dmatekenya/chichewa-machine-translation huggingface dataset:
English: A college graduate who joins the job market with no marketable skills is about as useful as an employee who has not learnt any new skills from their years of service
Chichewa: Omaliza sukulu yaukachenjede amene akusaka ntchio ndi maluso amene alibe maluso owufunikila ndiwofunikila ngati ogwira ntchito amene sanaphunzilepo luso lina lili lonse pa zaka zimene akhala akugwira ntchito
English: The trick for the management team, especially the line managers and the human resource, is to develop a criterion that will allow each member of staff to be rewarded depending on the value they bring to the organization
Chichewa: Ukadaulo kwa oyendetsa zinthu, makamaka oyendetsa zinthu amene ali patsogolo ndi olemba ndi kuchotsa anthu, ndikupanga njira imene izilora aliyense ogwira ntchito kupatsidwa mphoto malinga ndi kufunikila kumene amabweletsa ku bungwe
English: This is where the root of the problem lies. Most organizations do not have clear reward systems. That is why these debates usually resurface when it is time to promote individuals within the system, particularly when the promotion is tied to a higher salary and improved benefits
Chichewa: Apa ndi pamene pamayambila mavuto. Mabungwe amene alibe njira yeniyeni yopeleka mphoto. Ndichifukwa chake mikangano imabwela ikafikika nthawi yokweza maudinfo anthu pa ntchito, makamaka kukhala kuti kukwezaku kuti ndi malipilo okwera kapena ndizofunikila zina
English: In an ideal organization, human resources should have clear structures on how people get promoted. For example, a company can make a deliberate policy to promote individuals by a grade or notch depending on years of service and whether they upgraded their academic qualifications
Chichewa: Mu bungwe labwino. Olemba ndi kuchotsa anthu ntchito akuyenela kukhala ndi njira zokhazikika m’mene anthu azikwezeledwa maudindo. Mwachitsanzo, kampani ikhoza kukhazikitsa lamulo lokweza maudindo malingana ndi zaka zimene agwira ntchito komanso ngati anakweza maphunziro awo
English: Of course, the grades where the people are being promoted into should have clear key performance indicators that will be used to determine whether the individual is a good fit for the role or not. The key metric should be whether the individual can perform
Chichewa: Ine, mlingo umene anthu akukwezeledwa udindo uzikhala ndi ziwonetselo zakuti ntchito yawgwirika zimene zigwilitsidwa ntchito kupanga chiganizo ngati munthu ali woyenela pa udindo kapena ayi. Mlingo wabwino uzikhala kuti munthu akhoza kukwanitsa
English: If the reward system is arbitrary, it will lead to demotivating employees, underperformance or worse, high turn-over. Employees do not stay where they feel they are undervalued and underappreciated
Chichewa: Ngati njira yopelekela mphoto ndi yachisawawa, zikhoza kuwachotsa mphamvu ogwira ntchito, kusalimbikila kapena kuposa apa. Ogwira ntchito samakhala pamalo pamene akuwona kuti sakufinikila kapena kusayamikilidwa m’mene kukufinikira
English: That loyal employer who has dedicated their life to working for one organization, learning the system and finding ways of optimizing performance will lose interest if you bring an “educated” head who keeps going back to them to consult on how to work in that environment
Chichewa: Ogwira ntchito wokhulupilika amene wapeleka moyo kugwilira ntchito bungwe, kuphunzira njira za bungwe komanso kupeza njra zopititsila patsogolo kagwilirdwe ka ntchito amasiya kulabadila mukabweletsa mtsogoleri wophunzira amene amapita kwa iwo kukafunsira m’mene angagwilire ntchito pamalopo
English: Likewise, the graduates with higher-level technical competencies will lose interest if they are not fairly compensated for the work they bring to the table
Chichewa: Chimodzimodzi, omaliza sukulu kumene amene ali ndi kuthekela ndi luso amasiya kulabadila ngati sakupatsidwa mphoto malingana ndi ntchito imene akugwira
English: If a fresh graduate demonstrates high-level skills but is not fairly compensated, they will turn their attention to employers or enterprises that they feel will offer a better package
Chichewa: Ngati omaliza sukulu kumene akuwonetsa maluso abwino koma sakupatsidwa mphoto bwino, amayamba kuyan’gana kwa olemeba ntchito amene akhoza kuwapatsa malipilo abwino
English: Employers like to say they only pay depending on demonstrated value, but sometimes forget to honour the promise for fair value afterwards. No employee will cherish doing specialist work for an artisan’s wage
Chichewa: Olemba ntchito nthawi zambiri amati amalipila malingana ndi kufunikila kumene munthu waonetsa, koma nthawi zina amaiwala ndi kulemekeza zimenezi patsogolo pake
English: One thing every employee and employer should understand is that labour is a transaction. Employees should be paid based on demonstrated skills
Chichewa: Chinthu chimodzi chimene ogwira ntchito ndi olemba ntchito akuyenela kudziwa ndi chakuti kugwila ntchito ndi msithano. Ogwira ntchito akuyenela kulipilidwa malinga ndi maluso amene awonetsa
English: If people, whether they are experienced, educated or both demonstrate high-level work, they should be compensated at that level. When that is clear in the organisation, people focus on the work
Chichewa: Ngati anthu, kaya ali ndi ukadawulo, kuphunzira kapena zonse akuwonetsa ntchito yapamwamba, akuyenela kupatsidwa mphoto molingana ndi izi. Pamene izi ziili zodziwika bwino pa bungweli, anthu ndi chidwi ndi ntchito
English: Chioza said there is a shortage of textbooks in many primary schools in Malawi
Chichewa: Chioza anati pali kusowekela kwa mabuku ku sukulu za pulayamale ku malawi
English: He said: “Textbooks will cover the gap as there is a shortage of textbooks. Our wish as the Ministry of Education is that every learner should have a book
Chichewa: Ananena kuti:” mabuku athetsa kusowaku chifukwa pali kuchepa kwa mabuku. Khumbo lanthu ngati unduna wazamaphunziro ndilakuti ophunzira aliyense akhale ndi buku
English: “Due to shortage of books, you will notice that one book is used by two, three or four learners; hence, the learners do not have enough time to use the books.”
