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.
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.
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.
"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.