Justice and Peace Desk Lobbies for the Relocation of Office of DHSS to District Council Offices
By Obert Mkandawire On 29th October, 2019, the Justice and Peace Desk, through the OSISA funded health governance project, held a meeting at Club Marina in Karonga to influence the effective implementation of the decentralization process, policies and strategies within the health sector. The meeting was attended by Chitipa District Council led by the... Read More
Chitipa Filling Station Fuel Attendants Attain Fire Fighting Skills
By Stephano Nkhata The Diocese of Karonga has trained fuel attendants at her Chitipa Filling Station on how to use handheld fire extinguishers to stop fire in case it occurs at the site. This day long training took place at the newly upgraded filling station in Chitipa. In his explanation, the facilitator of the training... Read More
Development Desk Emphasizes the Importance of Gross Margin Analysis in Farming Business
By Harold Mwale One most important aspect that entrepreneurs overlook in starting and managing a farm business is that of gross margin. Thanks to Development Desk’s ACCES Plus (A+) Project which facilitated a training in gross margin analysis for farmers in Traditional Authority Mwalweni which is under Saint Francis De Sales Parish of Karonga Diocese... Read More
Village Savings and Loan Constructs a House for Tiness Silumbu
By Gibson Ngwira Tiness Silumbu was yet to live in a better house thatched with corrugated iron sheets since her birth and little did he know she would ever live in such a house when she joined a village savings and loan group in her village. The Integrated Rural Development Project through the Diocese of... Read More
CADECOM Vocational Skills Training Giving Second Chances to Men in Chisenga
By Bridget mushani Even at village level, people can only hire people with a certain level of proficiency in a trade, people claim to be theirs. The case of Chimwemwe Nyondo, was not different whose problems began when he had just gotten married. He was weighed down by poverty which was roaming around his life... Read More
Catholic Scout Organisation Introduced at St Mary’s Parish, Karonga
By Scout Coordinator Leaders of the Catholic Scout Organisation of the Diocese of Karonga on Sunday 27th October, 2019 visited St Mary’s Parish in Karonga Diocese to introduce the organization at the parish. The team was led by the Coordinator of the organization in the Diocese, Deodatus Muriya. In his remarks during the Eucharistic... Read More
Development Desk Promoting Sustainable Agricultural Practices (SAPs) in T/A Mwaulambia
By Saloom Longwe The common myth among farmers, subsistence and commercial alike, is no chemical fertilizer, no high crop production. This used to be the belief of Nighted Mwakapenda and fellow farmers in Mwaulambia, before they were introduced to sustainable agricultural practices which the Development Desk of the Diocese of Karonga is promoting. As one... Read More
Judicial Vicar Reiterates the Church’s Role in Promoting Transparency and Accountability
By Norbert Tambalamtuwa Mzembe Judicial Vicar of the Diocese of Karonga, Reverend Father Doctor Steven Bulambo, says the Catholic Church, though the Justice and Peace Desk, will not relent to advocate for justice in the society by ensuring that community members equally benefit from development projects. Father Bulambo said this on Friday during interface meeting,... Read More
Karonga Diocese Development Desk Trains Sanitation Entrepreneurs
By Leah Nyondo Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) project under the Development Desk of Karonga Diocese conducted training of sanitation entrepreneurs at Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish (Chisankhwa) from 17th to 21st October 2019. The training aimed at equipping sanitation entrepreneurs with skills on the construction of sanitation technologies such as sanplats, cement and sand... Read More