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By sponsoring a child, you've helped Chata grow.
Empowerment
World Vision has focused on empowering community members to facilitate their own transformation. Members of almost 30 community organisations have been trained in leadership, and financial and project management. Women have been actively integrated into all development programming to increase their participation in community life. Community institutions also work closely with local and government bodies to strengthen their capacity.
Education
The average primary school enrolment rate stands at 58 per cent for both boys and girls (6 to 14 years) – a seven per cent rise since 1994. The ten primary schools and two high schools have both school management and parentteachers’ associations, which will work with government educational bodies to improve further the quality of education.
Nutrition
More than 80 per cent of households now enjoy an adequate and nutritious food supply, three meals per day, all year round. This is an increase of 30 per cent since 2007, thanks to agricultural training, access to more land through village chiefs and the establishment of various co-operatives for pig, dairy and fish farmers.
chata's Journey (graph)
"World Vision New Zealand sponsors, the World Vision Malawi staff and the Chata community were able to implement a number of programmes aimed at improving the welfare of children and families, ranging from food security to education. Thank you, New Zealand!"
Dalitso Makoka, World Vision Chata Programme Manager
July 2010

The people of Chata may not know you by name, but they will never forget what you’ve done for them.

Like your sponsored child has grown, Chata has also grown in independence and confidence. Now, the people are ready to take ownership of their own community development projects, marking the end to a wonderful journey with World Vision. Thanks to the generous support of about 3000 compassionate New Zealanders, like you, the lives of 39,600 people have been transformed over the past 18 years.

Mrs Chimkwapulo, 42, with one of her 11 cows she has obtained with money earned from her agro-forestry business.

Emergence of Hope

The planting of 150 trees in 1994 has led to a lucrative business for 43-year-old Mrs Chimkwapulo. The agro-forestry project was implemented by World Vision to curb increasing deforestation and soil erosion. Mrs Chimkwapulo now has a plantation of 20,000 trees and sells about 560 seedlings per year. The income enables her to not only send her own two children to high school, but also to be the full-time carer of two other children who had lost their parents to AIDS.