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Malawi introducing English in adult literacy

Government has revealed that it is considering to introduce English in adult literacy programmes to enable learners gain maximum benefits.

Ministry of Gender and Social Welfare assistant community development officer for Blantyre, Agnes Napwanga, made the revelation last weekend during the graduation of 20 adult learners at Mpingo Hunger Project Malawi Epicentre in Traditional Authority Somba, Blantyre.

adult-literacyNapwanga said government arrived at the decision having realised that functional literacy is becoming an integral component in the success of small and medium entrepreneurship.

“Government realises the importance of education as it changes the way people think and do things. We, therefore, thought of incorporating English in functional literacy classes to enable learners maximise profits from the lessons,” she said.

She expressed optimism that the lessons would empower learners to understand modern farming techniques, democracy and family planning issues.

Napwanga hailed Hunger Project Malawi for its efforts to educate men and women who dropped out of school for various reasons in the area.

“However, our major concern is the low male participation in the programmes. Out of 37 people that registered for the programme, only two were male and only one completed the programme,” she said.

The male graduate, Maxwell Albert, speaking after receiving his certificate, said he plans to proceed to the primary school to achieve his goal of obtaining a Primary School Leaving Certificate.

Hunger Project Malawi project officer for Mpingo Epicenter, Mwayi Kadzongwe, said her organisation is committed to introducing initiatives and programmes that can help address social and economic challenges affecting Malawians.

 

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