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English: And this is where the unemployment growth among the youth begins. The scarcity of job opportunities for potential youthful minds completing school could either be a result of limited job vacancies, the presence of artificial intelligence playing that role, the years of working experience required, age and gender criteria
Chichewa: Ndipo apa ndipomwe kuchuluka kwa kusalembedwa ntchito kwa achinyamata kumayambira. Kusowa kwa mwayi wa ntchito kwa achinyamata amene ali ndi kuthekela kukhoza kukhala chifukwa cha kusowa kwa ntchito, kupezeka kwa nzeru zochita kupanga kwakhala kukuchita ntchito imeneyi, zaka zoyenera kukhala kuti umagwira ntchito, zaka komanso kuti ndiwe wam’muna kapena wamkazi
English: This also happens when ratio of youth that are ready for the market exceeds the job opportunities in the market and salaries offered
Chichewa: Izi zimachitikanso pamene mlingo wa achinyamata amene ali okonzeka kukhala pa msika ukudutsa mwayi watchito komanso malipiro amene akupelekedwa
English: These factors leave many African youthful minds unemployed, leading to increased social vices and corruption
Chichewa: Zinthu zimenezi zimasiya achinyamata ambiri ku africa kukhala opanda ntchito, kupangitsa kuchuluka kwa makhalidwe oipa komanso katangale
English: There is really a need to move from regurgitation to application system. With this poor system, the yardsticks are way too low since there is little focus on life skills and classroom discipline
Chichewa: Pakufinikira kuchoka ku njira yoembera imene ili yobwelezabweleza. Ndi njira yoipa imeneyi,mlingo uli m’musi kwambiri chifukwa pali kuyan’ganira kochepa pa maluso am’moyo komanso khalidwe la mukalasi
English: This in return promotes obsession with academic qualifications, not skills. Therefore, students learn to obtain theoretical qualifications, leaving many graduating into unemployable citizens
Chichewa: Izi motsatira mwake zimapititsa patsogolo kukhala ofuna kuyenelezedwa pa maphunziro osati maluso. Choncho, wophunizira amaphunzira kuti akhale ndi kunelezedwa kwa pa pepala, kuwasiya iwo kumaliza sukulu kukhala mzika zoselembeka ntchito
English: Given the evidence of a high unemployment rate among the youth in Africa, it is safe to conclude that there is a negative relationship between the continent’s education system and unemployment rates
Chichewa: Ndi umboni wa mlingo waukulu wa achinyamata osalembedwa ntchito ku africa , ndizoyenela kunena kuti pali kusagwirizana pakati pa njira zamaphunziro zaku africa ndi mlingo wakusalembedwa ntchito
English: The education system and policies are failing to create the right relationships, affecting millions of young Africans
Chichewa: Njira za maphunziro ndi malamulo akukanika kupanga maubwenzi, akukhudza zikwizikwi za achinyamata aku africa
English: To a considerable measure, the educational system does not fit our environment. It has a significant gap that must be addressed as quickly as possible before matters worsen
Chichewa: Kuti ukhale muyezo woyenera, dongosolo la maphunziro sizimagwirizana ndi dera lathu. Zili ndi kusiyana kwakukulu kumene kukuyenera kuthana nako nthawi yabwino zinthu zisanafike povuta
English: We may adapt it to our environment by including foundation skills, or fundamental reading and numeracy abilities taught in elementary school, allowing people to get jobs that pay enough to meet their basic needs
Chichewa: Tikhoza kusitha kuti zigwirizane dera lathu pokhatikiza maluso asanamalira kapena kuwelenga kofunikira ndi kuthekela kowelengetsa masamu mu masukulu yapulaimale, kuwalora anthu kupeza ntchito za malipiro ochuluka kuti akwanilitse zofunikira pa moyo
English: These abilities are essential for more training and skill development, without which the prospects of finding a meaningful work or engaging in entrepreneurial activities are slim
Chichewa: Kuthekera kumeneku ndi zofunikira pa maphunziro owonjezera ndi kukuza maluso, kulephera kutero, mwayi wopeza ntchito yabwino kapena kupanga ntchito za zamalonda ndi wochepa
English: Analysis, communication, problem-solving, creativity, and leadership are all transferable skills once can use or apply to various circumstances
Chichewa: Kusathula, kulumikizana, kupeza mayankho, maluso ndi utsogoleri ndi maluso ena omwe akhoza kugwilitsa ntchito pa zinthu zosiyanasiyana
English: Apprenticeships and work-placement programmes also aid in the acquisition of technical and vocational skills in areas such as agriculture, computers, and construction
Chichewa: Kuphunzira ntchito komanso mapulogalamu wokuika pa ntchito zinathandizanso kupeza maluso a ntchiot mu ma gawo monga zaulimi, makopyuta ndi zomangamanga
English: Quality education entails having qualified teachers, sound curricula and, most importantly, a good learning environment
Chichewa: Maphunziro abwino amanena za kukhala ndi aphunzitsi odziwa ntchito yawo, ndondomeko yamaphunziro yabwino, komanso kofunikra kwambiri, malo ophunzilira abwino
English: As the head teacher narrated, the tiled roofs, which are also broken, have been falling on learners, threatening their lives, a development that has increased the number of learners dropping out of school
Chichewa: Ngati mphunzitsi wamkulu ananena, malata owumba, amene ali ophwanyika, akhala akumagwera ophunizira, kuwopseza moyo wawo, zochitika zimene zapangitsa kuti gulu la ophunzira lisiye sukulu
English: “The tiles are, as you can see, broken and since they are heavy, they fall on learners when there is a crack. Just months ago, they injured one of the learners, who was hospitalized for days on end after tiles broke his arm
Chichewa: Malata woumbawa, m’men mukuwonela ndi wophwanyika komanso chifukwa ndiwolemela, amagwera ophunzira pamene an’galuka. Miyezo ingapo yapitayo, anapweteka wophunzira wina, amene anagonekedwa ku chipatala kwa masiku chifukwa malata wowumbawa athyola mkono wake
English: The head teacher further said the broken tiles are disturbing classes as whenever there are heavy winds, learners are sent home to avoid a disaster
Chichewa: Mphunzitsi wamkulu anapitiliza kunena kuti malata owumbawa akumasokoneza makalasi kukhala phepo yayikulu, ophunzira amatumizidwa kunyumba kupewa ngozi
