Human Promotion

COMBONI TECHNICAL SCHOOL (CTC) - LUNZU
Lunzu Youth Project was startedin 1993. The aim of Lunzu Youth project is to provide technical trainingand human formation to young Malawians. The programmes and technical skills offered are carpentry and joinery, welding and fabrication, electrical installations, general fitting and lastly human formation.
Each program takes two years to complete.
Currently we have 113 students enrolled. The community at large sometimes ask assistance for the construction of primary schools. We also help them in the repairing of the village bore holes whenever the need arise.
The CTC is open to students of any faith, and they must pass a written examination and oral interview. The school receives about 600 applications per year, but only has the capacity to accept less than 10% of the applicants. About 90-95% of the students are male.
Recently, the CTC added a six-month internship program to assist its students in getting “real world” experience after they graduate. They also invite the top students back to work at the school to help in producing furniture, doors, and other high quality goods for sale to help support the school.

CHIKOWA YOUTH DEVELOPMENT CENTRE (CYDC) Chikowa Youth Development Centre was started in 1987 as an informal training project to provide life skills in carpentry and bricklaying to the school dropouts of Chikowa.
Over the years, the centre has grown into a formal technical school which targets mainly youths who have completed their secondary school education. The main objective of CYDC is to provide quality and affordable technical training to the youth from low income earning families.
Currently the centre offers two years craft certificate training in carpentry, bricklaying and agriculture. CYDC has the advantage of being the only catholic technical school in the Eastern Province and the only institution which is able to integrate Christian Formation into skills training. There are also different production activities which offer job opportunities and services to the local population. The production activities are: carpentry, farming, animal husbandry, motor garage, grinding mill and tuck-shop.