19/05/2022
Delighted to share highlights from our visit at Chichiri Secondary School on the 13th of May under our “SaMala Education Project”. We had a law student from the University of Malawi chat with the Form Two students. The talk was centered on getting the young leaders to start where they are and not only dream, but to take positive actions to catch the dreams they envision. It was inspiring to see how captured the students were and the feedback at the end of the session was phenomenal. This is a room filled with future lawyers, doctors, scientists and ministers, among the many profession they aspire to take on. This experience has helped to shape our definition and expand our view of what “quality education” means especially in the Malawian context. Students not only need skills to improve their numeracy and literacy. In addition to the classroom work, they require supplements of motivation and someone who believes in their future. As Ken Poirot rightly puts it: “There is no greater power and support you can give someone than to look them in the eye, and with sincerity/conviction say, 'I believe in you’”.
