By Innocent Kachingwe

Blantyre, May 21, Mana: Blantyre District Council, through District Development Fund (DDF), has built a new staff house worth K18,964,000 at Maoni Primary School in the area of Traditional Authority Kapeni to improve the welfare of a female teacher, Associate Davison Banda.

In an interview after touring projects under the DDF on Monday, Banda hailed the council for constructing her the house, saying this has reduced cost of living as she now spends less on accommodation and transport compared to the time when she was staying in a rented house far from the school.

“I am thankful to Blantyre District Council for constructing a new house. Before this house, I had to travel a long distance daily, which was costly, exhausting and time consuming, making it difficult to concentrate on teaching,” she said.

Banda added that the house has become a good motivation and has provided a conducive work environment.

Director of Education, Youth and Sports at Blantyre District Council, Paul Chimphanda, said construction of the houses is way to go, adding this has improved living conditions of teachers.

“We need more houses for teachers because teachers’ houses are a motivation to provision of quality education,” he said.