Chichewa: Chifukwa cha kuchepa kwa mabuku, mudzaona kuti buku limodzi likugwiritsidwa ndi ophunzira awiri, atatu kapena anayi, ophunzirawa samakhala ndi nthawi yokwanila kugwiritsa ntchito bukuli
English: He said: “We have been partnering primary schools in Kasungu for a number of years and it came to our attention a year ago when we visited some primary schools where we asked teachers to share with us the support they needed for their schools
Chichewa: Anena kuti:” takhala tikupanga mgwirizano ndi masukulu a pulayamile ku kasungu kwa zaka zingapo ndipo zinadziwika chaka chatha pamene tinakayendela sukulu ya pulayimale kumene tinafunsa aphunzitsi chithandizo chimene akufuna pa sukulu yawo
English: “The teachers mentioned textbooks as one of the important resources that would improve performance among learners.”
Chichewa: Aphunzitsi anena mabuku ngati zipangizo zofunikila chimene zikhoza kusitha kakhonzedwe kwa wophunzirawa
English: We congratulate the Malawi National Examinations Board (Maneb) on the well-managed 2023 Malawi School Certificate of Education (MSCE) examinations
Chichewa: Tikufunila mafuno abwino bungwe loyendetsa mayeso m’dziko muno pa mayeso oyendetsedwa bwino a chaka cha 2023
English: This is a step in the right direction as it points to tightened examination security and improvement in the general administration of the examination and enhances the credibility of Maneb and the country’s education system
Chichewa: Iyi ndi sitepe mu njira yolondola powonetsetsa kuti pali chitetezo pa mayeso komanso kupititsa patsogolo kayendetsedwe ka mayeso komanso kupititsa patsogolo kudalilika kwa maneb ndi maphunziro a dziko lino
English: However, the dismal performance of students in this examination has sparked fresh concerns among education experts, who are further concerned about results in community day secondary schools (CDSSs)
Chichewa: Komabe, makhozedwe omvetsa chisoni pa mayeso amenewa kwabweletsa chidandaulo pakati pa akadaulo amaphunziro, amenen akupitiira kukhudzidwa kwa zotsatira zamayeso mu masukulu asekondale akumudzi
English: If an honest assessment is made of the status of the country’s secondary schools in the past few years, no one ought to be surprised that four years after these poor performers enter secondary school, they are unable to perform well in the MSCE examinations
Chichewa: Ngati mayeso wowona mtima a m’mene masukulu asekondale a m’dziko muno alili, palibe amene angadabwitsike kuti patatha zaka zinayi pamene osakhoza bwinowa atapita ku sekondale, akulephelabe kukhoza bwino ku mayeso akusekondale
English: As the experts have observed, most schools lack learning materials, laboratories, qualified teachers and many other essentials that contribute to an enabling learning environment
Chichewa: Malinga m’mene awonela akadaulo. Masukulu ambiri amasowa zipangizo zophunzilira, aphunzitsi odziwa ntchito yawo ndi zina zambiri zimene zimapangitsa malo ophunzilira oyenela
English: From what the commentators have said, it is clear that this is a complex problem and requires a multidisciplinary approach
Chichewa: Kuchoka pazimene oyakhula anena, ndizachidziwikile kuti vutoli ndilalikulu ndipo lifunikira njira zopkhudza ambiri
English: Improving student performance is a national imperative because the country cannot progress with an undereducated workforce. Where will the human capital come from to provide the goods and services that are necessary to drive economic development?
Chichewa: Kupititsa patsogolo makhonzedwe a wophunzira ndi zofunikila kwambiri ku dziko chifukwa dziko silingatukuke ndi anthu ogwira ntchito osaphunzira. Chuma cha anthu chichoka kuti kuti chipeleke katundu ndi zofiunikila zofunikila kupitsa patsogolo chuma ?
English: Government should, therefore, take the lead in the quest for solutions to the existing education challenges that analysts have laid bare
Chichewa: Boma likuyenela ,kukhala patsogolo kupeza mayankho ku mavuto amene alipo ndi ku nkhani yamaphunziro amene wofufuza abweletsa
English: Radical actions may have to be taken for swift results that aim at turning around the situation of CDSSs. Every Malawian child deserves access to quality education, therefore, CDSSs should not be treated as a dumping ground for the poor
Chichewa: Zochitika zazikulu zikuyenela kuchitikika kuti zibweletse zotsatira za changu zimene zingasithe m’mene zinthu zilili ku masekondale aku mudzi. Mwana aliyense wakumalawi amafunikila maphunziro abwino, ndye masekondale akumudzi sakuyenela kuhala kotayira anthu osawuka
English: The country expects that this MSCE results will create food for thought for top brass at capital hill to interrogate the weaknesses in the education system and that serious attempts will be made that point to the way forward
Chichewa: Dziko likoli likuyembekezela kuti zotsatila ma mayeso aku sekondale zipangitsa kuti athu akuluakulu kulikulu la boma apeze kufowoka kumene kulipo m’maphunziro komaso kuyeseyesa kuchitika kupit chitsogolo
English: She said: “This project resonates well with the Malawi 2063 Agenda which also looks at developing our youths for better participation in the country’s development
Chichewa: Ananena kuti:” ntchitoyi ikugwirizana bwino ndi malo a malawi a chaka cha 2063 amene akuyan’ganaso kutukula achinyamata kutenga nawo gawo bwino pa chitukuko cha dziko lino
English: Through the project, we have a duty to create a progressive citizenry capable of desiring, envisioning and constructing a future that is better and more inclusive than the past through improved youth skills in line with the MW2063
Chichewa: Kudzera mu ntchitoyi, tili ndi ntchito yopanga unzika wopita patsogolo wokhala ndikuthekela kufuna, kukhala ndi malo koamnso kukhoza tsogolo labwino komanso la aliyense kusiyana ndi m’mbuyo kudzela kupititsa maluso achinyamata mogwilizana ndi malawi 2063
English: He said a large part of the project will go toward making college and university more accessible to under-represented youth, including young women and adolescent girls, students with disabilities, students from community day secondary schools, rural areas and economically disadvantaged backgrounds
Chichewa: Ananena kuti gawo lalikulu la ntchitoyilipita ku ntchito yopanga masukulu awukachenjede kukhala wofikila achinyamata wosayimilidwa kuphatikiza amayi achichepele ndi atsikana otha msikhu, wophunzila aulumali, wophunzira wochoka ku sekondale za kumudzi, madera akumudzi ndi ochekela kochepekedwa ndi mwayi wochepa
English: He said: “For a true systems change, systems-level challenges require joint efforts by multiple stakeholders
