China Donates K32M For Malawian Needy Students

Government of China has donated K32, 780,000 to Shaping Our Future Foundation with an aim of supporting underprivileged students in education sector.

Chinese Charge De Affair, Wang Hao, said the donation is part of the Ambassador’s Scholarship Programme initiative which aims at helping secondary school students to further pursue their studies.

Hao said Chinese President Xi Jinping made three key developmental initiatives in the month of August, which one of them is talent development through education sector in order to enhance and strengthen Malawi-China relation.

Upon receiving the donation at Kamuzu Palace First Lady Monica Chakwera expressed satisfaction with good gesture demonstrated by Chinese government, describing it as one way of improving quality of education in the country.

She disclosed that the donation will be specifically channeled towards beneficiaries who are less privileged in order to help them attain and realize their education dreams.

In his remarks, Education Programme coordinator, Lawrence Kayesa said the donation is going to help and support 90 students, 82 girls and 8 boys from various secondary schools with tuition and examination fees.

He further said so far the Organisation has helped 2,356 students and currently are targeting to reach over 5000 underprivileged students across the country by 2026.