Tags : Education for all

MW TO INCREASE EDUCATION SPENDING TO PROMOTE SECTOR

By Kenson McCloud  President Lazarus Chakwera says Malawi Government has committed itself to sustain and improve allocation towards the education sector to within 15% to 20% of the total national expenditure by 2030.  Chakwera made the remarks at the United Nations Transforming Education Summit in New York.  According to Chakwera, government wants to improve primary […]Read More

NZIKA TO RAISE MWK15 M FOR NEEDY STUDENTS

By Aamon Butao w A charitable organization, Nzika Foundation, has announced ambitious plans to raise about MWK15 Million to assist needy students from the country’s public universities. The foundation has organised a music concert at BICC in Lilongwe on Friday evening and a football match on Saturday at the Bingu National Stadium. The gesture by […]Read More

CHILD RIGHTS ACTIVIST CALLS FOR EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION OF RESOURCES

By Kenson McCloud  One of the country’s child activists, Desmond Mhango, has called for equitable distribution of resources as government is set to roll out the Malawi Education Reform Program (MERP) which seeks to expand access to education in the primary sub-sector. The 4 year project which was launched on Tuesday will see Government and […]Read More

GOOD SOIL PARTNERS BAIL OUT UNI STUDENTS

By Blessings Bomati  Charitable Organization, Good Soil Partners, has appealed to several stakeholders to complement government’s efforts of uplifting higher education by supporting underprivileged tertiary education students. The organization’s Chief Operations Officer, Wabuka Saka, said this on Tuesday in Lilongwe when his organization reached out to 25 needy students from both public and private universities […]Read More

MP KAUNDA ASKS GOVT TO SOLVE LEARNING MATERIALS SHORTAGE

By Aamon Butao  Member of Parliament for Nkhatabay Central has raised concern over lack of learning materials at Nkhatabay Technical College. Symon Vuwa Kaunda raised the concern in Parliament when posing a question to Minister of Youth and Sports Ulemu Msungama. Kaunda said the problem is affecting education standards.  According to Kaunda, learning equipment allows […]Read More

ANALYST BACKS GOVT’S USAGE OF TREES FROM LL ROAD PROJECT

By Serah Chikwapula  An education expert has backed a government decision to use trees cut from the site of the 6 lane Kenyatta drive road project in Lilongwe to make desk to be donated to public primary schools. Such resolution was arrived at following a recent meeting between officials from the Lilongwe City Council and […]Read More

ILO, TUM STRIKE DEAL TO ELIMINATE CHILD LABOUR

By Kenson McCloud  The International Labour Organisation and Teachers Union of Malawi have entered into a  MWK150 Million  partnership in a bid to end child labour through school improvement and better access to education. The project seeks to support at least 1000 child labourers and children at risk of child labour in targeted areas of […]Read More

STUDENTS BURDENED BY USER FEES

Salima Central Constituency is said to be registering high school dropout rates as learners struggle to pay user fees demanded by school authorities.  Member of Parliament for the area Gerald Kapiseni Phiri raised the concern saying this is denying children the right to education. The Legislator said is surprising to see that learners are forced […]Read More