Minister of Home Land Security, Ezekiel Ching’oma has commended World Vision International (WVI) for transforming the lives of the people in Nkhoma area in Lilongwe by providing social amenities.
Ching’oma was speaking at Malindi Primary School in the area of Traditional Authority (TA) Chitekwere during the official closing ceremony of Nkhoma Area Programe after working in the area for 20 years.
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“The people of this area had a lot of challenges ranging from lack of potable water, health services just to mention a few, but all these social services are now available in the area because of the tremendous work that WVI has done,” he said.
WVI Operations Manager, Charles Chimombo, said since 2005 when they started working in the area they have witnessed incredible transformation such as stunting rates dropping from 55 percent to 22 percent.
Chimombo further said the number of primary schools grew from 3 to 8, and communities gained access to safe water through drilling of 77 new boreholes and installing three reticulated water systems.
“We are deeply grateful to Lilongwe District Council, not only for honoring us with their presence today, but for walking alongside us throughout this journey.
“Together, we have seen households flourish, children gaining hope, and communities strengthened through programs in Agriculture, Health, WASH, Education, Child Protection, and Advocacy,” he said.
In his remarks, TA Chitekwere thanked WVI for different interventions done in the area and pledged to encourage his subjects to use the facilities and knowledge gained for the intended purposes.
“We are sad to see that the progamme has come to an end, and we hope you will bring us a different project in the near future because we were used to seeing you operating in this area,” he said.
