Naomi Kabala is one
Malawian who has made a vow to safe guard the welfare of animals in the country
through educating students in her class and club about the importance good
animal welfare.
Kabala, a school
teacher and Animal Kindness Club patron at Kaliyeka LEA school says that a lot
of people do not take issues of animal kindness to heart mainly because of
culture and attitude.
“With proper
information we have a chance to change the mindset of our future generation,” she
said.
Kabala was among a
group of AKC patrons that gathered at LSPCA offices on 19 December, 2013 for an
AKC training workshop that was aimed at creating a platform where patrons would
be able to come together and share ideas, skills and experiences on how to
effectively run the AKC’s.
The workshop, which
brought together patrons from 20 public primary schools in Lilongwe, consisted
of several presentations from LSPCA facilitators, a tour of the LSPCA compound
as well as focus group discussions among the participants.
Kabala said that
through discussions and presentations they were able to draw up activities that
will be implemented in the 2014 school calendar.
According to the
Kaliyeka patron, teachers have agreed to conduct several inter- school competitions
in order to create a stronger network of AKCs.
During his
presentation, LSPCA Programmes director Richard Ssuna said that teachers have an
important role to play in disseminating information about animal welfare in the
schools and in their communities.
He urged them to
continue working closely with LSPCA and said that their interest to take part
in the workshop reveals just how committed they are to protecting animal
welfare in the country.
Other presenters
included Education officers; Edson Chiweta, Christopher Zambira and LSPCA
Veterinarian Sophie Widdowson.
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