English: We cannot let children learn in those classes when there are heavy winds; that would be dangerous because the tiles are blown off by the winds and, in some cases, fall into the classroom
Chichewa: Sitingalore ana kuti aphunzire ku makalasi amenewo kukakhala phepo ya mphamvu; izi zikhoza kukhala zowopsa chifukwa malata wowumba amene awuluzika ndi phepo, nthawi zina, amagwera mu kalasi
English: So, to avoid accidents, we send the learners home, a thing that disturbs learning,” he said
Chichewa: Ndiye, kuti tipewe ngozi, timawatumiza ophunzira kunyumba, zinthu zimene zimasokoneza kuphunizra.” anatero
English: A visit to the school also established that school authorities and parents have erected a grass structure which is being used as a classroom for standard 1 to 3 learners
Chichewa: Koyendela sukuluyi kunapezekaso kuti andindo apa sukulu ndi makolo aimika chisakakasa cha udzu chimene akugwilitsa ntchito ngati makalasi a ophunzira a sitandade 1 mpaka 3
English: According to the parents teacher association (PTA), the structure was erected to keep junior learners safe
Chichewa: Malingana ndi gulu la aphunzitsi ndi makolo, chisakasachi chinaikidwa kuti wophunzira ama kalasi an’gonoan’gono atetezedwe
English: They are little kids and having them in the tiled roofed classes may be putting their lives in serious danger because they can’t protect themselves in times of danger,” said a member of the PTA
Chichewa: Pali ana achichepele ndipo kuwaika mu kalasi ya malata woumba ndikuipa moyo wawo pa chiopsezo chifukwa zangaziteteze okha pamene pa nthawi ya zowopsa,” anatero membala wa PTA
English: According to the head teacher, the other reason they erected the grass structure was to beat the problem of shortage of learning space
Chichewa: Malingana ndi mphunzitsi wamkulu, anat chifukwa china chimene anamangira chisakasachi kunali kuthana ndi vuto lakuchepa kwa malo ophunzilira
English: “This, in the end, affects us as we fail to do well in examinations. First of all, we need to be safe for us to learn but learning in this type of environment affects us mentally
Chichewa: Izi, pamapeto pake, zimasokoneza ife chifukwa timakaniza kuchita bwino pamayeso. Choyamba, timafuna tizikhala otetezeka kuti tiphunzire koma kuphunzira malo ngati amenewa zimatisokoneza ife m’maganizo
English: He appealed to the authorities to help renovate the school, which is now chasing away many learners as they continue to drop out
Chichewa: Anapepha kwa aundindo kuti athandize kukonzanso sukuluyi, imene tsopano ikuchotsa ana ambiri chifukwa akupitiliza kusiya sukulu
English: Government should help us. We really want to learn but this environment is not safe. A month cannot go without a roof tile accident
Chichewa: Boma litithandize. Tmafunitsitsa kuphunzira koma malo ake siachitetezo. Mwezi sungathe kusanachitike ngozi ya malata owumba
English: This is sad; we want to have this roof taken off and replaced with a steel roof. This roof is dangerous. One or two learners do not return to school after classes resume from a suspension,” he said
Chichewa: Izi ndi zomvetsa chisoni; tikifuna kuti denga limeneli lichoke ndikuika denga la malata. Ndenga ili ndi lowopsa. Wophunzira m’modzi kapena awiri samabwelera kusukulu akakhala kuti makalasi ayambaso,” anatero
English: The learners are no longer doing well since they miss most classes. I’m talking about the rainy season, when learners are sent home each time there is rainfall
Chichewa: Wophunzira sakupangaso bwino chifukwa samaphunzira nawo. Ndiyakhula za nthawi ya mvula, pamene ophunzira amatumizidwa kunyumba nthawi zonse kuli mvula
English: Sometimes when there is a dark cloud, teachers are afraid and just send the learners home. So, they are missing out on lessons,” Chawina said. Our visit to the school also established that the school structure had cracks
Chichewa: Nthawi zina kukhala mitambo yakuda, aphunzitsi amawopa ndipo amangowatumiza ophunzira kunyumba. Ndiye, amakhala kuti sakuphunzira nawao,” anatero chawina. Kuyendera kwathu ku sukuluyi tinapeza kuti mophunzira muli ndi min’galu
English: Learners at the school also fear that school blocks may one day collapse due to serious cracks on the walls
Chichewa: Wophunzira pa sukuluyi amaopa kuti mophunzilira tsiku lina zizagwa chifukwa cha min’galu ikuluikulu m’makoma
English: “It is pathetic to see the school in this condition in the 21 century. This school is in a dilapidated condition and can’t achieve quality learning outcomes
Chichewa: Ndizomvetsa chisoni kuwona sukulu ili chonchi mu zana la makumi awiri ndi limodzi. Sukuluyi sili bwino ndipo sitingakwanitse zotsatira zamaphunziro abwino
English: Learners here are being denied a quality learning environment. Something has to be done,” Msiska said
Chichewa: Wophunzira kuno sakukhala ndi malo ophunzira abwino. Chinthu china chake chikuyenela kuchitika,” anatero msiska
English: Once she is done with the reading, a question-and-answer session ensues between the teacher and learners as Phiri fires the questions and enthusiastic hands go up every time to provide the answers
Chichewa: Akakhala wamaliza kuwelenga, gawo la mafunso ndi myankho limayamba pakati pa aphunizitsi ndi wophunzira pamene phiri amapeleka mafunso ndipo mwachangu manja amakwezedwa kufuna kupeleka mayankho
English: Phiri instructs her class to applaud each response depending on how good it is; a passable answer gets one clap, a good one gets two, a better response receives metaphorical flowers, then there is the royal handclap (m’manja mwa amfumu), and, the pinnacle, clapping without malice (mopanda kaduka)
Chichewa: Phiri amauza kalasi yake kuti aziwombera m’manja yankho lililonse malingana ndi m’mene lilili; yankho lophoza limalandira kuwomba m’manja kamodzi, labwino limalandira awiri, labwino kwambiri limalandira lofanana ndi maluwa, ndiye pali m’manja mwa amfumum ndi pachimake, kuwombela manja mosalekeza
English: Kennedy is one learner who receives the applause without malice and the glow on his face as he basks in the adulation of his peers is unmissable
Chichewa: Kennedy ndi wophunzira m’modzi amene amawombeledwa m’manja mosalekeza ndichasangalalo chimene chinali pamaso pake pamene anzake amamuwombera m’manja chimaoneka
