Arkridge pays examination fees for all Zomba Malosa needy students
Managing Director of Joyce Banda Foundation International (JBFI) Edith Akridge has paid examination fees for all needy students who were yet to pay by the close of deadline 12:00 midnight of Friday, January 12.
A total of 45 students expected to sit for the Junior Certificate of Examination (JCE) and Malawi School Certificate of Education (MSCE) were likely to miss the examination for failure to pay for examination fees.
Akridge intervened to save the situation saying the students deserve better if we are to build a good foundation for social economic development of our country.
“Education is the key to our success as a country. When I heard that our JCE and MSCE students were to miss the deadline, I was so touched and felt obliged to do something, so we have paid and our officials at Joyce Banda Foundation are working with officials from the Ministry to make sure that all students from Zomba Malosa are able to sit for examinations regardless, ” said Akridge.
A total of K1,030,750 has been deposited into Malawi National Examination Board (MANEB) examinations account for the 45 students from various schools in Zomba Malosa.
Following revelations that 29, 817 candidates risked not sitting for Malawi National Examinations Board (MANEB) examinations this year over failure to pay examination fees, the examination body extended the fees payment period to midnight of January 12, 2024.
God bless this Edith for the good job done
Mulungu akudalitseni mai
I wish they were many of this heart, may God bless this woman!
Great work Madam Edith! God bless you richly
True, may God bless her indeed. However, my concern is on government, while we have well wishers like her out there who have bailed many students out this year, what is the permanent solution by government? what happens to these students in future when we’ll wishers are not able to bail them out? what is government can subsidise or do without these payments so alot of students are able to write exams in future, in short, what is the government’s long term plan?
If one person can do this, what about all of us?