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Environmental micro projects are important element of Eco-Star concept. Environmental micro projects are a set of activities that are carried out by school or community in order to address environmental problems in an area. These micro projects also act as a learning and teaching resource to improve schools’ income base and skills development to learners, teachers and the community.

Speaking at Msalura Primary School in Salima district on 11th July 2024 during Animal Management training with different schools, Coordinator for Education in the Archdiocese of Lilongwe, Chrissy Mithi expressed her satisfaction with projects that Eco-Star is undertaking in different schools in the Archdiocese.

Mithi highlighted that there is a big progress in taking care of the environment in different schools, saying that this will help to be in line with Pope Francis message about Laudato Si.

“Am satisfied on how schools here in Salima are performing in taking care of the environment under Eco-Star Project, and I can see that these learners have now understood the importance of taking part in taking care of the environment,” said Mithi.

She believes that the next phase of the project of Animal Management which will be implemented in schools, will help to improve learning standards among learners in different Schools.

She is of the view that “this Animal Management project that has been started in different schools under Eco-Star Project, will improve education and also, I will help the community to have other sources of income, apart from those that are destroying the environment.”

In his remarks, Parish Priest for Our Lady of Fatima (Salima Parish), Father Peter Chatambalala has urged the community to join hands and make the project sustainable in the district.

One of the trainees, Headteacher from All Angels Primary School, Angel Karonga, described the training very useful by saying that they “will implement whatever we have been trained for Animal Management, and this will also help us in our schools as it will be used for practical lessons for our students”.

After the training, schools will receive a funding which will allow them to buy Goats, Pigs and Chickens to start animal farming in their respective Schools.

The Eco-Star Project is being funded by Wilde Genzen Organization (Lead) and Edukans Foundation Netherlands (Co-Founder) and is being implemented by Education Commission of the Archdiocese of Lilongwe (Lead) and Edukans Foundation Malawi as Co-implementer.

By Titus Jata Phiri