Chichewa: Anena kuti:” kuti tisithe njira, zovuta mu njirazi zimafuna kugwira ntchito limodzi kwa otenga nawo gawo
English: My ministry will support the project by, among others, giving direction in its implementation and utilizing our convening power to bring together key system actors and nurture the type of broad and inclusive conversations necessary for addressing issues in the higher education ecosystem
Chichewa: Unduna wana uthandiza ntchitoyi mwazina monga, kupeleka njira pokhazikitsa ndi kugwiritsa ntchito mphamvu zanthu kubweletsa pamodzi magulu ogwira nawo ntchito ndikhukhala ndi macheza wofunikila wothanilana ndi mavuto ku maphunziro awukachenjede
English: District commissioners have decried the tendency by some politically-linked persons to shield errant officers in the local councils in the country from being disciplined/mabwana 
Chichewa: mabwana mkubwa anandaula ndi khalidwe la anthu ogwirizana ndi zipani amene amateteza ogwira ntchito ku maboma kuti asadzudzulidwe
English: During the meeting, district commissioners (DCs) and chief executive officers (CEOs) from councils decried the role of “an invisible hand which protects” errant officers
Chichewa: Pamkumano wa bwana mkumbwa maboma, akuluakulu oyendetsa maboma kuchokera ku maboma anadandaula gawo la dzanja losawoneka limene limateteza ogwira ntchito amene alakwitsa
English: In his contribution at the meeting, Machinga DC said some officers misbehave knowing that they will be protected, a situation which was making the DCs’ job difficult and compromising service delivery
Chichewa: Mukuwonjezera kwake pa mkumanowu, bwana mkubwa wa boma la machinga ananena kuto ogwira ntchito ena sawonetsa khalidwe labwino podziwa kuti atetezedwa, vuto limene limapangitsa ntchito ya bwana mkubwa yovuta komanso yosokoneza
English: He said: “It is like some errant officers know that the punishment they can get is to be transferred to another council as an invisible hand is always there to protect them
Chichewa: Anena kuti:” zili ngati kuti ogwira ntchito olakwitsa amadziwa kuti chilango chimene akhoza kulandila ndikutumizidwa ku boma lina chifukwa dzana losawoneka limakhala lilipo kuwateteza
English: “We have never had intentions to deliberately preside over a system of failure, abuse of public resources or corruption. But most challenges coming out of local governments are not particularly by controlling officers
Chichewa: Sitimakhala ndi malingaliro woyan’ganira kulephereka kwa njira zogwilira ntchito, kugwilitsa ntchito molakwika zipangizo za boma kana ziphuphu. Koma zovuta zimene zikubwera kuchoka ku maboma an’gono sapangitsa ndi amene akuyendetsa ntchito
English: The DC said they are mandated to manage the human resource at council level, but sometimes they fall short of disciplining errant officers
Chichewa: Bwana mkubwayu anati ali ndi ulamulilo wolemba ndi kuchotsa anthu ntchito la boma, koma nthawi zina amalephela kudzudzula ogwira ntchito amene alakwitsa
English: “It is not that we lack the skills to deal with those issues, but because there are other forces that come into play to protect such errant officers. But we are glad that the Local Government Service Commission comes in to help,” he added
Chichewa: Sikuti timasowekela maluso wothanilana ndi mavuto amenewa, koma chifukwa pali mphamvu zina zimene zimateteza ogwira ntchito amenewa. Koma tili okondwa kuti bungwe la maboma an’gonoan’gono linathandizam,” anawonjezela
English: He said: “No one and no authority at Capitol Hill is protecting errant officers. There is no such a situation where we have junior officers who work under the protection of an invisible hand
Chichewa: Ananena kuti:”palibe munthu komanso ulamuliro ku likulu la boma umene ukutereza wolakwitsawa. Palibe zinthu ngati pamene ogwira ntchito wa m’musi amagwira ntchito pansi pa chitetezo cha dzanja losawoneka
English: All officers are under the charge of controlling officers and disciplinary measures are vested in them. The minister has always said that no one will be protected because of political reasons
Chichewa: Ogwira ntchito onse amakhala pansi pa ulamuliro wa ogwila ntchito otsogolera ndi njira zoweluzira zili mwa iwo. Ndunayi yakhala ikunena kuti palibe amene azatetezedwe chifukwa cha zifukwa za ndale
English: Mkweta said the ministry has also received reports that some controlling officers who stay outside their duty stations abscond work while others report to work while drunk and late, but are not being cautioned by the DCs and CEOs
Chichewa: Mkwetsa anati unduna walandilandiranso mauthenga kuti otsogolera amene amakhala kutali ndi malo ogwilira ntchito samapita ku ntchito ndipo ena amapita ku ntchito ataledzera komanso mochedwa, koma sadzudzulidwa ndi bwana mkubwa komanso CEOs
English: He said: “DCs and CEOs need to show that they are in charge. They need to show that they are in control of the affairs at the council. Failure to discipline errant officers is a big anomaly.”
Chichewa: Ananena kuti:” DCs ndi CEOs akuyenera kuwonetsa kuti ndiwo ali ndi ulamuliro. Akuyenera kuwonetsa kuti ndiwo akuyendetsa zinthu pa bomapo. Kukanika kudzudzula ogwira ntchito wolakwitsa ndi vuto lalikulu
English: These Sadc interventions are strategically linked to Malawi’s vision of creating an inclusively wealthy and self-reliant nation
Chichewa: Chithandizo cha bungwe la sadc ndizogwilrizana ndi maso mphenya a dziko lamawi lokhandzikitsa dziko la onse komanso dziko lodzidalira lokha
English: These efforts are aimed at facilitating acquisition of new knowledge by teachers and learners; increasing school enrolment of underserved populations, and supporting teaching and learning through investments in physical and digital infrastructure,” said the minister
Chichewa: Ntchito zimenezi zikukhazikika pothandizira kupeza nzeru kwa aphunzitsi ndi wophunzira; kuwonjezera chiwelengero cha gulu losathandiza, komanso kuthandizira kuphunzitsa ndi kuphunzira kudzera kuika chuma mu zinthu zogwirika komanso zamakono
English: The perennial budget deficits and government’s failure to disburse funds allocated to budget lines in the education sector could undermine the delivery of the budget, an analysis by stakeholders in the education sector shows
Chichewa: Kuchepekedwa kwa chaka chilichonse pa ndondomeko ya chuma komanso kulephera kwa boma kupeleka chuma chopelekedwa ku gawo lamaphunziro kukhoza kuyang’anira pansi kugwiritsa ntchito ndondomekoyi, kafukufuku wa othandizira ntchito mu gawo lamaphunziro wawonetsa.
