Govt hails Marist Brothers in Malawi for championing e-libraries in under-resourced schools

Malawi: The Malawi Government has praised the Marist Brothers in Malawi for launching a number of programmes and initiatives aimed at improving the country's educational quality, writes Watipaso Mzungu.

The Catholic religious body, for example, has implemented e-learning and e-library services in seven under-resourced Community Day Secondary Schools (CDSS) across the country.

Grace Chirwa-Kanyimbiri, District Commissioner (DC) for Salima District Council, said at the launch of e-learning and e-libraries at Msalura CDSS in Salima, that the introduction of e-learning and e-libraries will enable schools to increase enrolment and also improve the delivery of materials to learners.

According to Chirwa-Kanyimbiri, this will help the Malawi government achieve its goal of providing quality education in line with the Malawi 2063 agenda.

"The introduction of e-learning and e-library is a huge benefit for both students and schools in terms of increasing enrollment and improving pass rates." It is only my hope that the Marist Brothers' initiative in Malawi will be replicated in all schools so that all students benefit," she said.

Brother Francis Jumbe, National Provincial Councilor for the Marist Brothers in Malawi, stated in his remarks that they expect students' performance in the terminal and national examinations to improve.

Jumbe urged the students to take good care of the equipment so that it would last and benefit future students.

"As Marist Brothers in Malawi, we are committed to launching programmes that will complement government efforts to improve Malawi's educational quality," he said.