FAWEMA Organizes School Competition to Promote Gender Equality and Enhance Educational Opportunities
FAWEMA organized a school competition in Chinkhwili Zone to promote gender equality, and enhance education.
Dowa, Malawi-The Forum for Women Educationalists in Malawi (FAWEMA) recently organised a school competition in the Chinkhwili Zone to promote gender equality and enhance educational opportunities, writes Mphatso M’bang’ombe.
The competition, which was held at Chakhaza School Ground, was attended by representatives from schools in the zone, as well as FAWEMA staff and officials from the Ministry of Education.
The competition was designed to identify and reward exceptional learners and schools that demonstrated outstanding performance in their studies.
Learners were assessed in Cartoons, English, Social studies, and general knowledge.
To ensure fairness and transparency, FAWEMA enlisted a panel of experienced educators and subject matter experts to evaluate the assessments.
The panel followed a rigorous grading process, considering factors such as accuracy, creativity, and originality in the learners’ responses.
In the end, Chinkhwili Primary School emerged as the winner, followed by Sungeni Primary School and Kasangu Primary School. The winning schools were awarded trophies and certificates.
Speaking during the prize presentation ceremony, FAWEMA Executive Director Wesley Chabwera said that the organisation was pleased with the success of the competition.
He said that the competition was a way to check the knowledge levels of learners, as well as motivate them and assess what they are doing in their iHRARD clubs.
“In moving forward, we want to see an increase in knowledge on SRH amongst the learners,” said Chabwera.
Primary Education Advisor (PEA) for Chinkhwili Zone, Honesta Kalembera, hailed FAWEMA for the interventions in her zone.
She said that such interventions will reduce early marriages and the number of girls dropping out of school.
“Overall, the school assessment completion organized by FAWEMA was a resounding success and promoted learners’ rights,” said Kalembera.
She also asked the organisers to continue organising such initiatives, saying that they would contribute to the development of the local education systems and motivate teachers and learners to excel in their studies.
The iHEARD project is implemented by FAWEMA in the districts of Dowa, Ntchisi, and Lilongwe with funding from Global Affairs Canada.