Serah Chikwapula

Disaster Risk Management Committees (DRMCs) in Neno District have been asked to identify potential risks their areas face and find solutions to avert and lessen the effects of disasters.

World Vision International (WVI) has donated 167 desks and nine chairs, valued at K104 million, to Mchenga and Mpimbi Primary Schools under Nsambe Education Zone in Neno to improve quality of education in the district.

317 farmers in Neno district have graduated as Community Based Facilitators to pass on extension services to fellow farmers in their respective communities after undergoing a year -long farmer field school under the Malawi Watershed Services Improvement Project (MWASIP) currently implemented in the district.

District Commissioner (DC) for Neno, Rosemary Nawasha, has urged communities in the district to continue adhering to good sanitation and hygiene practices to contain the spread of cholera and other water and foodborne diseases.

Reach out Foundation, a group of women doing charity works in partnership with a Malawian based in the United Kingdom, Alice Andrews, on Thursday donated assorted items worth K500, 000 to a 30 year old woman whose house caught fire in Neno district recently.

Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has underscored the need for electoral stakeholders to understand issues on electoral process so that they disseminate the right information to the electorates.