By Robert Malaya

Chiradzulu, August 8, Mana: Chiradzulu District Council has handed over 15 Community Based Childcare Centers (CBCCs) worth K800 million to communities in the district under Investing in Early Years Project (IEYP).

Speaking during the handover ceremony which took place at Jumbe Village in the area of Traditional Authority (TA) Likoswe on Monday, Vice Council Chairperson Councilor Charles Chigwenembe said the CBCCs will play a critical role in promoting child development education in the district as communities' access to CBCCs has now been upgraded.

"These new CBCCs mean a lot to communities in Chiradzulu. We now have 15 CBCCs spread across the district to offer Early Child Development (ECD) education as part of human capital development in line with Agenda 2063. Now, more children will be accommodated and have improved access to early education," said Chigwenembe.

Group Village Headman Chilambe welcomed the development describing it as timely and transformative as children in the area had no ECD knowledge.

"We, therefore, pledge to continue working together with fellow local authorities and the communities that we mobilise more children to attend these schools," he said.

The CBCC structures which have been constructed with funding from World Bank under IEYP project have three classrooms, an office, hygienic toilets and a kitchen.