By Andrew Mkonda

Lilongwe, September 17, Mana: Head-teacher for Mlodzezi primary school in Traditional Authority Chadza, Rapheal Nyondo has hailed Lilongwe district council for constructing a modern school block at the school worth K37 million saying this will help to increase enrolment at the school.

Nyondo was speaking on Monday, when officials from Lilongwe district council and the media visited the project to appreciate its progress.

“This school was constructed a long time ago. Some of the old school blocks were constructed by parents from this area. So, having this modern school block here is a morale booster to our learners,” he said.

He further said before the new school block was constructed, the enrolment was very low, but now the school has over 1500 learners.

The head-teacher, however, asked other well-wishers to continue assisting the school saying it still needs additional blocks and teacher’s houses.

Speaking in a separate interview Chairperson for Mlodzezi primary school, Jim Kabekele said the classroom block has come at the right time when the learners were learning under trees due to lack of school blocks.

“Let me take this opportunity to thank government for the different developments that it is undertaking in the area, including at this school. This is what we have been looking for, for so many years,” he said.

Kabekele then urged parents and learners to take good care of the infrastructure so that it benefits even the generation to come.

He then urged other well-wishers to emulate what the council has done through District Development Fund (DDF) by supporting the council so that it achieves its dream of transforming the learning environment in different schools in the district.

Lilongwe District Director of Public Works Sydney Chiphaka said it is the wish of the council to transform the learning environment of many schools in the district by constructing modern infrastructure.

“I can assure you, we will reach out to all schools that do not have proper structure suitable for learning through different interventions,” he said.

The K37 million Mlodzezi classroom block has been constructed with District Development Fund (DDF).