English: He said: “The budget [as passed by Parliament] is just an aspiration by the government. What is finally disbursed will be dependent on what the government will have collected. From practice, we see a mismatch between the approved allocations and disbursements
Chichewa: Ananea kuti:” ndondomeko ya chuma yomwe yavomelezedwa ndi nyumba ya malamulo ndi khumbo la boma chabe. Zimene zimapelekedwa zimatengera zimene boma latolelera. Kuchokera muzimene zimachitika, timaona kusiyana pakati chuma choikidwa ndi chuma chopelekedwa
English: As per government policy, a new project cannot be initiated until the projects being implemented have been completed
Chichewa: M’mene lamaulo la boma limanenla, chitukuko chatsopano sichingayambe pokhapokha zitukuko zina zimene zikuchitika zitamalizidwa
English: If Ministry of Finance will disbursed funds in time, current projects will be completed and new projects [construction of an inclusive education training facility which we proposed] can be implemented,” said Banda
Chichewa: INgati unduna wazachuma wapeleka chuma nthawi yabwino, mupojekiti amene akuchitika amalizidwa ndipo mapojekiti atsopano kumanga malo amaphunziro aliyense amene tinapepha akhoza kuyambidwa,” anatero banda
English: Likewise, disbursement on government-funded projects remained poor with only 64 percent (K2 billion) after contractors abandoned project sites over contractual disputes
Chichewa: Chimodzimodzi, kupeleka ndalama  kuzitukuko za boma kunali kosapatsa chikoka pa 64% pamene ogwira ntchito ena anachoka kumalo awo ogwilira ntchito chifukwa chakusamvana pamgwirizano wantchito
English: While some Cyclone Freddy survivors in most camps need food, clothes and other items, their counterparts in Mangochi, say their immediate need is education for their children
Chichewa: Pamene opulumuka ku phepo ya freddy mu malo othawira anthu akufunika chakudya, zovala ndi zinthu zina, anzawo ena ku mangochi khumbo lawo ndi maphunziro a ana awo
English: Our immediate need is education for our children,” says Zione Chasauka from Mtalimanja Village in the district, who is at St. Augustine III Primary School camp
Chichewa: Khumbo lanthu pano ndi maphunziro a ana anthu,” akutero zione chasauka wa mudzi wa mtalimanha mubomali, amene ali kumalo okhala anthu ku sukulu ya puulayimale ya st augustine III
English: Cyclone Freddy survivors collect water from a water bowser at one of the school camps in Blantyre
Chichewa: Wopulumuka ku mvula ya phepo ya freddy amatunga madzi mosungila madzi pa sikulu ina pomwe panathawila anthu ku blantyre
English: So, we want government, development partners and well-wishers to make efforts to move us out of these camps to go back to our homes so that we can easily manage our school-going children,” she adds
Chichewa: Ndiye, tikufuna boma, othandizira pachitukuko ndi akufuna kwabwino kuti agwire ntchito yotichotsa ku malo othawira anthu kuti tipite kunyumba zathu kuti tiksamalire bwino ana anthu wopita ku sukulu,” anawonjezera
English: There are no bathrooms here. We use toilets to bathe, but they are few to accommodate many of us here. The living conditions cannot sustain our dignified living,” she laments
Chichewa: Kulibe malo osambila kuno. Timagwiritsa ntchito chimbudzi kuti tisambe, koma zilipo zochepa kukwanira tonse. Makhalidwe ake sangatithandize moyo wathu ozilemekeza,” akudandaula
English: Chasauka, who has four school-going children, says she found herself at the camp following the collapse of her house by the natural calamity
Chichewa: Chasauka, amene ali ndi ana anayi wopita ku sukulu, akuti anapezeka ku malo wothawira anthu chifukwa cha kugwa kwa nyumba yake chifukwa cha mavuto a nyengo
English: It was a nightmare, water was all over my house and after sometime, we saw the house collapsing. We couldn’t rescue any property because doing so would have been risking our lives
Chichewa: Zinali zowopsa, madzi anali m’nyumba monse ndipo patapita nthawi, tinawona nyumba ikugwa. Sitinapulumutse katundu wina aliyense chifukwa tikanatero tikanayika moyo wathu pa chiwopsezo
English: This compelled us to come here and seek refuge. But since schools are opening soon, all that we want is to get back to our homes to restart our lives and prepare our children’s education,” she says
Chichewa: Izi zinatipangitsa kubwera kuno kuzawusa. Koma chifukwa sukulu zitsegukira pompano, chimene tikufuna ndikubwelera kunyumba zanthu ndikuyambiranso moyo wathu ndikuwakhonzekeletsa ana maphunziro awo.” akutero
English: Her counterpart, Ester, who is from the same area echoes the same, saying their children missed end-of-term two examinations, hence, the need to return home soon to prepare their children for the next school session
Chichewa: Anzawo, ester, amene amachokela dera lomwelo akunenanso zomwezo, kunena kuti ana awo sanalembe mayeso a telemu yachiwiri, choncho akuyenera kubwelera kunyumba pompano kuti akawakhonzekeletse ana awo gawo lasukulu limene likubwera
English: “Our priority number one is education. We don’t want anything else apart from helping us with resources that can see us back to our homes from where our children can easily go to school,” she stresses
Chichewa: Chinthu chomwe tikuika patsogolo ndi maphunziro. Sitikufuna chinalichonse koma kutithandiza ndi zipangizo kuti tibwelere ku nyumba zathu kumene sikukavuta kuti ana athu abwelere ku sukulu, “akutsindika
English: The unprecedented natural disaster ravaged people’s homes, property, crops and infrastructures such as roads, bridges and school blocks
Chichewa: Ngozi yogwa mwadzidzi imeneyi inawononga nyumba, katundu, mbewu ndi zomanga zina monga misewu, milato ndi masukulu
English: The education sector remains one of the sectors that was dealt a heavy blow by the Cyclone Freddy
Chichewa: Gawo la maphunziro ndilo gawo limodzi limene linakhudzidwa kabwiri ndi mvula ya phepo ya freddy
English: Apart from disturbing classes towards the end of the second term, the cyclone demolished many school structures
Chichewa: Kupatula kusokoneza sukulu kupita kumapeto a telemu, mvula yaphepoyi imagwetsa zomanga za sukulu zambiri
