Luke Bisani
The NGO known as Campaign for Female Education (CAMFED) donated to assist the first-year girls’ students in accessing quality education offered by the university.
Speaking on behalf of the University management, the Assistant Registrar (Academics) Mr. Jimmy Kayange commended the organization for the gesture saying the laptops and the routers are to help the girls in their studies as the university is using a blended approach of teaching students due to COVID-19.
The Assistant Registrar has urged the girls to work extra hard in their education as a way of appreciating the donation made by CAMFED towards their education.
CAMFED Operations Director Susan Silika disclosed that the organization will continue to be supportive to the girls until they complete their studies in various programmes offered at the University.
“First, we were excited that you made it to this University. As CAMFED, we do not expect anything in return from you. What we want is to see you becoming responsible citizens of this nation but also models in communities you are coming from,” said Silika.
Silika then applauded the cordial relation that the organization has with the Catholic University of Malawi in making sure that the girls have access to the quality holistic education offered.
One of the beneficiaries of CAMFED donation, Alinafe Silence who is studying for a Bachelor of Commerce (Banking and Finance) said the laptop and the router are to help them in their studies.
“These days, when one has a laptop and access to the internet, you can easily get learning materials online - talk of journals, academic papers, books for a student to read,” said Silence.
Besides the donation, CAMFED is also paying for tuition fees to the twelve girls who received the laptop and internet gadgets from the organization.
The organization has since announced that it will continue supporting more young girls to study at the Catholic University of Malawi.