By Robert Nayeja

Nsanje, October 22, Mana: Councilor for Nyachilenda Ward in Nsanje South Constituency, Fellix Round has said the newly constructed classroom block at Mtowe Community Day Secondary School has improved learning environment at the school.

Round made the remarks on Monday in an interview with Malawi News Agency (Mana), saying the school block is the first one constructed for teaching and learning at the school.

"The structures at this school were constructed to host refugees. After the war in Mozambique, the structures were handed over to government and it was decided that it should be used as a community day secondary school," explained Round.

He said the old structures posed a great threat to the learners as some had developed major cracks.

Round, along with the Member of Parliament for the area, agreed to construct a new classroom block to reduce the risks faced by learners at the institution.

"Through Constituency Development Fund (CDF), we have constructed the state of the art classroom block and fully furnished it with desks. The new school block has electricity," he added.

One of the learners, Mary Saini said the classroom block encourages learners to work hard.

“The new classroom block has electricity which empowers us to study even at night and we believe we are going to pass our exams with good grades," she added.

Head teacher for the school, Aron Malikinzi said the construction of the school block has positively contributed to education delivery at the institution.

"As you might have heard, these structures are very old and they leak when it is raining, ending up disrupting the learning process," he said.