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So many broken desks in our primary schools – what’s going on?

Three factors: (1) schools purchase desks that are not durable, (2) schools do not have maintenance agreements with suppliers of desks and chairs and (3) schools do not receive funding for desk/chair maintenance. UNICEF reports that over 50% of students in primary schools sit on the floor. I visited a few schools in Blantyre CityContinue reading “So many broken desks in our primary schools – what’s going on?”

Why sports in primary schools!

It seems to me that primary schools in Malawi have given up on sports. I visited a few schools in Blantyre city in September of 2023 and all I saw were a few footballs for boys. It was shocking to learn that teachers in many schools no longer allocate time for sports/PE. The excuse ofContinue reading “Why sports in primary schools!”