By Linda Kwanjana

On every good thing someone is doing motivation remains a big thing. Any hard work requires motivation.

This is exactly the reason why President Dr Lazarus Chakwera on Friday, July 14th, expressed his gratitude to the social enterprises awarded during 2023 Zikomo Presidential Awards, saying their service to the country is bringing in solutions to social problems and reducing the culture of dependency in the country.

Speaking at this year’s Zikomo Award presentation ceremony, Chakwera applauded the awardees for choosing to be part of the solution rather than creating a problem to gain a political capital or a platform to earn money.

The President said their achievements are worth celebrating as they refused to stand aside and engage in figure pointing at who is responsible for the country’s social problems or choose to stand in the way of those who want to help Malawi but rather bring solutions themselves through their innovations.

He urged them to continue their service to the nation as they have chosen to be part of those building a new Malawi whose building is in progress.

The 2023 Zikomo Presidential Awards awardees have been providing solutions through their services such as water supply, food security initiatives, youth employment, improving refugees living conditions, health and girl child education among others.

Minister of Gender, Community Development and Social Welfare, Jean Sendeza said the awarded social enterprises have improved the wellbeing of both rural and urban communities and are promoting the spirit of self-reliance as highlighted in the Malawi 2063.

She said government is committed to supporting their innovations as they positively impact Malawians.

Some of the 2023 Zikomo Presidential Awards recipients include Napoleon Dzombe, Uchembele Wabwino, BASEflow, KIBEBE, Tingathe, ACADES, Henga-Phoka and Tengani Water User’s Associations among others.