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| Masangano junior class pupils receiving Soy Milk from one of the mother group leaders |
Masangano Junior Primary School in Malumo village, T/A Malumo in Ntchisi district had been experiencing number of school dropouts and this worried the head teacher for the school Mr. Andrew Kalikuni.
According to Mr. Kalikuni, at the beginning of 2015-2016 academic calendar, the school registered 106 pupils for class of Standard 1, but on average he said only 50 to 60 students were coming to school and attending classes.
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| Mr. Andrew Kalikuni: Milk has improved enrollment |
“Now the classes are full, student’s likes to be in class” says Mr. Kalikuni
One of the reasons that has improved the turnout of learners at the school particularly in standard 1 and 2 is the provision of milk to learners every morning.
The milk provision began in 2016 after mother group members at Masangano school were trained by DAPP on how to make milk out of soya beans. They were also trained on making jam, juice and Mbaula.
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| Mother Group leaders goes to School every day to give milk to pupils |
Now mother
group members are providing milk to pupils in junior class everyday during
break time. This milk is not only helping the learners to take away hunger but
also it is so nutritious, best for health of these learners.
“We take
the milk to school for pupils to drink so that they stop complaining of being
hungry while learning” says a chairperson for Masangano mother group, Agnes
Kaliati
Kaliati
says mothers have seen a change since milk became part of break time drink for
the pupils at the school. She said their children have stopped running away
from class and go home early to fetch food.
“They love
to go to school because they know that they will miss milk if they dare to stay
home.” Adds Kaliati
Masangano
junior primary school has a total 316 pupils and the school head teacher boasts
that with the leaner friendly environment at the school like playground and
milk, there is possibility that his school will continue to register a lot of
new students.
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| Masangano junior class pupils receiving Soy Milk from one of the mother group leaders |
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