English: It forced the survivors to seek refuge in schools, churches, mosques and other facilities before camps were established to house them
Chichewa: Zinakakamiza opulumuka kupeza malo m’ma sukulu, matchalitchi, mizikiti ndi malo ena malo othawira anthu asakhazikitsidwe kuti azikhalamo
English: More than 20 schools in Mangochi are still providing shelter to cyclone survivors yet schools are set to re-open for third-term on April 17 2023
Chichewa: Masukulu opitiira makumi awiri ku mangochi akusungabe anthu amene anapulumuka ku mvula ya phepo koma masukulu akuyenela atsegulire telemu yachitatu mu mwezi wa april pa 17 chaka cha 2023
English: The situation is a serious cause for worry among the survivors in the camps, more so considering that some of the children will sit for the Malawi National Examination Board examinations
Chichewa: Vuto limene ndizopangitsa kuti anthu wopulumuka adandaule mu malo osangulira anthuwa, poganiziranso kuti ana ena akhala akulemba mayeso aboma a maneb
English: This is, perhaps, why Chasauka and Makiyi are opting for any material support that can see them going back to their homes as opposed to continue staying in the camps for the sake of receiving food or clothes
Chichewa: Ichi, mwina, ndichifukwa chasauka ndi makiyi akufuna chithandizo chinalichonse cha katundu amene angawathize kuti abwelere kunyumba zawo kusiyana ndi kupitiliza kukhala kumalo wosungila anthu kuti azilandira chakudya ndi zovala
English: However, Ministry of Education spokesperson says the ministry is working with other stakeholders to ensure that people who are camping in schools are relocated to other places to ensure no disturbance when schools re-open
Chichewa: Komabe, woyakhulira unduna wamaphunziro wati undunawu ukugwira ntchito ndiwothandizira ntchito ena kuwonenetsa kuti anthu amene akukhala ku masukuluwa asuthidwira ku malo ena kuti pasakhale chisokonezo masukulu akatseguliraso
English: Together with Dodma and other partners we have secured tents which we want to erect in districts which were hit by the cyclone,” he says
Chichewa: Limodzi ndi bungwe lowona za ngozi zogwa madzidzi la dodma ndi ogwira nawo ntchito ena apeza ma tenti amene akufuna kuika m’maboma amene anakhudzidwa ndi mvula phepoyi.” akutero
English: But Nkuonera laments that the devastation was huge, appealing to well-wishers to continue coming forward with assistance, especially in the education sector
Chichewa: Koma Nkuonekera akudandaula kuti kuwonengaku kunali kwakukulu, akupempha akufuna kwabwino onse kuti apitilize kupelek chithandzio makamaka ku gawo la maphunziro
English: As you are aware that we are coming from a history of other natural disasters such as Tropical Cyclone Ana, this cyclone Freddy and Gombe, we need more support from development partners and well-wishers,” he says
Chichewa: Monga mukudziwa kuti tikuchokeranso ku mbili ya ngozi zogwa madzidzi monga mvula ya phepo ana, iyi freddy ndi gombe, tikufunikira chithandizo kuchokera kwa ogwira nawo ntchito pa zachitukuko ndi ofuna kwabeino,” akutero
English: By now, in terms of camps, I thought they could have been constructed or erected to accommodate those people who are staying in schools, especially now that schools are opening next week,” he observes
Chichewa: Pofika pano, mokhudzan ndi malo othawira anthu, ndimaganiza kuti akhala amagwidwa kapena aimikidwa kuti kuzikhala anthu amene akukhala ku masukulu, makamaka kuti masukulu azitsegulira sabata yamawa, akuwona choncho
English: Nyirongo argues that there has been enough time since the disaster occurred, hence, wonders why people are still staying in schools
Chichewa: Nyirongo anena kuti nthawi yambiri yadutsa chichitikileni ngoziyi, choncho kaudabwa kuti anthu akukhalebe ku masukulu
English: To this end, Nyirongo asks the Ministry of Education to take a proper audit of what was been lost in the schools and how best to recover such losses
Chichewa: Kumapeto kwake, nyirongo akupempha unduna wa maphunziro kuti ulembere bwino zomwe zataika pa sukuluzi komanso kuti zinthu zimenezi zingapezedweso bwanji
English: The disaster damaged a lot of properties, including education facilities. What is needed now is to take a proper audit and, perhaps, avoid taking any stance that might further continue bruising education,” he advises
Chichewa: Ngoziyi inawononga katundu wambiri kuphatikiza katundu wasukulu. Chimene chifukunika ndi kulembela bwino komanso mwina kupewa kuchita zina zomwe zikhoza kupitiiza kuwononga maphunziro,” akulangiza
English: President Lazarus Chakwera has ordered Minister of Agriculture Sam Kawale to ensure that all Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation (Admarc) depots in the country have enough maize stocks to help hunger-stricken families
Chichewa: Mtsogoleri wa dziko lazarus chakwera walamula nduna ya zaulimi sam kawale kuti awonetsetse kuti malo wogulitsira ndi wogulira mbewu a admarc ali ndi chimanga chokwanira chothandizira mabanja amene ali njala
English: The President has also condemned red-tape and bureaucracy in public service delivery, lamenting that such a vice is breeding corruption, especially now when many households are affected due to floods and dry spells
Chichewa: Mtsogoleriyu wadzudzula mtchitidwe woipa komanso maulamuliro pogwira ntchito za boma, kudandaula kuti khalidwe loipa limeneli likubweletsa ziphuphu, makamaka tsopano pamene makomo akukhudzidwa ndi madzi osefukira ndi n’gamba
English: He made the remarks at Kiwe and Mwenilondo primary school grounds in Karonga yesterday after inspecting crop fields at Sunifolo and Mwangolera villages, where dry spells affected rice and maize fields, rendering people helpless
Chichewa: Anayakhula izi ku pa bwalo la masewera la sukulu la kiwe ndi mwenilondo dzulo atamaliza kuyendera minda ya mbewu ku midzi ya sunifolo ndi mwagolera kumene n’gamba yawononga minda ya mpunga ndi chimanga kuwasiya anthu akusowa chochita
English: Chakwera noted that apart from rice, there was little or no hope for maize, tobacco and groundnuts, a situation traditional leaders said was being exacerbated by unavailability of maize in Admarc depots
