Thondwe, Malawi …Fatsileni Patero is a student at Katamba Community Day Secondary School in southern Malawi, and she represents so many young girls, and boys who have little access to learning materials. It is five kilometers from her home to the school, and she is one of thousands of students who walk great distances from remote villages to distant schools each day. When they arrive most remote schools have few resources, including books for learning. The head teacher, Mrs. V. Likwangulo, confirms the school has only a few worn out books.
Wilson Tembo reports, “The distribution of books that we conducted at this school recently has helped reach students like Fatsileni. When we arrived at the school Fatsileni and her friends were preparing for a final examination in Bible knowledge, yet they had almost Bibles for reference. We were able to provide 100 books, and this was a major increase for their library.”
“This event has been timely. We lacked such books and Bibles as we were learning the Bible,” Fatsileni commented as she flipped the pages of the book in her hand.
In her remarks V. Likwangulo thanked all those who took part in the distribution and for coming to this school. “These books will go a long way in helping our students. These students and the school have been unable to procure books, and this shortage has led to poor performance by students. The lack of resources discourages the students from working hard.”