English: I started this after enrolling in the mentorship programme because I was seeking ways to motivate my learners to participate in class,” Phiri explains
Chichewa: Ndinyamba izi tilowa mu pologalamu ya uphungu chifukwa ndi mafuna kupeza njira zolimbikitsira ophunzira anga kuti azitenga nawo gawo mu kalasi,” analongosola choncho phiri
English: To improve the efficiency of the education system and address these challenges, a mentorship programme is being implemented at a pilot level to motivate and retain teachers
Chichewa: Kuti dongosolo la maphunziro lichite bwino ndikuthana ndi mavutowa, pologalamu ya aphungu ikuyambitsidwa moyeselera kuti ilimbikitse ndi kutengaso aphunzitsi
English: Teachers are trained, given all the capacity and are deployed. They get into a school where they encounter ‘old’ teachers who have been doing things their way
Chichewa: Aphunzitsi amaphunzitsidwa, kupatsidwa kuthekela konse ndikutumizidwa. Amafika ku sukulu kukapeza aphunzitsi akalekale amene akhala kupanga zinthu mu njira yawo
English: At the end of the day, because this teacher is isolated, everything they learned in college disappears. And before you know it, they have picked all the bad habits of the other teachers,” Mwale says
Chichewa: Pamapeto pake, chifukwa aphunzitsi amakhala pawokha, chilichonse chimene anaphunzira ku sukulu yaukachenjede zimaiwalika. Ndipo posapita nthawi ayamba kutengela makhalidwe woipa aphunzitsi ena,” mwale akutero
English: One of the mentors is Margaret Nkhoma, who notes that the mentorship framework is about sharing ideas where mentors counsel others to maintain discipline in schools and improve the quality of education
Chichewa: M’modzi mwa aphunguwa ndi margaret NKhoma, amene akuwona kuti ndondomeko ya uphungu ndikugawana nzeru kumene aphungu amalangiza ena kukhala akhalidwe pa sukulu ndikusitha ubwino wamaphunziro
English: Despite a myriad of challenges confronting the school, such as high enrolment, shortage of teaching and learning materials and absenteeism and late coming of teachers and learners, the active participation of teachers (five are mentors and 25 are mentees) in the mentorship programme offers cause for optimism that they can turn the corner
Chichewa: Ngakhale pali zovuta zosiyanasiyana zokhudza sukuluyi, monga kuchuluka ophunzira, kuchepa kwa zipangizo zophunzitsira ndi zophuzilira ndi kusapita ku sukulu komanso kubwera mochedwa ka aphunzitsi ndi wophunzira, kutenga nawo gawo kwa aphunzitsi, asanu ndi aphungu, makuni awiri ndi asanu ndi wolandira uphungu mu pologalamu ya uphunguyi sikupeleka chiyembekezo kuti zinthu zikhoza kusitha
English: She says one significant change brought about by the mentorship programme has been improved punctuality among teachers and learners
Chichewa: Akunena kuti kusitha kwakukulu kumene kwabwera chifukwa cha pologalamu ya uphunguyi kwasitha masungidwe a nthawi pakati pa aphunzitsi ndi wophunzira
English: “Teachers have changed. Before a teacher signs in the time book, they must show their lesson plans. They are sent back to do so if they have not prepared one before signing in
Chichewa: Aphunzitsi asitha. Aphunzitsi asanalembe mu buku la nthawi, akuyenela ndondomeko ya maphunzitsidwe awo. Ndipo amabwezedwa ngati sanalembe asanalembe mubukuli
English: If they don’t sign in, they are absent from work. And no one wants to be absent from work, so they prepare the lesson plans in advance,” Nkhoma says
Chichewa: Ngati salemba kuti abwera, amakhala kuti sanabwele ku ntchito. Ndipo palibe amene amfuna kuti asabwere ku ntchito, ndiye amalembelatu ndondomeko ya maphunzitsidwe nthawi yabwino,” nkhoma akutero
English: Learners, too, she says, have benefitted from the mentorship programme: “The learners are behaving better since we started mentoring them together with the teachers. We discuss it with them whenever they are not doing well in class
Chichewa: Wophunzira nawonso, akuti apindula ndi pologalamu ya uphunguyi. Wophunzirawa ayamba kukhala ndi khalaidwe labwino chiyambileni kupeleka uphungu kwa iwo kuphatikiza aphunzitsi. Timakambilana ndi iwo nthawi zonse pamene sakuchita bwino mu kalasi
English: For instance, teachers would go to class without lesson plans or schemes of work. But once we note such teachers, we call them aside to understand their problems. In the course of doing that, teachers change
Chichewa: Mwachitsanzo, aphunizitsi amapita ku kalasi opanda madongosolo a maphunziro kapena sikimu ya ntchito. Koma tikanowapeza aphunzitsi amenewa, timawaitanira pambali ndikumva mavuto awo. Pakuchita izi, aphunzitsi amasitha
English: On the part of learners, when they misbehave, we sit them down and tell them about the benefits of education, and we see them change
Chichewa: Ku mbali ya wophunzira, akakhala kuti akupanga khalidwe loipa, timakhala nawo pansi ndikuwauza za ubwino wa maphunziro ndipo timawona kusitha
English: There is no limit to the support we provide in the mentorship. Mentorship is all about approaches. Sometimes we use peer-to-peer mentoring if it works better,” Nyirenda says
Chichewa: Palibe malile pa chithandizo chimene timapeleka pa uphunguwu. Uphunguwu umatengela m’mene wachitikila. Nthawi zina timagwiritsa ntchito njira yopeleka uphungu pa iwo okha ngati ikugwira bwinobwino,” nyirenda akutero
English: She concedes that one of the challenges she faced at the school was a general expression of indiscipline among staff and students
Chichewa: Akuvomeleza kuti vuto limodzi akukumana nalo pa sukulupa ndi kuwonetsa kupanda khalidwe la ogwira ntchito ndi wophunzira
English: But one of the changes she has overseen with the mentorship programmes has been active community participation and an improved teacher and learner attitude towards education
Chichewa: Koma kusitha kumodzi kumene tawona ndi pologalamu ya uphunguyi kwakhala kutenga nawo gawo kwa anthu am’mudzi ndi kusitha khalidwe kwa aphunzitsi ndi wophunzira pa nkhani ya maphunziro
English: There is room for improvement, such as intensified mentorship programme through the online platform,” she says
Chichewa: Pali mwayi okonza, monga kulimbikitsa plogalamu ya uphunguyi kudzera mu makina intaneti,”akutero