Chichewa: Chakwera anawonanso kuti kupatula mpunga, palinso chiyembekezo chochepa kwa chimanga, fodya ndi mtedza, vuto limene mafumu ananena kuti likukulanso chifukwa chasowa kwa chimanga mu ma depoti admarc
English: I have heard chiefs complain about unavailability of maize in Admarc depots. It is not right to waste too much time on committee meetings
Chichewa: Ndamva dandaulo la mafumu kudandula zakusapezeka kwa chimanga mu ma depoti a admarc. Sizofunikira kutaya nthawi pa misokhano ya makomiti
English: There is no need to wait when maize is available. I want you Minister of Agriculture [Sam Kawale] to ensure constant supply of maize and other food supplies in all Admarc depots,” he said
Chichewa: Sipakufunikira kudikira pamene chimanga chapezeka. Ndikufuna inu nduna ya zaulimi sam kawale kuwonetsetsa kuti pali kupezeka kwa chimanga ndi chakudya china mu ma depoti a admarc nthawi zone,” anatero
English: At Mwenilondo, Chakwera also warned against taking advantage of the situation for self-enrichment, urging all government officials to work with the district council so that there is smooth implementation of relief and recovery efforts
Chichewa: Kwa mwenilondo, chakwera anachenjezaso kupelezelapo mwayi pa vutoli kuti anthu azilemeletse, anapepha anthu ogwira ntchito za boma kugwira ntchito ndi maboma ktui pakhale kukhazikitsa kwabwino kwa ntchito za chithandizochi
English: In reference to distribution of relief items to survivors of Cyclone Freddy, the President said some misguided and unscrupulous individuals are taking advantage of the exercise to enrich themselves
Chichewa: Mogwirizana ndikugawa katundu wothandizira anthu opulumuka ku mvula ya phepo ya fredddy, mtsogoleriyu anena kuti anthu ena osochera komanso osakhulupilika akutengera umwayi ntchitoyi kuti azilemeletse okha
English: “Without irrigation, we cannot talk about ending food insecurity. We need to be harvesting water that is why I am happy to hear that the Japanese Government would want to help us with rehabilitation of Lufirya scheme, but also a dam, that is what we want,” he said
Chichewa: Kupanfa ulimi wamthilira, sitingamayakhule zakuthetsa njala. Tikuyenera kumakolora madzi ndichifukwa chake ndili okondwa kumva kuti boma la dziko la japan likufuna kutithandiza kukonzanso sikimu ya lufirya komanso malo osungila madzi, ndizimene tikufuna,” anatero
English: In 1994, Malawi started implementing the free primary school education pledge the UDF had made during its election campaigns
Chichewa: Mu chaka cha 1884, malawi linayambitsa sukulu ya pulayimale ya ulere, lonjezo limene chipani cha UDF chinanena munthawi ya kampeni ya zisankho
English: The influx of students into schools prompted the government to build new school blocks and train new teachers to match, somehow, the burgeoning school-going population
Chichewa: Kudzadza kwa ophunzira msukulu kunapangitsa boma kuti limange malo ophunzilira ena komanso kuphunzitsa aphunzitisi atsopano kuti akwanilitse mwina mwake, chiwelengelo cha ana chochuluka chopita ku sukulu
English: As this large primary school population graduated into secondary school, more secondary school spaces were needed
Chichewa: Pamene chiwelengero cha ophunzira ku pulayimale amapita ku sekondale, malo ambiri anafunika ku sekondale
English: Fresh schools were built; the number of MCCs [Malawi Correspondence Colleges], whose name changed to community day secondary, also increased
Chichewa: Masukulu atsopano anamangidwa; chiwelengo cha MCCs, amene maina awo anasithidwa kukhala sukulu za sekondale zakumudzi anachulukanso
English: A double-shift system, to accommodate twice the standard number of students, was implemented and is still successfully running
Chichewa: Kuphunzira masana ndi madzulo kukhazikitsidwa kuti akwanilitse mlingo woyenelera wa ophunzira umene unadutsa ndipo mpaka pano zikuyendabe bwino
English: Years later, universities had to expand, too, to absorb the large secondary graduates. Private universities were allowed to operate; some of which now provide similar or superior quality education. The number of university and college graduates has increased exponentially
Chichewa: Patapita zaka zingapo, sukulu zaukachenjede zinayenela kukulanso, kuti alandire ophunzira amene amaliza ku sekondale. Sukulu zaukachenjede za anthu zinaloledwa; zina mwa izo zimapeleka maphunziro ofanana kapena opamwamba. Nambala ya sukulu zaukachenjede sachulukanso kwambiri
English: However, this great leap in the numbers of primary school, secondary school, university, and college graduates does not seem to have brought with it the leap in quality that previous graduates exhibited at work
Chichewa: Komabe, pali kusiyana kwambirir kwa nambala ya sukulu za pulayimale, sekondale, sukulu zaukachenjede ndipo omaliza sukulu za ukachenjede sakuwonetsa kuti ubwino umene omaliza sukulu m’mbuyomu amaonetsa pa ntchito
English: These days, some, not all, secondary school graduates cannot even perform simple multiplication, subtraction, or addition of numbers without the aid of a calculator
Chichewa: Masiku ano, ena, osati onse, omaliza sukulu ku sekondale sangakwanitse kupanga masamu wochulukitsa, kuchotsera kapena kuphatikiza osagwilitsa ntchito makina opangila masamu
English: If you do not agree with our observation, please ask your recently graduated Malawi School Certificate of Education ward to multiply 99 x 9 or to subtract 77 from 1000. Give him or her 20 seconds to do so
Chichewa: Ngati simugwirizana ndi zimene tawona ife, chonde funsani omaliza sukulu kumene ku sekondale mu dera lanu kuti achalukitse 99 ndi 9 kapena kuchotsera 77 ku 1000. Mpatseni mphindi makumi awiri kuti apange izi
English: What is more bothering is the current crop of primary, secondary, and, disappointingly, even university graduates’ inability to write English correctly
Chichewa: Chimene chili chokhudza kwambiri ndi gulu la ophunzira aku pulayimale, sekondale komanso zomvetsa chisoni, ngakhale omaliza sukulu ku sukulu yaukachenjede’ kukanika kulemba chizungu bwinobwino
