Catherine’s Story

This is Catherine Chizela. Catherine is mother to nine children, two of whom are enrolled at the Makangala Community School. Catherine says she appreciates the community school, saying ever since the children were enrolled, they have never missed a lesson have never been late.

Catherine reports that she is especially grateful for the feeding programme as the children’s wellbeing is good because of the balanced diet that they eat at school. The children eat breakfast and lunch. Catherine no longer worries about finding food to give her children before going to school. She explains that some of her children had missed lessons when there was no food to eat in the morning.

She has noticed a difference in performance between her children who access pre-school and those who did not have this opportunity. She says her two children at preschool are able to read and write, and that they enjoy learning. She is happy that her children are enrolled at the community school.