English: We are hoping to start seeing some results or change of attitudes. But it will take a while for us to see revolutionary results, where teachers are motivated and interested in staying in the profession and pursuing their career growth
Chichewa: Tikuyembekezera kuyamba kuwona zotsatira kapena kusitha makhalidwe. Koma zitenga nthawi kuti tiwone zotsatira zazikulu, pamene aphunzitsi ndiwolimbikitsa ndi ofuna kukhala akadaulo komanso kutsatira kukula kwawo pa ntchito
English: You do not become a super star overnight. You do not become an iconic corporate leader overnight. You do not become a celebrated and most-sought-after entrepreneur overnight
Chichewa: Sumkhala katswiri usiku umodzi. Sumkhala mtsogoleri wozindikilika wa malonda usiku umodzi. Sumakhala munthu wamalonda akondeleledwa ndi anthu amene akufuna usiku umodzi
English: It takes patience, humility, passion, drive and determination to start small, from humble beginnings
Chichewa: Timafuna kudekha, kuzichepetsa, chilakolako, ndikutsimikiza mtima kuyamba pan’gono, chiyambi chozichepetsa
English: When you have a dream, you become crazy. You make decisions that others may say: “Look at him or her; this is being crazy.” Never be taken back by such ideologies. Such people do not see what you are seeing
Chichewa: Ukakhala ndi maloto, umachita misala. Umapanga chiganizo zimene ena amati;”tamuoneni, kukhala wamisala. Osabwenedwa m’mbuyo ndi maganizo amenewa. Anthu amenewa samaona zimene iwe ukuwona
English: They are far from the vision that you have. Small as your beginning appears to be, keep on pushing forward
Chichewa: Ali kutali ndi masophenya amene uli nawo. Ngakhale chiyambi chitakhala chachin’gono,pitilizani kupita chitsogolo
English: Imagine, just imagine, the school registered six students and had seven teachers. Kadyamaliro believed that with time his dream would grow big. Less than a year later, students’ numbers at the school grew to 110
Chichewa: Taganizani, tangoganizani, sukulu inalembetsa wophunzira asanu ndi modzi ndi wophunzitsa asanu ndi awiri. Kudyamaliro akukhulupilira kuti ndi nthawi, maloto amenewa azakula. Pasanathe chaka chimodzi, chiwelengero cha wophunzira pasukulupa chinafika pa zana limodzi ndi khumi
English: Accept to start small. Never give up. You may have two or three customers today. That is how big dreams start
Chichewa: Vomelezani kuyamba pan’gono. Osasiyira panjira. Ukhoza kukhala ndi wokugula awiri kapena atatu pa tsiku. Umu ndi m’mene maloto akulu amayambira
English: The tale remains the same. Day one: no customer. They only had a desk and chairs. They even doubted if things would work. Some months later, businesses pick up
Chichewa: Nkhani yake imakhala yomweyo. Tsiku loyamba: wopanda wokugula. Anali ndi tebulo ndi mpando wokha. Ankakaikira ngati zinthu zikhoza kuzayenda, miyezi ingapo itapita malonda anayamba kuyenda
English: Take yourself away from the draining habit of comparing yourself with the fully established. Accept you are new on the market
Chichewa: Muzichotse mu khalidwe lochotsa mphamvu lomazifananiza ndi amkhalakale. Vomelezani kuti ndinu atsopano pa msika
English: Start building your market share little by little. Find that distinctive aspect that will see you establishing yourself on the market. That becomes the business magic
Chichewa: Yambani kutenga gawo lanu msika pan’gono pan’gono. Pezani chithu chokusiyanitsani kuti mukhazikike pa msika. Chimenecho chimakhala mwayi wanu wa malonda
English: Some of the biggest businesses you see today started from garages. Some established produce sellers with great warehouses and transport infrastructure emerged from rural areas, transporting bags of produce on bicycles, one by one
Chichewa: Ma bizinesi ena akuluakulu amene mukuwaona lero anayambira musungira galimoto. Ena ogulitsa zokolora wokhazizikika ndi nyumba zosungilamo zinthu ndi mayendedwe anachokera ku madera akumudzi, amanyamula matumba a zokolora pa njira limodzilimodzi
English: With determination and zeal they grew. You can hardly believe that they have such humble beginnings
Chichewa: Ndikulimba mtima ndi changu anakula. Simungakhulupilire kuti anayamira mozichepetsa chonchi
English: Learn from the world of sports. Some of the cherished and established sporting icons started playing football or running barefoot
Chichewa: Phunzirani kukochekela kuzamasewera. Mwa anthu azamasewera onyadilidwa komanso okhanzikika anayamba kusewera kapena kuthamanga opanda nsapato
English: Now they are super stars. They would walk miles to the football ground or running track. All they had was hope that one day, they would make it and they did
Chichewa: Pano ndi akatswiri wotchuka. Amayenda mtunda wautali pa bwalo la mpira kapena njira yothamangira. Chimene anali nacho nfdi chikhulupiliro kuti tsiku lina azakwanilitsa ndipo anakwanitsadi
English: Now all we see is how rich they are, the vehicles they drive, the lifestyles they live. That opulence eventually obscures the humble beginnings they had
Chichewa: Tsopano timaona m’mene alili wolemera, magalimoto amene amayendetsa, moyo umene amakhala. Kulemelera kenako kumabisa chiyambi chochepa chimene anali nacho
English: When you are successful, when you have made it in life, your humble beginnings become an inspirational story. Let your humble beginnings today mark the writing of your inspiring story
Chichewa: Ukhala kuti ndiwe ochita bwino, pamene wakwanilitsa za m’moyo, chiyambi chako chozichepetsa imakhala nkhani yachilimbikitso. Lolelani kuti chiyambi chanu lero mukhale kuti mukulemba nkhani yanu yachilimbikitso
English: Do not give up on what you are doing. The beginning may look uninspiring. You might even think that you will not make it. That is not true. You will make it
Chichewa: Osasiyira panjira zimene mukuchita. Chiyambi chake sichingakhale cholimbikitsa. Mukhoza kumaganiza kuti simukwanilitsa. Koma izi sizowona. muzakwanilitsa
English: Sometimes we are victims of impatience. We want to start an initiative today and expect to become superstars overnight. It does not work that way
Chichewa: Nthawi zina timakhala odzidwa ndi kusadikila. Timafuna kuyamba zinthu lero ndikuyembekezera kukhala wotchuka usiku umodzi. Zisimaynda choncho
English: As you are working on your initiative, it is like you are polishing the diamond. Further beyond, you are going through a learning process. With time you master the trade you are in and eventually become a trade name
