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Charity Provides Computer Tablets to Less Privileged Students in Malawi

Lameck Masina

   BLANTYRE, MALAWI - Students in Malawi, one of the poorest countries in
   Africa, have been out of school since March because of the COVID-19
   pandemic. While most students have been able to study from home with
   lessons offered on the internet or radio, many in poor and remote
   villages have been left out. A British charity has helped bridge the
   gap by distributing solar-powered computer tablets with pre-programmed
   lessons to rural primary school students.

   All the content is in Malawi's main language, Chichewa, and helps
   students improve skills in reading, writing and math.

   Parents say the intervention has eased their worry over their
   children's education, a worry which spiked again after the government
   announced last week that it had suspended plans to reopen schools on
   July 13 due to a rise in COVID-19 cases.

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