Over 1,000 primary school learners in the lower Shire district of Nsanje are reported to have dropped out of School this year alone due to hunger problem, Malawi24 can reveal.
Speaking to this publication on Tuesday of October 18,2016, Nsanje District Education Manager,Hendrix Likeke says most learners are leaving school to do the piece works for food in their homes.
Likeke said the district had an enrollment of 91,200 learners last year but the number has drastically dropped to 90,000 this academic year owing to hunger situation that has hit most parts of the country.
This is happening while the World Food Program(WFP) is committed with their school feeding program across the country.
Meanwhile a women’s rights organization in district – Kuchene Women Forum has embarked on a year-long ‘go-to-school’ campaign to lure more children back to school.
In the project, the organization has engaged the police to pick all school going children that are found loitering about the streets and markets,meet with their parents and guardians to sensitize them on the importance of supporting kids to be in school.
Apart from being affected by the looming hunger,Nsanje has also been seriously hit by a number natural disasters such as floods and drought that displaced and left them crop less a year ago.
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That’s true how can you be in class with only nyika in your stomach up to 230pm a healthy nation by 2020 mhhm
mwawanthu namwe ku chewa ukumukubaba chomene lekani njala ikumala yayi chifukwa malo yakulima kulije
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Musamayankhure motumbwa enanu kunsanje simunakhaleko ok ndiye musamati makolo sakupanga kanthu akupanga kma ndikovuta kwambiri amipando kuti aganizireko ndiye chonde boma pangani chinachake
It’s sad, Nsanje is always with these kind of problems.
Let our government declare Nsanje as part of Mozambique then problem solved
Hunger isn’t something new here in malawi, and ths problem is every district here in malawi, I think the big problem ndinthawi yomwe akumawelukila ku xul!
Mesa Ku Primary Amagawa Phala?
Zitsilu Anthu Akumwela Nd Apakati Moreover Nd Apresident Wanu, Khaulen Kumeneko Kma Simzavapo Kut Anthu Akumupoto They Are Complaining Nd Zanjala Zanuzo.
Unduna Wamaphunziro Has Created Alot Of Problems! Mwana Sangaweruke 3:00 Yet Akubwera Osadya, Is It Making Sence? Why Alot Of Educated Fools In Malawi? Mwana Wa Std 1 Akuchokera Koyamwa, Akhale Up To That Tym Osaja Sangafe? Wayambitsa Zausiluzi Wagnizira Za Poor People? Wat An Idiot?
Zokomela Anthu A Makobidi,koma Amphawife Ana Athawadi Xool,bcoz Ngati Pakhomo Pakusoweka Lunch,breakfast Ingapezekee?God B With Us.
Kumzimba kuli ziii! means tht parents ar teking over their responsibities to encourage children abt the goodness of xool;; I dnt mean njala kulibe noh! iliko bt chidwi:
let me give u an example, iiine my parents used to brew local beer for me and my bro and sisters to go to school yet my Greatest and beloved mam did not went to school .Now it’s the responsibility of the parents, am now employed .Kuphunzila ndi chidwi cha kholo. Njala, nthenda ndi zinazo it’s the sign that its the end of the world
let me give u an example, iiine my parents used to brew local beer for me and my bro and sisters to go to school yet my Greatest and beloved mam did not went to school .Now it’s the responsibility of the parents, am now employed .Kuphunzila ndi chidwi cha kholo.
The government should create opportunities for the citizens
really, you should be proud of you mothers efforts.though uneducated but she valued school.You googling today courteys of Mom wow!!!!!.
TITANI KWA IFE ONVELA KUTI MTUNDU WA AMALAWI UTENGEKO MBALI, KOMANSO TIKHUTILE,
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Xool drop out! Its okay, hunger on linger, its okay, nilibe problems, I’m on my way from america,
Boma likufunika litengepo gawolaliku pavutolanjala pamenepo maphuzilo angakwele ???.
DPP is happy with that
Palibe yemwe angafe njala,in malawi!!!
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