World Connect

Building a house for teacher to improve leaners performance

Year: 2022

Country: Malawi

Project Status: Funded

Impact Sector: Education

Project Investment: $6,565.40

Project Launch: 10-18-22

Arise Youth Organization will partner with the community to construct a 3-bedroom teacher’s house at Mandrade full primary school in Mandrade village, Traditional authority Ndakwera in Chikwawa district. The school has a total of 12 teachers with only 4 teachers’ houses.The majority of teachers commute at least 7 kilometers (km) each way to work, which is challenging in the wet season. This project will allow a female teacher to be accommodated at the school who is going to help the female students with their studies and also some extracurricular activities to help improve their performance.

Project Update: 1-24-23

Arise Youth Organization has partnered with Mandrade Community to construct a 3 - bedroom teacher’s house at Mandrade Full Primary School in Mandrade village, Traditional Authority Ndakwera in Chikwawa district. The house project which started on 5th November 2022, is at roofing stage and about 70% completed. The community has also honored their contribution by mobilizing bricks, sand, water and unskilled labor towards the construction of the house. This project is set to reduce the distance covered by teacher’s at the school, to improve teacher-student contact time, thereby improving students' performance.