As the country continues to face numerous socioeconomic challenges, head of the Lilongwe Archdiocese of the Catholic Church, Archbishop Tarcisio Ziyaye, has challenged Malawians to explore means through which they can be self-reliant.<\/p>\n
The withdrawal of direct budgetary support by Malawi\u2019s development partners continues to prod different stakeholders to push for a robust local resource mobilisation and implementation strategies.<\/p>\n
And in an interview after presiding over the celebration to mark Kanengo St Francis\u2019 Parish\u2019s 40 years of evangelisation, Ziyaye said begging is embarrassing because it limits one\u2019s freedom of doing things the way they want.<\/p>\n
Ziyaye said the country has a lot of potential which remains untapped and went ahead to challenge Malawians to be the architects of their own development.<\/p>\n
\u201cI know that this country has a lot of potential. Look at Mulanje Mountain which has a lot of water which we can use. We have the agriculture sector which we can develop. But more important is education which is key to development.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur country has a lot of potential and we should use that potential in order to develop ourselves. We should not keep on saying \u2018we are poor, what can we do?\u2019 We should not be happy to be beggars,\u201d Ziyaye said.<\/p>\n
He also urged the church to explore the self-reliance way, saying even though the assistance from outside is always welcome, time has come for Christians to explore means of supporting themselves.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf everyone feels they have the potential to do something on their own, we have the capacity to develop ourselves. In fact, when you fend for yourself, you have your dignity and are happy that you are able to do things on your own,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Different observers have also urged Malawians to be self-reliant so that the country can move out of poverty. According to the observers, no country in the world has ever developed by relying on the support of others.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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