Chichewa: Pamene mukupanga zinthu zanu kuli ngati kunyezimilitsa diamondi. Kupita kutsogolo, mumayamba kuphunzira. Ndi nthawi mumakhala katswiri pa zochita zanu ndipo kenako mumakhala dzina lodziwika pa malonda anu
English: Many great ideas have died the soonest they were tested all just because the initiative makers gave up easily
Chichewa: Maganizo ambiri amafa mwachangu akangopimidwa chifukwa eni ake amalekera mmalere mwachangu
English: Later, some people embarked on the same ideas and became successful. This is where resilience counts
Chichewa: Kenako, anthu ena anayamba kugwiritsa ntchito nzeru zomwe zija ndipo zinatheka. Apa ndi pamene kupilira kumafunika
English: To be a success story, you need a granite heart that does not break easily. You face disappointment after disappointment but you keep on moving. You trust the process
Chichewa: Kuti ikhale nkhani yopambana, mukuyenera kukhala ndi mtima wolimba ngati tsangalabwi umene sumasweka wamba. Mukakumana ndi zokhumudzwitsa motsogonaza umangopitilizabe kupita chitsogolo. Umakhulipilira momwe ukudutsamo
English: You surely know that one day, no matter how long it takes, your humble beginning shall be a cherished testimony
Chichewa: Umadziwa kuti tsiku lina, ngakhale zitatenga nthawi yochuluka motani, chiyambi changa chozichepetsa wuzakhala umboni wonyadilidwa
English: You have probably heard of some men abandoning their wives as they migrate to South Africa for greener pastures
Chichewa: Mwina munamvapo za abambo ena amene anasiya akazi awo pamene amapita ku dziko la south africa kusaka moyo wabwino
English: The tales of runaway husbands are common in Mzimba and Mangochi, the main exporters of casual labour to the self-stylled Rainbow Nation
Chichewa: Nkhani za abambo othawa zimachitika kwambiri ku mzimba ndi mangochi, wotumiza ogwira ntchito zina zili zonse kupita ku dziko la utawaleza
English: You may also have heard of single Malawian men in the southernmost African State who engage their friends and relatives back home to scout for suitors they have never met
Chichewa: Mukhoza kukhala munamvapo za amuna osakwatira aku dziko la south africa amene amalumikizana ndi anzawo ndi achibale ku mudzi kuti awapezele mkazi amene sanakumane nayepo
English: My husband left me with a two-month-old baby, promising me to join him there if he found a stable job, but he left me in the cold” she explains
Chichewa: Amuna anga anandisiya ndili ndi mwana wa miyezi iwiri, kundilonjeza kuti ndiwalondola akapeza ntchito yokhazikika, koma anangondisiya pa phepho,” akufotokoza
English: It is now six years and the man has never returned to the woman holed up in the remote setting under Traditional Authority Khosolo
Chichewa: Tsopano patha zaka zisanu ndi chimodzi ndipo mwamunayu sanabwelele kwa mkazi wake amene akungokhala kumudzi kwambiri kwa mfumu yayikulu khosolo
English: He even stopped calling me and sending child support. When asked, he told me to return to my parents’ home. I just heard he married another woman in South Africa,” she recounts
Chichewa: Anasiyaso kuimba lamya komanso kutumiza chithandizo cha mwana. Nditamufunsa, anandiwuza ndibwelere kunyumba ya makolo anga. Ndangomva kuti anakwatira mkazi wina ku south africa,” akukumbukila
English: The woman struggles to singlehandedly raise the child who is in Standard One at a public primary school in Khosolo
Chichewa: Mayiyu amavutika yekha kulera mwanayu amene ali mu kalasi ya sitandade 1 ku sukulu yaboma ya pulayimale kwa khosolo
English: My parents are now old and can’t take care of me and my child. They struggle to feed themselves,” she laments
Chichewa: Makolo anga pano ndiwokalamba ndipo sangakwanitse kundisamala ine ndi mwana wanga. Amavutika kuti azidyetse iwo,” akudandaula
English: Nkhoma is just an example of several women in this plight fuelled by economic exodus
Chichewa: Nkhoma ndi chitsanzo cha amayi ambiri amene muli izi chifukwa cha kupita kosoka chuma kwina
English: Their southward trips personify an escape from the country’s massive youth unemployment. The International Labour Organisation of the UN reports that one in four Malawians aged 18 to 35 seek employment, but find none
Chichewa: Ulendo wawo olowela ku mwera umawonetsa kuthawa kusowa ntchito kwa achinyamata mudziko muno. Bungwe lowona za ntchito pa dziko lonse lapansi la UN akunena kuti m’modzi mwa amalawi anayi apakati pa zaka khumi ndi zisanu ndi zitatu mpaka makumi atatu ndi asanu amasaka ntchito koma saipeza
English: However, the march to South Africa has left women and girls suffering in silence at the hands of some migrants
Chichewa: Komabe, ulendo wopita ku south africa wasiya amayi ndi atsikana akuvutika mwakachetechete ndi osamukasamuka
English: Inkosi ya Makosi M’Mbelwa says gender-based violence (GBV) fuelled by migration remains a “huge multi-faced problem” in his kingdom as some of the youth only return when they die
Chichewa: Inkosi ya makosi m’mbelwa ikuti nkhanza zochitika chifukwa wina ndi wamkazi kapena wam’muna zochitika chifukwa cha kusamuka ndi vuto lalikulu mu umfumu wake chifukwa achinyamata ena amangobwera atafa
English: “Our youthful citizens migrate to South Africa, but most of them come back as dead bodies,” he says, calling for fair treatment of women and children left behind
Chichewa: Mzika zathu zachinyamata zimapita ku south africam koma ambiri mwa iwo amabwela mitembo,” akutero, kuitanira kusamalidwa kabwino kwa ana ndi amayi wosiyidwawo
English: The Ngoni chief says the phenomenon requires diverse solutions, including job creation and access to business loans to nip the rising exodus in its bud
Chichewa: Mfumu ya ngoniyi akunena kuti zochitikazi zikufunikira mayankho osiyanasiyana, kuphatikiza kupanga mwayi wantchito komanso kupeza mwayi wangongole za malonda kuti tichepetse kuchuluka kwa maulendowa
English: But the problem is that it takes a long time for youths to access the loans. “We need help from the government to soften conditions and ease access to the loans
Chichewa: Koma vuto ndi lakuti zimatenga nthawi kuti achinyamata apeze mwayi wa ngongole. Tikufunika chithandizo kuchokera ku boma kuti lichepetse zoyenela kuchitika komanso kupeza ngongole
