Renowned education activist and Executive Director of Civil Society Education Coalition (CSEC) Benedicto Kondowe has described the Equitable Access to Tertiary Education, also popularly known as Quota System, as one of the evils thwarting Malawi’s efforts to attain Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 4, saying the system segregates deserving students in Community Day Secondary Schools (CDSSs). […]
Civil Society Education Coalition Executive Director Benedicto Kondowe, and Parliamentary Committee Chair on Education, Dr Elias Chakwera on Sunday visited Natchengwa Primary School, in Zomba where four learners died and more than 30 others sustained injuries of various degrees when the wall of the school block collapsed on them. Kondowe said what happened at Sub-Traditional […]
In a bid to make the right to education a reality, education Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) have expressed commitment to work with education stakeholders in support of the government pledge. Following the Dakar, Senegal Global Partnership for Education financing conference which was held on 2 February, Government of Malawi has committed to increase public education […]
The Civil Society Education Coalition (Csec) survey has revealed rampant abuse of Schools Improvement Grants(SIG). The survey which was funded by Swedish Development Partners was presented to the media, members of parliament, donors and other stakeholders in Lilongwe. According to Csec Board Chairperson Julie Juma and executive director Benedicto Kondowe, the organisation used multi stage sampling approach […]
Civil Society Education Coalition (Csec) has empowered district education networks in the North with requisite skills to effectively track the use of funds channelled towards improving education. This follows reports of misallocation of funds meant to uplift rural schools in Mzimba and other districts. Speaking during training in Mzimba on Monday, Csec research, monitoring and […]
The Civil Society Education Coalition (Csec) on Monday petitioned Speaker of Parliament, Richard Msowoya over the indefinite closure of some universities and the recent refusal by the National Council for Higher Education (Nche) to accredit some colleges in the country. The coalition said it utilized rule 58 of the Parliamentary Standing Orders which allows citizens and interested […]
The Civil Society Education Coalition (CSEC) has broken the silence of the discrediting of five universities in the country by the National Council of Higher Education (NCHE) saying there are a number of grave issues that need to be addressed. In a statement dated November 21, 2016, and signed by CSEC Executive Director Benedicto Kondowe […]
President Peter Mutharika has evaded responsibility on the country’s academic crisis following the closure of public universities and shifted the blame on councils and managements of instutitions of higher learning for their resistance to embrace the ongoing reforms in the public service. Speaking during the first congregation of the Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (Luanar) […]
Officials from an education think tank has expressed concern over the just released primary school leaving certificate examinations which has seen only 35 percent of the learners selected to secondary school. Civil Society for Education Coalition executive director Benedicto Kondowe said the 65 per cent that failed to make it to secondary school will either […]
Some members of parliament are upset that the Civil Society Education Coalition organised a working breakfast with the legislators in order to lobby for increased education budget when legislators were already meeting in committee of supply. This is the last stage before the national budget is passed. Chairman of Education Committee of parliament Elias Chakwera […]
Education experts have raised an alarm over abuse of school grants for books and school maintenance as head teachers are said to be using the money for personal businesses. Civil Society Coalition on Quality Education executive director Benedicto Kondowe said a research done by his office has shown that the School Improvement Programme (SIP) grant […]
Civil Society Education Coalition executive director, Benedicto Kondowe has asked government to knock on the doors of the corporate world to seek help for the country’s education sector which has been badly hit by financial drought. Kondowe made the call during interview monitored on Dziko FM on the sideline of Global action week for Education. […]
The Civil Society Education Coalition (CSEC) has called for multi-sectoral efforts in ensuring that community based child care centres have adequate resources to enable children have access to education at an early age. Project officer for CSEC Aerahnive Jamali made the call on Monday when the project donated various learning and playing materials to Tomasi […]
As Malawi educational performance is continually ranked at the foot within the Southern African region, the situation is even worse in the country’s isolated southern district of Neno. In the recent released public university selection, Neno’s public schools have performed miserably, sending only one student to the university. Poor performance of the district’ public schools […]
Executive Director of Civil Society Education Coalition (CSEC) Benedicto Kondowe has backed government for abolishing ‘universal’ university students’ allowances to introduce a loan scheme for deserving students. Minister of Finance Goodall Gondwe announced the change in Parliament during the presentation of the 2015/16 national budget. Kondowe said it is imperative to abolish the loan programme […]
Civil Society Education Coalition (CSEC) a local Non – Governmental Organisation will soon embark on a two – year pilot project on Contracting Primary Schools for Improved Performance through Results Based Financing (RBF) which aims at strengthening the education system in Mangochi. The results based financing initiative attempts to offer an alternative to testing for […]
A heated debate rages on in Malawi over the government’s plans to implement the new Education Act in the next school calendar (starting September 8) which calls for the use of English language as the medium of instruction to learners from Standard one – the point of entry into public primary schools. The medium of […]
The Civil Society Education Coalition (CSEC) and Federation of Disability Organisations in Malawi (FEDOMA) join other countries world over in commemorating and campaigning for the right to quality basic education for all by undertaking Global Campaign for Education (GCE) Action Week (GAW). The GCE Action Week was commemorated on 4th to 10th May but in […]