By Sellah Singini

Lilongwe, February 24, Mana: World Vision Malawi has handed over to the government of Malawi 392 infrastructure projects worth K10 billion.

President Dr Lazarus Chakwera presided over the handover ceremony at Kamuzu Palace in Lilongwe on Monday.

He said no any organization can compete with World Vision in representing the poor in rural areas.

He said although World Vision does not make noise, it is doing a commendable job in the country.

“World Vision does not stand on a podium and proclaim that they represent the poor because they know that the only people who can provide evidence are the poor themselves.

“So, on behalf of Malawians in rural areas, I would like to thank you for the work you have done in establishing these development projects so that we, as government, can use them to advance our development agenda for Malawians,” he said.

Board Chair for World Vision Malawi, Dr Alfred Kaponda, said they have handed over projects constructed across Malawi in 19 districts between 2023 to 2024.

He said, in a bid to enhance development in the communities that World Vision works, every year they embark on building infrastructure focusing on four thematic areas of education, maternal and child health, livelihoods and resilience and water, sanitation and hygiene.

“We have done 11,492 projects since 1992. So, today we just wanted the country to know the projects that we are handing over. Our request to them is to take of the projects so that they are sustainable for this generation and for generations to come,” he said.

In an interview, Minister of Local Government, Unity and Culture Richard Chimwendo Banda urged other Non-Governmental Organizations and the civil society to take World Vision’s example of implementing projects that transform lives of Malawians.

The projects handed over include classroom blocks, latrines, girls’ hostels and Early Childhood Development (ECD) centres among others.