English: “The abandoned women suffer psychologically as they have to deal with heartbreaks. They are also subjected to financial abuse as most of these men do not send any support,” she states
Chichewa: Amayi wosiyidwawa amavutika m’maganizo chifukwa amayenela kuthana ndi kuswedwa mtima. Iwowa amakhalaso okhudzidwa ku nkhanza ya za chuma chifukwa amuna ambiri samatumiza chithandizo china chili chonse,” akutero
English: The women’s forum encourages the deserted women to join village savings and loan groups and livestock pass-on programmes to financially support themselves and their children in the absence of runaway husbands
Chichewa: Gulu la amayi limalimbikitsa amayi osiidwawa kuti alowe mu gulu la m’mudzi losunga ndi kubweleketsa ndalama komanso mapologalamu wopatsana ziweto kuti athandizike pa chuma ndi ana awo pamene palibe amuna awo amene anathawa
English: “For those experiencing psychological torture, we are reaching out to them with counselling services,” it says
Chichewa: Kwa amene akuzunzika m’maganizo tikuwafikira ndi uphungu,” akutero
English: Creating livelihood opportunities for women not only enables them to have an equal opportunity to participate at all levels of society, but also serves to protect women and girls from violence by eliminating economic vulnerability,” she says
Chichewa: Kupanga mwayi kuti amayi wopeza zosowa zawo ndi kukhala ndi moyo sumawapangitsa kuti akhale ndi mwayi otenga nawo gawo pachilichonse chochitika mu dera , koma imakhalaso njira yotetezera amayi ndi atsikana ku nkhanza pochotsa kukhala wokhudzidwa pa chuma,” akutero
English: The initiatives support targeted large-scale investments aimed at achieving significant impact in the lives of women and girls,” she says
Chichewa: Zochitikazi zimathandiza zamalonda zazikulu zimene cholinga chake ndikukwanilitsa kukhudza kofunika kwa miyoyo ya amayi ndi atsikana,” akutero
English: The main challenge affecting girls’ education is cultural beliefs that say girls are destined for marriage and not the classroom,” said Daka
Chichewa: Vuto lalikulu limene likusokoneza maphunziro atsikana ndi zikhulupiliro zimene zimati atsikana tsogolo lawo ndi banja osati mu kalasi,”akutero daka
English: She said her sector is empowering communities through school governing bodies to put in place mechanisms to counter such beliefs
Chichewa: Akunena kuti gawo lawo likulimbikitsa madera kudzera mabungwe oyendetsa masukulu kuti aike njira zothanirana ndi zikhulupiliro zimenezi
English: We need to meet community members, traditional leaders and duty-bearers to discuss the issue,” he said
Chichewa: Tikufunika kukumana ndi anthu ku dera, mafumu ndi aundindo kukambilana za vutoli,” ananena choncho
English: Chivunga said sometimes girls face abuse as they search for basic needs, including school learning materials
Chichewa: Chivunga anati nthawi zina atsikana amakumana ndi nkhanza pamene akufufuza zofunikira za moyo wawo wa tsiku ndi tsiku, kuphatikiza zipangizo zophunzilira ku sukulu
English: “Therefore, the ministry has donated textbooks, markers, balls and other items to be distributed to needy students,” he said
Chichewa: Ndiye, unduna wamaphunziro wapeleka mabuku, zolembera, mipira ndi zipangizo zina kwa ophunzira wofunika thandizo,” anatero
English: “Girls engage in sexual relationships due to lack of guidance from their parents or lack of role models,” she said
Chichewa: Atsikana amapanga zibwenzi zogonana chifukwa cha kusowa utsogoleri kuchokera kwa makolo awo kapena kusowa zitsanzo,” anatero
English: During the open day, the ministry paraded female police and immigration officers as role models
Chichewa: Pa tsiku lachiwonetsero, unduna unayendetsa achitetezo komanso owona zolowa ndi kutuluka ngati zitsanzo
English: Over the years, pupils at Phanga Catholic Primary School in Nsanje have found it hard to learn during the rainy season
Chichewa: Muzakazi, wophunizra ku sukulu ya katolika ya pulayimale ya phanga ku nsanje kwakhala kovuta kuphunzira nthawi ya mvula
English: Tucked at about 200 metres from the Shire River at the Southern tip of Malawi, the school, in Mkango Village, Traditional Authority (T/A) Tengani, has some of its classrooms flooded annually. This has been forcing authorities to close the school for the safety of learners
Chichewa: Kukhala pa mtunda ma mita mazana awiri kuchoka pa mtsinje wa shire ku m’mwera kwa dziko lamalawi, sukuluyi ili m’mudzi wa mkango, mfumu yayikulu tengani, makalasi ena amasefukila ndi madzi chaka chili chonse. Izi zimapangitsa adindo kuti atseke sukuluyi chifukwa chachitetezo cha wophunzira
English: When the rainy season comes, we know that we will stay home even if it is time to go to school. There are delays to open and unplanned closures of school due to floods,” says the Standard Eight learner
Chichewa: Nthawi ya mvula ikafika , timadziwa kuti tikhala kunyumba ngakhale ili nthawi yopita ku sukulu. Timachedwa kutsegulira sukulu komanso kutsekedwa kosakozekera chifukwa cha kusefukira kwa madzi,” akutero ophunzira wa sitadandade 8
English: Teachers and learners always have to wait for days or weeks to start lessons even after floodwaters have receded
Chichewa: Aphunzitsi ndi wophunzira nthawi zonse amadikira masiku kapena masabata asanayambe maphunziro ngakhale nthawi yomwe madzi osefukira apita
English: The unfortunate development has become common with rampant environmental degradation that increased the school’s vulnerability to devastating disasters, according to the head teacher, Alfred Matiki
Chichewa: Zochitika zomvetsa chisonizi zakhala zikuchitika ndi kuwonongeka kwa chilengedwe kumene kwawonjezera kuika sukuluyi pachiwopsezo ngozi zowongonga, malinga ndi mphunziti wamkulu, alfred matiki
English: He says the closures have been long as the school also provides refuge to households affected by floods in T/A Tengani
Chichewa: Akunena kuti kutseka kwakhala kwa nthawi yayitali pamene sukuluyi ikusunga mabanja amene anakhudzidwa ndi madzi osefukila kwa mfumu yayikulu tengani
English: Experiencing the disaster disturbed my life,” she recalls. “The two-week closure of school also affected my preparations such that I failed the mock exams when we resumed classes.”