English: Some will, of course, protest that as an independent sovereign African nation, Malawi should not be puritanical about writing English as though the English themselves bother to write our languages correctly
Chichewa: Ena, inde, atsutsana nazo kuti ngati dziko lodziimira aku afilika palokha, Malawi silikuyenera kukhwimitsa malamulo polemba chizungu ngatiso eni ake azungu amalimbana ndi kulemba chizungu bwinobwino
English: Why is this generation so bad at writing and performing simple calculations? Some speculate that our experiences in Malawi reflect international trends
Chichewa: Ndichifukwa chani m’badwo uno sukupanga bwino polemba ndi kupanga masamu? Ena anena kuti zomwe zomwe zikuchitika ku malawi zikufafana ndi zomwe zikuchitika padziko lonse lapansi
English: Attention to good writing is down internationally. Others hold that the Malawi language curriculum has been diluted so much that quality is no longer an issue. Yet others feel our current problems are a result of teachers
Chichewa: Kukhala ndi chidwi kulemba bwino kwatsika pa dziko lonse lapansi. Ena amati maphunziro achizungu ku malawi asungunilidwa kwambiri kuti ubwino sinkhaniso. Koma ena akuwona ngati mavuto akuchitika panowa ndi chifukwa cha aphunzitsi
English: Teachers are not committed to teaching students. In the past, students were made to sweat to do good work
Chichewa: Aphunzitsi sakuikilapo mtima kuphunzitsa ophunzira. Kale, ophunzira amayenela kutuluka thukuta kuti agwire ntchito yabwino
English: Negative incentives, punishment, such as not going home until you got something right; being made to sit on the floor until you worked hard enough to merit to get back on the chair; being made to slash or sweep the school yard and, in extreme cases, being flogged or skamboked were a favourite means of forcing students to do well
Chichewa: Zolimbikitsa zoipa, chibalo, monga kusapita kunyumba pokhapokha ukhoze; kukhazikitsidwa pansi mpaka kufukila pamene walimbikira kwambiri kuti udzipezele malo pa mpando; kutchetcha kapena kusesa malo asukulu komanso, zikavuta kwambiri, kukwapulidwa ndi zinali njira zina zogwiritsidwa ntchito kupangitsa kuti wophunzira azipanga bwino
English: Sometimes, positive incentives, prizes, were also being administered to encourage students to do well
Chichewa: Nthawi zina, zolimbikitsa zabwino, mphoto, zimapelekedwa kulimbikitsa ophunzira kupanga bwino
English: However, teachers argue that in today’s Malawi, teachers are considered as lower-caste professionals
Chichewa: Komabe, aphunzitsi akunena kuti masiku ano ku malawi, aphunzitsi amatengedwa ogwira ntchito a pansi kwambiri
English: Parents storm schools shouting at teachers who reportedly shouted at their naughty children. Teachers are accused of verbal abuse, human rights abuses, this abuse, and that abuse
Chichewa: Makolo amapita kusukulu kukalalatila aphunzitsi amene ananeledwa kuti anakalipira mwana wosokoneza. Aphunzitsi amaimbidwa mulandu wozunza m’mayakhulidwe, kuphanya maufulu, kuzunza izi komanso kunzuza
English: So, teachers, too, do what most Malawians do, report for work, teach, give assignments or tests, mark, and wait for time to knock-off and go home in peace
Chichewa: Ndiye, aphunzitsi, amapanga zomwe a malawi amapanga, kupita kuntchito, kuphunzitsa, kupeleka ntchito kapena mayeso, ndikudikila nthawi yowelukila ndikumapita kunyumba mwa mtendere
English: And in peace wait for their monthly allowance (check their pay slips, civil servants do not receive salaries). Gone are the days of voluntary drilling of students to perfect them. And gone, too, is quality
Chichewa: Ndipo mwa mtendere wawo kumadikila malipiliro awo apamwezi, kuwona pepala lawo lamalipiro, ogwira ntchito m’boma samalandira malipiro. Anapita masiku amene kusula ophunzira kuwapanga kukhala opambana. Zinapitaso, ubwino
English: In brief, our esteemed leader of the delegation says standards of education are plummeting. Standards need to improve and get back to those golden days. As a nation, we need to do something about it
Chichewa: Mwachidule, mtsogoleri wathu wolemekezeka mwa alendo olemekezekawo anati mlingo wa maphunziro ukutsika. Mlingo ukuyenela uzisitha ndi kubwelera masiku akale a golide. Ngati dziko, tikuyenela kuchitapo kanthu
English: People of Matsukambiya Village, Traditional Authority Ngabu in Chikwawa District say they are failing to send their children to school due to lack of money to access transfer letters from the learners’ previous school
Chichewa: Anthu a m’mudzi wa matsukambiya,mfumu yayikulu Ngabu mu boma la chikwawa akuti akukanika kutumuza ana ku sukulu chifukwa cha kusowa ndalama kupeza makalata wosuthilra ophunzira kuchoka ku sukulu yawo yakale
English: The people were relocated in January 2022 following the destruction of their village during Tropical Storm Ana-induced floods
Chichewa: Anthu anasuthidwa mu mwezi wa January chaka cha 2022 kutsatira kuwonongeka kwa mudzi wawo nthawi ya mvula yaphepo imene inapangitsa mafunde
English: In random interviews on Monday, the concerned parents said their children cannot continue going to their previous school due to long distance
Chichewa: Mukucheza kosasakha pa mande, makolo odandaulawo akuti ana awo sangapitilze kupita kusukulu yawo yakale chifukwa cha kutalika kwa mtunda
English: One of the parents said her four children are not attending school because she has no money for processing their transfer letters
Chichewa: M’modzi mwa makolo akuti ana awo anayi sakupita ku sukulu chifukwa alibe ndalama kuti akapangitse kalata yowasuthira
English: She said: “I am supposed to pay K1 000 for each child to have their transfers processed from Chimbiya Primary School to Jombo Primary School which is near our new village
Chichewa: Akuti:”ndikuyenera kupeleka 1000 kwacha ya mwana wina aliyense kuti makalata awo owasuthira kuchoka ku sukulu ya pulayimale ku chimbiya kupita ku sukulu yapulamaye ya jombo imene ili pafupi mudzi wathu
English: “Currently, most of us are yet to adapt to the new environment, so right now the priority is food.”
