* Introduced having noticed the gap in terms of support that focuses on bringing up education initiatives in schools
* The initiative is to ensure learners are able to build self confidence and get equiped with knowledge and skills
By Victor Singano Jnr.
The Malawi Gaming and Lotteries Authority (MAGLA) — in collaboration with Mibawa TV Studios — have launched private and secondary schools national quiz competition which is aimed at improving quality education through critical thinking, problem solving, as well as developing confidence among learners in the country.
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At the launch, MAGLA’s director of financial and administration, Dumbo Muwalo said the competition which is expected to run for a period of six months starting from February, which has been introduced having noticed the gap in terms of support that focuses on bringing up education initiatives in schools.
The initiative — which MAGLA has invested a total of K92 million as sponsorship — is to ensure learners are able to build self confidence and get equiped with knowledge and skills: “We are very proud to be part of this programme,” Muwalo said.
“As sponsors, we take this as an investment towards the future of our students and Malawi as a whole because through this initiative our children will become reliable citizens who will contribute to the development of the nation in the near future and make the MW2063 national agenda possible.
However, Muwalo urged all school going children not to get involved in gambling as it is for adults and not minors who are under-18 or living under parents and guardians.
He, therefore, emphasised that parents should take a leading role in monitoring their children by making sure they are not practising gambling but instead focus on their education.
Dumbo Muwalo
Mibawa TV Studios’ Executive Director, John Nthakomwa said as an institution, whose editorial policy is centered on edutainment, they thought it wise to partner MAGLA since the programme is inline with their agendas.
He pledged that Mibawa will do everything possible to deliver and ensure the quiz competition programme achieve the intended objective.
Nthakomwa further disclosed that while they will be running the quiz competition, they will also create platforms for other talented students to showcase their skills such as poetry, drama, music, among other — which will be broadcast on their television channel as a way of gathering content as well as helping the youths to excel in their skills.
“As an institution, we had a number of programmes which we wanted to be running concerning education and talent shows but the challenges we were experiencing was to do with finances in order to make them proper and sustainable.
“The coming in of MAGLA with the funds has given us energy to fullfil those dreams and we promise to deliver the best productions since we have the capacity to do so,” Nthakomwa promised.
John Nthakomwa
Present was South West Education Division (SWED) manager, Feggie Mphasi Mwale, who commended MAGLA and Mibawa Studios for the initiative — describing it as crucial in the promotion of education and building teamwork among learners.
She added that the idea of making the students to be the askers of the questions during the quiz while Mibawa will be standing as coordinators of the activity will help mainly in critical thinking among all the students.
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