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8 September is the International Literacy Day and in Malawi the 2012 main commemoration event for the day will take place on 4 October 2012 in Nkhatabay district at Kachere Primary School ground under the theme “Literacy and Peace”, the Secretary for Gender, Children and Social Welfare has announced.
According to the press release in the Nation newspaper of 20 September 2012, the guest of honour at the function will be the Vice President, the Right Honourable Khumbo Kachali.
The press release states that the commemoration of the International Literacy Day is significant for Malawi “considering the high levels of illiteracy despite the free primary school education and concerted efforts by the Government and partner organisations to provide adult literacy services.”
Illiteracy in Malawi is at 36% representing to 4.7 million illiterate individuals, half of whom are economically active adults. The situation is exacerbated by the high waste of the education system which forces the youth in the formal education system to join the illiteracy pool as they drop out of school.
Andiamo Youth Cooperative Trust (AYCT) joins hands with the government of Malawi and UNESCO in commemorating the Literacy Day. Indeed, together we will eradicate illiteracy and poverty.
AYCT works on four pillars and one of them is education. Through its Andiamo Education Institutions (AEI) students have a chance to get quality education at affordable fees.