Chichewa: “Pakali pano, ambiri mwa ife sitinazolowere ku malo okhala atsopanoku, ndiye chofunikira kwambiri pakali pano ndi chakudya”
English: A tour around the village during school day established that at least 500 children were just loitering as some of their parents were away doing piecework (ganyu) for food
Chichewa: Kuyendera mudziwu nthawi yasukulu zinapezeka kuti ana okwana mazana asanu amangoyendayenda pamene amkolo awo nali kogwira ganyu kuti apeze chakudya
English: Following the destruction of homes by floods in January 2022, Chikwawa District Council advised villages in flood-prone areas to relocate to safer places
Chichewa: Kutsatira kuwonongeka kwa nyumba chifukwa cha madzi osefukira mu mwezi wa January chaka cha 2022, boma la chikwawa linalangiza m’midzi imene ili m’malo osefukirawa kuti achoke akakhale malo ena abwino
English: It is puzzling how Africa continues to develop educational policies without implementing them
Chichewa: Ndizodabwitsa m’mene maiko a ku africa amapangira malamulo oyendetsera maphunziro koma osawagwiritsa ntchito
English: There are several policies that, when implemented on the ground, would improve our educational quality, hence reducing unemployment
Chichewa: Pali malamulo ambiri, akuti akayamba kugwiritsidwa ntchito, akhoza kusitha ubwino wa maphunziro athu, choncho kuchepetsa kusowa ntchito
English: The issue is that policies are developed by people who do not teach in classrooms and have little experience with how things work on the ground
Chichewa: Vuto ndi lakuti malamulo amapangidwa ndi anthu amene saphunzitsa mu kalasi ndipo amakhala ndi ukadaulo ochepa ndi m’mene zinthu zikuyendera
English: There will be a positive shift if only educators are involved. Our continent’s education system is deplorable. Students are praised for excelling in examinations, but not encouraged to develop their employability skills
Chichewa: Pazakhala kusitha kabwino pokhapokha ngati wophunzitsa atatenga nawo gawo. Njira za maphunziro mu kontinenti yathu ndi womvetsa chisoni. Wophunzira ambiri amatamandidwa pokhoza mayeso koma salimbikitsidwa kuti akhale ndi maluso kuti alembedwe ntchito
English: What does that reflect about us? In school, the curriculum focuses primarily on extrinsic motivation. This means learners perform because they merely want to impress, be rewarded or satisfy someone other than themselves
Chichewa: Zimenezi zimanena chani za ife? Ku sukulu, ndonfdomeko ya maphunziro athu zimayan’gana zolimbikitsa zapamwamba chabe. Izi zimatathauza kuti wophunzira amachita bwino chifukwa akufununa kuwongowenetsa, ndikupatsidwa mphoto kapena kusangalatsa wina osati iwo
English: Eventually, these students may not foster creativity or high levels of innovation. Educators need to focus on cultivating intrinsic motivation, an inner drive that the learner wants to explore all the possibilities by himself or herself; to be adventurous and successful
Chichewa: Kenako, wophunzira amenewa sangakhale ndi chidwi cha maluso. Ophunzitsa akuyenera kuyan’ganira kukhazikitsa zolimbikitsa zamkatikati, chikhumbokhumbo chimene chimapangitsa ophunzira kusaka kuthekera pawokha; kukhala wofunafuna ndi kukhala opambana
English: The learners have the potential to become entrepreneurs and job creators, but it is buried by existing educational policies
Chichewa: Wophunzira ali ndi kuthekela kukhala amalonda komanso olemba ntchito ena, koma izi zinakwiliridwa ndi malamulo oyendetsera maphunziro
English: Just like that, our education system makes our learners think like lifetime employees. We tend to focus on paper qualifications, not skills likely to contribute to the economy
Chichewa: Mwachoncho basi, njira za maphunziro athu zimapangitsa wophunzira kuganiza ngati kuti azalembedwa ntchito moyo wawo onse. Timakonda kuyan’gana kwambiri kuyenelezedwa kwa pepala osati maluso amene akhoza kuwonjezera pa chuma
English: Here, the educational system is structured in a way that makes Africa’s youthful majority not to think outside the box
Chichewa: Apa, njira za maphunziro zinapangidwa mu njira ina yake zimene zimapangitsa achinyamata aku africa kuti asamaganize za kunja kwa bokosi
English: We study courses not in line with our interests. We do not learn any special skills in school. There are no classes on emotional intelligence, stress management, investment and retirement plans, internships, entrepreneurship or self-discovery
Chichewa: Timaphunzira zinthu zimene zikikugwirizana ndi zimene timafuna. Sitimaphunzira maluso ena achilendo ku sukulu. Kulibe makalasi monga nzeru za nzamaganizo, kuzisamalira ukaphinjika, kuika chuma komanso ndondomeko pamene wasiya ntchito, kuphunzira kugwira ntchito, zamalonda kapena kudzidziwa wekha
English: There are no educational counsellors to guide our decisions and little knowledge of work-life balance or networking
Chichewa: Palibe aphungu amaphunziro othandizira ziganizo zanthu komanso nzeru zochepa zokhudza kugawana nthawi pakati pa ntchito ndi moyo wathu kapena kulumikizana ndi ena