By Andrew Gondwe

Chitipa, November 30, Mana: Communities in Senior Chief Mwenemisuku in Chitipa District have thanked the government for constructing Chuba Community Day Secondary School (CDSS) in partnership with the government of the United States of America (USA).

Structures at the school include four classrooms, one science laboratory room, administration and storage room. 

Speaking on Friday during the official handover of the school, Group Village Head Mwamalange said students from the area will no longer be covering long distances to Misuku CDSS.

Mwamalange said students were covering over 20 kilometers to and from Misuku CDSS and due to the long distance some students were dropping out of school.

"With this school, parents will be motivated and ensure that their children remain in school," he said.

Head Girl of Chuba CDSS, Nolia Mtambo commended government for the school and took advantage to ask government to build a girls’ hostel and provide piped water.

“We also need additional teaching and learning materials and teachers at the school for us to access quality education,” Mtambo.

A representative of Chitipa District Education Office, Mawaya Mtelekesha said that authorities will look into the requests to ensure that they are addressed.

Member of Parliament for Chitipa East Constituency, Kezzie Msukwa thanked government for constructing the school in a rural area of Misuku, which he said besides being a motivation to learners, the structure will facelift the area.

Msukwa then assured the community that government has already provided K50 million to be used to address water supply challenges at the school.

The United States Government, in partnership with the Government of Malawi, constructed the schools under the Secondary Education Expansion for Development (SEED) Project to boost access to education, especially for girls in rural areas.