Recovering from Cyclone Idai
Classrooms at Mitole suffered a serious battering during the storms earlier in the year. Of the eight classrooms in situ, two had walls blown down whilst another block of three lost the roof. Happily repairs are now just about finished prior to the anticipated immense heat in October and November and rains in December
The picture below shows how the classrooms looked following the storm
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A damaged block following the cyclone
Other News
Rooting and Fruiting
A really exciting project that is appreciated by the whole community is the idea of ‘rooting and fruiting’. A local man is growing fruit trees from seed and nurturing them before selling to N4BW for distribution to schools.
Our thanks to Fr Bernard Maganga
N4BW having built an increasing number of classrooms is delighted with Fr Bernard’s initiative aiming to promote education and keep children learning.
Volunteers back in Sitima
With the lifting of Covid restrictions, two volunteers, Chris and Marian, have been able to return to Malawi after a break of two years.