| Education in Malawi has been a constant challenge. | | | | While orphans and other vulnerable children need |
| Malawi is an 8-4-4-education system consisting of | | | | material and psychological support, all the students |
| primary school, secondary school and university | | | | need motivation for excelling hence this strategy |
| education. There is little opportunity for pre-school. In | | | | among others. The prizes were given on the open |
| 1994, the Government of Malawi decided to make a | | | | while every student was eager to be called. |
| major change in their education and abolished school | | | | Since such event occurred, students have greatly |
| fees for primary schooling; this resulted in an increase | | | | improved in the above performance areas. |
| in primary school enrollment from 1.9 million pupils a | | | | |
| year to 3.2 million and an average pupil-teacher ratio of | | | | The students at the Nanthomba Primary School built |
| 72. The institution of Free Primary Education is | | | | by the HELP organization (and their partners) are |
| successful in terms of the numbers of pupils attending | | | | primarily local orphans, children from local villages and |
| but will not be able to meet the costs needed to | | | | children of National Park employees. Originally, the |
| support the infrastructure, i.e. 38,000 classrooms. The | | | | school began with 320 pupils. To date, due to the |
| government will therefore move forward by | | | | eagerness and excitement of an education, the school |
| strengthening partnerships among all divisions to | | | | has 750 students. HELP operates the school, as well |
| receive 40% of the financing needed. | | | | as supports three other community schools with |
| On June 19, 2009 approximately 120 students at | | | | teachers aids, in conjunction with the Ministry of |
| Nanthomba Primary School went home excited for | | | | Education and provides teachers with stipends and |
| being rewarded of their achievements in different | | | | training,which contribute to the upgraded educational |
| areas. They were rewarded as best achievers in | | | | standards of the facility. |
| class and after school activities, most punctual, most | | | | HELP is in the process of searching for land within |
| smart and well behaved students. Pens, notebooks, | | | | walking distance to the village, with the hope of building |
| sandals, soap, toothbrushes, etc were the prizes given. | | | | a secondary school in the near future. |
| These items are part of the school donations. | | | | Zikomo Kwambiri! |