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Teveta Launches girls’ secondary school choir contest

 

Technical, Entrepreneurial and Vocational Education and Training Authority (Teveta) has introduced a girls’ secondary school choir competition to popularise technical education among girls.

The first event, worth about K5 million, took place in Mzuzu on Saturday where 11 girls’ secondary schools from the Northern Region competed and won assorted learning materials and a trophy.

Teveta director of administration and human resources Ted Chanza said the competition in the North was a pilot event, adding plans are underway to hold similar events in the Central and Southern regions as well as making it a national event.

He said the event is meant to raise awareness on entrepreneurship and technical education among girls who usually shun the field.

Chakaniza (L) presenting an award to the winning choir
Chakaniza (L) presenting an award to the winning choir

“We have been holding career guidance talks before. But this year we decided to do it differently so that it is more entertaining and appealing to the girl child,” said Chanza.

The schools, with the mentorship of a music expert, were given the task to compose songs based on the importance of technical education as the underlying theme.

The songs were performed at a capacity-filled Grand Palace Hotel where Teveta officials, fans and a panel of judges were in attendance.

The judges included artists Tiwonge Hango, Maria Nundwe and Joshua Chirwa.

Ethanol Company of Malawi chief executive officer Lusubilo Chakaniza was the guest of honour.

The competing schools were rated on articulation of the Tevet theme, dressing, originality, creativity, harmony, pitch and voice coordination.

After all the schools presented their sets, judges settled for Edinburgh Private School of Mzimba, Kaseghe Girls’ Secondary School of Chitipa and Karonga Girls’ Secondary schools as winners, runners-up and third-placed choirs, respectively.

Edinburgh also won the Best Choir Director Category whereas Kaseghe also bagged the Best Song Category.

Other schools that competed included Marymount, Malo Private, Phwezi Girls’, Ekwendeni, Bandawe, Chambo, Tukombo and St Mary’s. They received consolation prizes for taking part in the competition.

Hango appealed to Teveta to continue holding the competition, saying it will contribute to the development of arts. n

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