By Yanjanani Mendulo

Chiradzulu, April 11, Mana: National Numeracy Programme (NNP) on Thursday gave a motorcycle to Rowland Pakula, Primary Education Advisor (PEA) for Litchenza Zone in Chiradzulu District, for being outstanding in successfully submitting data on NNP dashboard during its initial rollout, alongside 14 other PEAs across Malawi.

Speaking when handing over the motorcycle, NNP Cluster Coordinator Aaron Kasakula said the motorcycle was meant to motivate other PEAs in their respective zones to be dedicated to their work.

“This donation is going to 14 PEAs only for ably submitting their data on time. Mr. Pakula happens to be one of the outstanding performers,” said Kasakula, as he further encouraged Pakula to maintain the same spirit of commitment.

Kasakula emphasized the importance of timely and accurate data submission, as was the case with the outstanding PEAs.

Director of Education, Youth and Sports at Chiradzulu District Council, Anita Kaliu, hailed the NNP for the donation and appeal to other programmes to emulate the gesture, saying this will motivate other PEAs to be more dedicated to duty.

“It’s not easy for a PEA to reach all schools in Chiradzulu without reliable transport. This donation is ideal and will ease mobility challenges, as Mr. Pakula was relying on public transport to visit schools in the zone,” she said.

In his remarks, Pakula expressed gratitude over the motorcycle donation, saying this will ease mobility to reach 12 schools in the Litchenza zone.

The outstanding PEA said is required to visit each school twice a week to ensure learners receive proper support.

“It was both tiring and costly to visit all schools using public transport. This motorcycle will help me perform my duties more efficiently,” he added.

The NNP in Malawi, which is spearheaded by the Ministry of Education and implemented by Cambridge Education, aims at enhancing mathematics learning outcomes for young learners in standard 1 to 4.