Education
Education
How Higher Education Can Support Local Ecosystems of Innovation
By Michael Kachitsa Since higher education is increasingly playing a leading role in developing the next generation of policy and social entrepreneurs, we must develop a cooperative framework to guide them. Students need a working understanding of what on-the-ground work with neighboring communities looks like,… Read More »How Higher Education Can Support Local Ecosystems of Innovation
Importance of Technology in Education
By Michael Kachitsa The evolution of technology has impacted every aspect of our lives from banking to the way that we communicate with each other. In fact, technology has become an integral part of sustaining society, and its infusion with education is therefore inevitable. Technology… Read More »Importance of Technology in Education
Education in Malawi
By Michael Kachitsa In Malawi a child starts primary education at the age of five or six, and finishes at the age of 12, 13 or 14 years of age. The classes are from grade one to grade eight. In each grade a child takes… Read More »Education in Malawi
Better Education During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic
By Michael Kachitsa The COVID-19 crisis is exacerbating this learning crisis. As many as 94 percent of children across the world have been out of school due to closures. Learning losses from school shutdowns are further compounded by inequities, particularly for students who were already… Read More »Better Education During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic
Why Educational Disparities Persist
By Michael Kachitsa Drawn from a book that has been 30 years in the making, this excerpt outlines three explanations for why deep disparities in educational opportunities and outcomes persist for so many of our nation’s children despite more than six decades of education equity… Read More »Why Educational Disparities Persist
Chanco Catholic Students Organisation (CSO) to publish a magazine
By Enalla Munyenyembe Mzuzu, March 25, Mana: Chancellor Collage (Chanco) Catholic Students Organisation (CSO) is set to publish a magazine dubbed ‘Chanco Telescope Magazine’ starting March 24, 2021. In an interview, Chanco Telescope Chief Editor, Gift Muyayi said their March-April Magazine will contain very topical… Read More »Chanco Catholic Students Organisation (CSO) to publish a magazine
Inkosi Khosolo worried with the erosion of Ngoni Culture
By Wisdom Ngwira Mzuzu, March 23, Mana: Traditional Authority Khosolo of Mzimba District has expressed worry over continued loss of key Ngoni cultural practices in the district, saying the trend threatens the tribe’s existence. He was speaking recently at Kabiza Primary School in the district… Read More »Inkosi Khosolo worried with the erosion of Ngoni Culture
Jesuits hand-over classroom block in Kasungu
Jesuits hand-over classroom block in Kasungu By Samuel Phiri Kasungu, March 11, Mana: Foundation Jesuiten Weltwelt Switzerland has handed over a classroom block worth K17 million to St Joseph Primary School in Kasungu as one way of mitigating the problem of congestion in classrooms. Speaking… Read More »Jesuits hand-over classroom block in Kasungu