Country Director for Basic Education, Grace Milner has encouraged Complementary Basic Education graduates to work hard in their studies as they transit to Primary Education.

 

The Director made the call on Thursday 27 July 2023 at Kalulu Primary School ground in Mchinji district during the graduation ceremony of 57 Complementary Basic Education learners who have been transitioned to primary education through Transformational Empowerment for Adolescent Girls, TEAM Girl Malawi Project, which was being implemented in the district by Link Community Development Malawi.

 

Speaking in an interview, the Director pointed out notable achievements the project has offered since it started, saying that many learners have accessed primary education and are still furthering their studies in different primary schools, since the project started.

 

“Through CBE project, we have reached about 18000 leaners since we started the program in 2006 both boys and girls. And this is encouraging to us as ministry of Education,” said Grace Milner.

 

In his remarks Country Director for Link Malawi, Harold Kuombola expressed his satisfaction that there was a good turnout of learners during TEAM Malawi project who were coming to learn from the CBE.

 

He further acknowledged that the graduating learners would do better in primary education and those who have trained in vocation skills, will excel in their business, for them to be financially independent.

 

One of the graduating learners Agness Layson, thanked Link Malawi for the TEAM Girl Malawi Project, saying the project has helped her to be able to read and write, and she promised to do well in her Primary Education.

 

Complementary Basic Education is delivered by Ministry of Education, and Link Community Development Malawi is one of the development partners that has been implementing the program for 5 years since 2018 through Transformational Empowerment for Adolescent Girls Malawi project (TEAM Girls Malawi).

 

The project is now being implemented in 3 districts of Dedza, Mchinji and Lilongwe and has managed to enroll 6300 learners, 5250 girls and 1050 Boys since it started in 2022 and is expected to end in October this year.

 

About 1500 learners were enrolled in 25 centres across Mchinji district during the project.

 

By Titus J Phiri 

The Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority MACRA has emphasized the need for faith-based leaders to play a crucial role in ensuring that their followers are making the good use of social media.

 

The sentiments have been made in Mangochi during a meeting which centred at discussing issues surrounding cyber space and electronic communication.

 

A communication expert Baldwin Chiyamwaka has urged faith leaders to be on the forefront of helping people to use social media positively for the betterment of the country.

 

Chiyamwaka expressed his disappointment especially on how some of the citizenries are using the social media.

 

“People have been defamed, People have been harmed in different ways because of disinformation, misinformation, fake news, fabrication and sheer evil intent to harm someone,” said chiyamwaka.

 

He is of the view that social media is an important tool in developing the country if well accorded.

 

“Let’s use social media positively to develop and to benefit our lives positively but also to benefit the lives of others and to benefit our country” he concluded.

 

Secretary General for Quadria Muslim Association of Malawi, Sheikh Osman Karim has described the meeting as fruitful as it will enable them to reach people on how best they can use social media.

 

“It is important for faith leaders to understand how they can communicate with their people especially the young people,” Karim acclaimed.

 

The tendency of sharing some nudity content on social media has been on rise in the country a situation which is worrying authorities.

 

 

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The Director of Radio Alinafe, Rev. Fr. Louis Chikanya says audience engagement at community level strengthens the bond between radio personalities and their audiences, a recipe for continued trust that is required in communication.

He said this at Mpondamwala in Lilongwe on 14 July 2023 where Radio Alinafe team met some of its listeners from that area.

Father Chikanya made a clear presentation on what the radio is made up of and that people can have access to it as it is there for them.

He also called upon the people to listen to the programs which are running on the radio rather than focusing on phone in programs that give them chance to greet others only.

The audience also gave their views on what they feel should be done on air.

   

They proposed for the repetition of an exclusive program which runs on Sunday at 02:00 am among others.

The Director thanked the listeners who were present at the meeting for their unity which they had shown.

He said that the spirit gives a true reflection of the Radio Alinafe’s slogan “deepening love in our society.”