By Mwai Kumanda

Lilongwe, January 15, Mana: Shaping Our Future Foundation (SOFF), an organization founded by the First Lady Madam Monica Chakwera, has donated school supplies to Dzenza Secondary School students in Lilongwe.

Among the donated supplies are books that contains different topics to help students know about health and wellness, physical and mental health, nutrition among others.

In an interview with Malawi News Agency (MANA) on Tuesday after presenting the donation, SOFF Education Programs Coordinator, Lawrence Kayesa, said made they donation because of their passionate to helping learners stay in school and also teach them general life skills. 

“Students face a lot of challenges on daily basis hence the donation to help them in their academic journey,” he said.

Kayesa said majority of learners at the school come from rural areas hence the donation so that they have an opportunity to know different things apart from academics.

Dzenza Secondary School Deputy Head Teacher, Mary Kachamba Phiri, expressed gratitude saying it is important to equip student with materials that will help them in their daily lives.

“We are always excited when we receive such kind of donation. I want to thank SOFF for giving our students these books that would help transform their day-to-day lives.

“There are certain things that students do not learn in class. I strongly believe that these books will help them know different things to benefit their lives,” she said.

A Form Four student at the school, Ellinat Ganizani, thanked SOFF for the timely donation, which she said, will go a long way in assisting them in their lives and academics.

SOFF is donating the supplies in three secondary schools in Lilongwe namely; Dzenza, Lilongwe Girls and Likuni Girls secondary schools.