Nkhata Bay School Gives Back Through Bursaries, Food Aid
Director Feston Singoyi credited Nyanja's success to strong coordination between management, teachers and students.
NKHATA BAY, Malawi - KuNyanja private secondary school in Nkhata Bay district started in 2004 and has given back to the community through bursaries and food aid, gaining praise from local officials, writes Ellah Chirwa.
The school provides bursaries for underprivileged students and has donated maize and other groceries to elderly and low-income families.
It also built a hospital that will open soon.
"I appreciate Nyanja for complementing district efforts in education," said Nkhata Bay District Commissioner Rogers Newa.
"We encourage private sectors to give back."
Traditional Authority Mkumbira also commended the school's community support while providing quality education.
"Reasonable ones think of where they're coming from," he said.
Beyond community service, Nyanja is known locally for academic excellence and sending hundreds of students to public universities.
"Few private schools offer bursaries," said alumna Edna Chirwa, now studying at Mzuzu University.
"Nyanja had good teachers supporting us emotionally and physically."
To help underprivileged families, Nyanja buys maize and groceries like soap and sugar each year.
"I've never seen a private school operate this way," said Mary Longwe, a food aid recipient. "This is an extraordinary school."
"This is a profound school, one in a million," Longwe said.
Director Feston Singoyi credited Nyanja's success to strong coordination between management, teachers and students.
The school plans to open a university and teacher training college.
"What an old man sees, a young one doesn't," Singoyi said.