Chichewa: Kukumana ndi ngozi zinasokoneza moyo wanga,” akukumbukira. Masabata awiri amene sukulu inatsekedwa kunasokoneza kukonsekera kwanga chifukwa cha ichi ndinalephera mayeso woyeselera pamene tinayambiranso kuphunzira
English: Society for Research in Child Development reports that children who have experienced a natural disaster may suffer long-term physical, psychological and educational deficits
Chichewa: Bungwe lofufuza za makulidwe a ana akupeleka uthenga wakuti ana amene anakumanapo ndi ngozi zakugwa mwadzidzi amavutika nthawi yayitali kuthupi, maganizo komanso kuchepekedwa pa maphunziro
English: It adds that they also experience depression symptoms such as feeling sad or losing interest in activities, and symptoms of anxiety such as fear and worries about safety
Chichewa: Akuwonjezera kuti akakhalanso ndizizindikilo za kuphinjika monga kukhala okhumudwa kapena kusasangalatsidwa ndi zochitika, zizindikilo za thumazi monga kuwopa komanso kudandaula za chitetezo chawo
English: Like other learners before us, we were to sit for the national examinations without completing the syllabus. This could put us at a disadvantage,” she laments
Chichewa: Ngati wophunzira ena m’mbuyomu, timayenera kulemba mayeso aboma osamaliza kuphunzira. Izi zikhoza kusatichitila ubwino,” akudandaula
English: Child parliamentarians from Nkhoma and Chilenje education zones in Lilongwe have asked duty-bearers to improve access to quality education in the district
Chichewa: Aphungu anyumba yamalamulo achichepela ochoka ku nkhoma ndi chilenje ku lilongwe apempha adindo kuti asithe kupezeka kwa mapunziro abwino mu bomali
English: They made the call on Wednesday during a children’s parliament session organized by World Vision Malawi in Lilongwe
Chichewa: Anayakhula izi la chitatu ku mkumano wa nyumba ya malamulo wa ana umene anapangitsa bungwe la world vision malawi ku lilongwe
English: Ethel Malizani, an opposition legislator, moved a motion to raise a concern on harmful cultural practices which fuel child marriages in rural areas
Chichewa: Ethel malizani, phungu wotsutsa, anapempha kuti ayakhule ndikubweletsa dandaulo la zikhalidwe zolakwika zimene zikupangitsa maukwati a ana ku madera akumudzi
English: She said: “Madam Speaker, we are afraid to say many learners are dropping out due to pregnancies and early marriages fuelled by harmful cultural practices. “Therefore, we demand that these cultural practices should be abolished.”
Chichewa: Ananena kuti:” madamu sipika, tikuwopa kuti wophunzira ambiri akusiyira sukulu panjira chifukwa cha mimba ndi mabanja amene akupititsidwa patsogolo ndi makhalidwe owopsa.” choncho, tikupepha kuti makhalidwe woipawa athetsedwe.”
English: John Victor, sitting on the government bench, asked the Minister of Education to increase funding for primary schools
Chichewa: John victor, okhala mbali ya boma, anapempha nduna yamaphunziro kuti awonjezele chuma kupita ku sukulu zapulayimale
English: “Rural schools lack basic facilities such as classrooms, toilets and potable water,” he said
Chichewa: Masukulu akumudzi amasowa zinthu zofunikira monga makalasi, zimbudzi ndi madzi akumwa,” anatero
English: On the other hand, Leader of Opposition Rafiki Fackson moved a motion on the security of learners with disabilities
Chichewa: Mbali inayo, mtsogoleri wotsutsa boma rafiki fackson anapempha kuyakhula ku chitetezo cha wophunzira ulumali
English: She said the children’s Parliament is one of the initiatives they are using to build relevant life skills in children
Chichewa: Ananena kuti mkumano wa ana wa nyumba yamalamulo ndi njira imodzi imene akugwiritsa ntchito kuti akhale ndi maluso a umoyo mwa ana
English: “The programme teaches children about politics and electoral processes within their own context and enhances their curiosity to demand services from duty-bearers,” said Lombe
Chichewa: Pulogalamuyi imaphunzitsa ana za ndale ndi ndondomeko yamasankho mu dera gawo lawo ndikulimbitsa chidwi chawo kuti azipepha zinthu zofunika kwa adindo,” anatero lombe
English: The session was closed with an announcement from the Speaker Sleshtina Steven, who tackled rural electrification, saying it is what learners need to support their education
Chichewa: Mkumanowu unatsekedwa ndi zolengeza kuchoka kwa sipika sleshtina steven, amene anakhudza nkhani ya magetsi a m’madera, kunena kuti ndizimene ophunzira akufuna kuti athandize maphunziro
English: To the naked eye, the assumption can easily be made that children aged three to five are simply ‘playing’ and no-matter the experience, be it at home, kindergarten or school, a simple toy or activity will achieve the same opportunities and outcomes
Chichewa: Kungozionera pamwamba, malingaliro akhoza kupangidwa mosavuta kuti ana a zaka zitatu kufikira zisanu akungosewera ndi kudziwa zinthu, kaya ndi ku nyumba, sukulu yankombaphala kapena sukulu ya ana okulirapo, zoselewetsa ana kapena zochitika zikhoza kukwanitsa mwayi omwewu ndi zotsatira
English: The term ‘playing’ can be dismissed without consideration for the fundamental learning opportunities happening within a young mind during this time
Chichewa: Mawu oti kusewela akhoza kunyadzitsidwa posaganizira nsanamira zopeleka mwayi wophunzilira kumene kumachitika m’maganizo a ana munthawi imeneyi
English: Given the right environment, climate and level of engagement, these early learning experiences can be crucial in positively starting a child’s interest and engagement in language, learning and investigating and provide the fundamental foundations from which all future learning and education will develop
Chichewa: Kukhala ndi malo abwino, kusitha kwa nyengo ndi kutenga nawo gawo, kukhala ndi mwayi wophunzira nthawi yabwino zikhoza kukhala zofunikira kubweletsa chidwi mwa ana komanso kutenga nawo gawo pa chilakhulo, kuphunzira ndi kufufuza ndi kupeleka nsanamira zimene kuphunzira nd maphunziro patsogolo akhoza kuyambirapo
