An effective project is one which its goals are well set and explained and where all parties participate with a purpose. The construction of female teacher’s house by Join My Village in Kasungu has faced little or no resistance from the participating communities because it was well planned during the project’s inception that we all have a role. It is not surprising though that members of the communities know their roles in every mini-project of Join My Village and house construction being one. The women know...
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When Join My Village landed in Kasungu district way back in 2009, the first thing we did was to enter into an agreement with the Kasungu District Education Manager’s (KUDEM) office as one way of pulling each other towards a common goal; improving girls access to education in the rural areas of the district. Among the areas of agreement were: Join My Village to construct houses for female teachers; provide some reference materials for primary schools; and provide scholarships to needy and intelligent girls who...
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Many teachers teach through commitment and experience. But behind these committed and experienced teachers, there are reference materials which require the commitment from students themselves to participate and become engrossed into learning. Zumani primary school is 53 kilometres west of Kasungu town and it is just within the edge of Kasungu National Park.  The school has an attendance of 636 students of which 302 are girls. Previously, the school had no grade 8 classes where students could sit for secondary school entrance examination and the reason...
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Imagine, you are a teacher in rural Kasungu and you are among just 6 teachers teaching at a school like Mtoso which has a total of 1056 students. Honestly, the teacher to student ratio at Mtoso primary school is compromised. The government, according to the Kasungu district education office, recommends the 1: 60 as a good teacher to student ratio. Mtoso is a full primary school with grades 1 to 8 but one may wonder how do 6 teachers manage such a large number of students?...
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When a girl is educated, nourished and protected, she shares her knowledge and skills with her family and community, and forever changes the future of the nation.With 20 houses that Join My Village has constructed so far, 20 schools now have female teachers in the rural areas of Kasungu district. Despite being teachers to the whole school, to some girls, these female teachers are mentors.“Mrs. Maggie Dzimwe is our class teacher but to me she is more than that, she is my mentor.   I admire...
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