Month: April 2020 Posts

CSEC urges students not to relax

Apr 11, 2020 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

As schools remain closed due to the deadly Coronavirus pandemic, the Civil Society Education Coalition (CSEC) has called on parents to make sure that students are still vibrant on their studies. The development follows a… ...

Malawi teachers strike over salaries

Jan 20, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Teachers across Malawi have downed tools, demanding their December salaries from government. In Lilongwe, teachers stormed the District Commissioner's (DC) office in protest over government's decision to remove almost five thousand teachers from the payroll… ...

CSEC calls on govt to ensure access to education for children

Nov 11, 2019 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The Civil Society Education Coalition (CSEC) has called on government to make a policy on the issue of dressing code in schools saying some rules on dressing infringe on access on education. CSEC Chairperson Moses… ...

Malawi secondary school curriculum should include entrepreneurship – CSEC

Aug 23, 2019 Martha Chikoti 3 &

The Civil Society Education Coalition (CSEC) says entrepreneurship should be introduced in Malawi’s secondary school curriculum. CSEC Executive director Benedicto Kondowe made the remarks during a Media training on Positive Reporting on Sustainable Development Goal… ...

Delay of funds continue to affect Malawi education sector

May 30, 2019 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Delay of funds to the education sector has been singled out as one of the major factors contributing to lack of quality education in primary schools. This was stated by Civil Society Education Coalition (CSEC)… ...

Huge funding gap affecting education – CSEC

Dec 26, 2018 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Civil Society Education Coalition (CSEC) has asked government to allocate 15 percent of Value Added Tax (VAT) to education to deal with funding gaps in the sector. The organisation's Program Manager Kisa Kumwenda said this… ...

Poor MSCE exam performance worries CSEC

Oct 18, 2018 Luke Bisani 0 &

Civil Society Education Coalition (CSEC) has expressed worry over poor performance of candidates in the 2018 Malawi School Certificate of Education (MSCE) examinations. The 2018 MSCE results show that no candidate scooped an aggregate of… ...

School dropouts worry CSEC

Sep 22, 2017 Luke Bisani 15 &

Civil Society Education Coalition (CSEC) has expressed worry over high school dropouts in Malawi. Speaking during its annual general meeting CSEC board chairperson Julie Juma called for the need to have efforts targeted at reducing… ...