By Maston Kaiya

Ntcheu, 09 March, Mana: Communities of Sharpevalle education zone in Ntcheu have expressed excitement with the new school block at Nanyangu primary school for improving education standards at Nanyangu primary school in the district.

The school block which was constructed under the Government to Enable Service Delivery (GESD) was handed over to the community in 2022.

Parents Teachers Association Chairperson for the school Clement Matemba said the school was established in 1999 with two classes, standard one and two, then it expanded to standard 5 where learners were learning under grass thatched blocks.

"With support and encouragement from chiefs, members of the community mobilized bricks, sand and grass and constructed the now dilapidated blocks. The initiative was to ensure that our children get some education," said Matemba.

Village headman Solijala said the school block was a priority for the community and hailed the World Bank funded project for constructing a modern school block at Nanyangu.

On his part, the school’s Head teacher Enock Chikaliso said the new school block has motivated dropout learners who were just staying idle at home and others who were travelling long distances to other schools in Bwanje area to enroll at the institution.

"Even teachers are also motivated to teach in such a modern facility,” said Chikaliso.

According to Chikaliso, the school which is in Bwanje North Constituency, Sharpevalle zone has enrollment of 625 learners comprising of 301 boys and 324 girls.

He said the new classroom block has further expanded enrollment of learners to standard eight.

GESD projects which is funded by the World Bank aims at strengthening local authority’s institutional performance responsiveness to citizens and management of resources for good service delivery.