English: The finely-tuned intricate workings of an early years setting in school, therefore, come as quite a shock to those not immersed in its rationale and pedagogy; even more so to a parent who is walking for the first time into this web of decision making about which setting will be best for their own child
Chichewa: Zochitika zovuta koma zochitika bwino mu zaka zoyambilira ku sukulu, choncho, zimabwera ngati zodzidzimutsa kwa iwo amene sakudziwa bwino mmene zimakhalira ndi maphunziro; komanso kwa makolo amene akuyamba kumene muziganizo zimenezi kuti malo ati amene ali abwino kwa mwana wawo
English: Increasing research, building on the child development theories by John Bowlby, BF Skinner and Jean Piaget and Albert Bandura, continues to show that children’s early learning experiences at this age directly link to their successes much later in life
Chichewa: Kuwonjezera kafukufuku, kuwonjezera pazimene malingaliro a makulidwe a ana a john bowlby, bf skinner, jean piaget ndi albert bandura, zikupitiliza kuwonetsa kuti kuphunzira kwa ana akanali achichepere pa zaka zimenezi zimagwirizana kwambiri ndi kukwaniritsa zinthu akakula
English: This research has meant that over time, significant emphasis has been placed on the importance of learning, progress and development of children between the ages of three and five and that parents are now more than ever paying careful attention to their child’s education at this stage
Chichewa: Kafukufuku akutathauza kuti pakapita nthawi, kutsindika kofunika kwambiri kwaikidwa pakufunika kwa kuphunzira, kupita chitsogolo ndi kukula kwa ana pakati pa zaka zitatu ndi zisanu ndi kuti makolo akukhala ndi chidwi kwambiri pamaphunziro a ana awo pa siteji imeneyi
English: For a parent, this can feel as if a tsunami is on the horizon. That each decision they may make, could in some way harm or deprive their child. That before they have embarked on their child’s educational journey, they may have messed it up
Chichewa: Kwamakolo izi zikhoza kuwoneka ngati tsunami akubwera moteromo. Kuti chiganizo chilichonse amapanga, chikhoza kuwononga kapena kumana mwana wawo. Kuti asanayambe sukulu mwana wawo, akhoza kukhala kuti asokoneza kale zinthu
English: This feeling is completely understandable and can often be capitalized on by early years’ providers using it as a marketing tool. This is simply not the case. I do however agree that it can feel overwhelming
Chichewa: Izi ndizomvetsetseka ndipo nthawi zambiri opeleka chisamaliro amatengelapo mwayi kupanga malonda pa izi. Koma sizikhala choncho. Ndikuvomeleza koma kuti zikhoza kukhala zotopetsa
English: As parents, you are the experts about your child. You know them best and you are best-placed to take the information from the early years foundation stage settings around you and make informed decisions about your child’s first steps into education. You are in the driving seat and in control
Chichewa: Ngati makolo, ndinu akadaulo a mwana wanu. Mumawadziwa bwino ndipo muli poyenela kutenga uthenga wa zaka zawo ndikumene ali ndi kupanga chiganizo chabwino chokhudza ma sitepe pamaphunziro a mwana. Muli pa mpando woyendetsa ndikuwongolera
English: The early years foundation stage sets the standards that all quality early years providers should meet to ensure children learn and develop well and are kept healthy and safe
Chichewa: Zaka zoyambilira za nsanamila zimaika mlingo umene opeleka chisamaliro akuyenera kutsatira kuti ana aphunzire komanso kukula bwino ndiponso kukhala anthanzi ndi otetezeka
English: It promotes teaching and learning to ensure children are ‘school ready’ at the end of their time together and gives children the broad range of knowledge and skills that provide the right foundation for future progress through school and life
Chichewa: Zimalimbikitsa kuphunzitsa ndi kuphunzira kuti ana akhale okonzekera sukulu pamapeto pa nthawi yawo limodzi ndipo zimapatsa ana nzeru zosiyanasiyana ndi maluso amene apeleka nsanamira ya kupita chitsogolo ndi sukulu ndi moyo
English: The early years foundation stage is based on four important principles that should shape practice in early years settings
Chichewa: Zaka zoyamba zasanamira zimatengera ndondomeko zinayi zimene zikuyenera kuchitika mu zaka zoyambilira
English: Every child is a unique child, who is constantly learning and can be resilient, capable, confident and self-assured. Children learn to be strong and independent through positive relationships
Chichewa: Mwana aliyense ndiwosiyana ndi nzake, amene akuphunzira komanso kukhala wopilira, akuthekela, wozikhulupilira komanso kudzidziwa. Ana amaphunzira kukhala amphamvu komanso odzidalira pawokha kudzera mu maubwenzi abwino
English: Children learn well in enabling environments, in which their experiences respond to their individual needs and there is a strong partnership between practitioners and parents or carers. That children develop and learn in different ways and at different rates
Chichewa: Ana amaphunzira bwino mu malo woyeneleza, kumene zokumana nazo zimatengela zimene akufuna ndipo pali pali mgwirizano waukulu pakati pa akadaulo ndi makolo kapena osamalira. Kuti ana akule ndi kuphunzira mu njira zosiyanasiyana komanso pa mlingo wosiyanasiyana
English: When considering what is best for your child, you should take these statements and your valuable knowledge about your child and begin thinking about what sort of setting will be best for them in the crucial coming months and years as they embark on their educational journey
Chichewa: Mukamaganizira chomwe chili chofunikira kwa mwana wanu, mukuyenera kutenga mawu amenewa ndi nzeru zanu zomwe mukudziwa za mwana wanu ndikuyamba kuganiza malo amene ali woyenera iwo mumiyezi yofunikira ndi zaka pamene akuyamba maphuziro awo