Project bails out ‘varsity students
Kwera, a non-profit organisation, has supported needy students from public universities with tuition fees and laptops to ease the burden of resources in their academic studies.
The support comes against the background of some needy students from public universities withdrawing due to lack of fees and upkeep resources.
The situation has become harder following the hike of fees by the institutions of higher learning since 2023.
Speaking in an interview during a handover of computers at the Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences (Mubas), Kwera project manager Richard Makala said they support university students to complement government’s efforts to create an educated and skilled human resource to develop the country.
“Our support in terms of computers and fees seeks to empower needy students in public universities to achieve their academic goals,” he said.
Mubas director of student affairs Dr. Gertrude Cynthia Sitolo commended Kwera for the donation.
“Many students need computers to type assignments, read notes and even log in to the Internet for online classes,” she said.
Her counterpart, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences (Kuhes) director of student affairs Dr Benjamin Kumwenda said the donation will ease congestion in computer laboratories.
Kuhes physiotherapy student Glory Kadzuwa said she waited for two years to receive a laptop computer from Kwera, adding that the gadget was crucial for her studies.
