is committed to contributing to the attainment of Malawi 2063 by among others ensuring quality education through the provision of standard infrastructures in schools across the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe all agree that education is a critical pillar to ending poverty and other inequalities that exist within our society. Therefore, investing in education is key for social and economic development, and one area that needs to be seriously considered is infrastructure. Good facilities like school blocks encourage learners to pursue education diligently and more specifically ladies who most often their pride is met through quality infrastructure,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>On her part, CARE Malawi Country Director, Pamela Kuwali, said inadequate and poor school infrastructure is a barrier to school attendance, and therefore, Old Mutual Foundation\u2019s continued support complements and directly contributes to the work that CARE is doing in the education sector in ensuring access to inclusive and quality basic education for all children.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe need for a school block cannot be overemphasized at a school like Mbenjere because children learn in extremely difficult circumstances as you can see. CARE believes this school block will positively contribute towards the attendance and performance of the learners and completing the Ministry of Education\u2019s efforts in increasing access to education,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>The acting Director for Education in Machinga, Nellie Kamtedza, commended Old Mutual and CARE Malawi for collaborating to improve school infrastructure at Mbenjere Primary School, saying it would go a long way in addressing the challenges that the school was facing.<\/p>\n<p>She said: \u201cThe majority of Machinga\u2019s 190 primary schools only have either one or two classroom blocks, forcing them to rely heavily on grass shelters.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Apart from the School Infrastructure Improvement Program, Old Mutual is implementing several other projects in the education sector including the Secondary School Bursary program, which adopts 100 students every year, sponsoring of the Old Mutual Mathematics Olympiad, and provision of scholarships for Technical and Vocational training at SOS Vocational Training Center.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\">Malawi<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Malawi. 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