FIRST LADY MUTHARIKA CROWNED CHILDREN’S AMBASSADOR The First Lady Madame Gertrude Mutharika has been crowned Plan Malawi’s Goodwill Ambassador for children in its campaign to end child marriages in the country. Accepting the responsibility at a function held at Kalambo Primary School in Area 25 in Lilongwe on Friday, Madam Mutharika hailed Plan Malawi for entrusting her with the responsibility of Children’s Ambassador pledging to devote her time to the cause. She pledged to use her influence as First Lady of the Republic to protect children, especially girls by among other things pushing for policies and laws that protect them and promote their rights, including the right to education. “I promise to join hands with teachers, parents, organizations such as Plan Malawi and government in dealing with the various challenges that are pushing children particularly girls into early marriages and hindering their education. I will work tirelessly to ensure that our children remain and finish their education,” said Madame Mutharika. The First Lady further pledged to use a component in her Beautify Malawi (BEAM) Trust project, whose aim is to ensure that girls are attaining, retained and finishing their education. “As BEAM our aim is to make Malawi beautiful and we are convinced that if people are well educated they know the best practices to dispose and manage waste. We believe that if more people are educated and manage garbage properly, there will be no bleeding places for mosquitoes or flies that cause Malaria, cholera, eye infections among many diseases. “We know that when this is achieved we will relieve women and children as they will not spend time in hospitals thereby having time to respective attend school and participate in the social economic development of the country,” she said. During the event Plan Malawi also donated 20 BEAM branded Concrete Garbage Bins (Skips) to Beautify Malawi Trust which will further be handed over to Lilongwe City Council as part of Plan Malawi’s celebrations marking 20 years of its operations in Malawi.
Posted on: Fri, 28 Nov 2014 18:58:03 +0000