UK commits £39 million to transform Malawi’s education system: Video
The UK's Development Minister, Anneliese Dodds, announced a £39 million aid package to support education in Malawi.
The pledge was made during her two-day visit to the country, which included a stop at a primary school in the capital, Lilongwe, on December 10.
According to a press release, the funding is aimed at doubling the number of children with basic math skills by the age of 10. “This is a multi-year program. It’s for the long term, trying to make sure the work that’s already going on in Malawi to make math education as effective as possible is continued into the future and is really embedded,” Dodds said.
She emphasised the program's broader impact on children, young people, families, and communities, adding, “It can deliver that change for children, young people, and their families and communities, and ultimately the whole Malawi and economy as well.”
Dodds also addressed Malawi’s challenges in accessing climate finance, a critical issue for the nation and other developing countries. She reaffirmed the UK’s commitment to improving access to such funds. “The UK has been working really hard with our friends like Malawi to call on the climate finance providers and say to them, ‘Let’s make sure that access is more open,” she said.
Malawi, formerly Nyasaland, was a British protectorate from 1891 until it gained independence in 1964.
