MALAWI: PMS Donates a school block to Nambuma Boys Primary
Children and Teacher outside their old classroom
Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) of Lilongwe Archdiocese officially handed over a newly completed two classrooms school block to Nambuma Boys primary school in Dowa District. The facility was built with funds from PMS Germany and Malawi under Holy Childhood projects.
The ceremony which took place on 16th, May, 2018, in Nambuma Village was attended by several chiefs and people from surrounding villages. The event was spiced up by performances by the school children led by their headmistress Mrs. Perosperina Kalima.
Quoting Mark 10:14 where Christ says “Let the children come to me, do not stop them,” the Director of PMS in the Archdiocese of Lilongwe, Fr. Francis Lekaleka, urged parents to support the children in their education as well as in their spiritual life. Basing on the motto of Holy Childhood, “Children helping children”, he also urged the children to be generous to one another, just as the other children have been generous to them with the support of the school block. Fr. Lekaleka thanked Archbishop Tarcisio Ziyaye of Lilongwe Archdiocese for identifying Nambuma Boys Primary School to be one of the beneficiaries of the Holy Childhood funds this year.
Speaking on behalf of the community, Group Village Headman Malovu said his village was lucky to have such a beautiful structure planted and considers it as a blessing from God. In agreement with that, Primary Education Advisor of the zone, Mrs Chunga who represented the Ministry of Education praised the Church for the development and encouraged PMS to reach out to more schools who need such help.
“This is the kind of development that we expect from the Church, It is not enough to brag about owning schools and yet you do nothing. With this development we are very happy as ministry and we urge you to do the same to several other schools that have big challenges not just classroom blocks but also teachers’ houses, toilets and teaching materials”. Said Mrs. Chunga
Meanwhile, Nambuma Parish Priest Rev. Fr. Samson Kumkumbira, commended PMS for the timely intervention after he had knocked on its doors pleading for assistance. He then advised the pupils and the surrounding community to take care of the facility.
Holy Childhood Projects for the children are implemented with funding from the Universal Solidarity Fund which is managed by the Society of the Holy Childhood on behalf of the Pope. Children from all over the world contribute to this fund. The Pope then allocates the funds according to the needs of the children in the whole world.
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By: Stella Zulu ECM Communications Office
