April 17, 2021 Owen Khamula - Nyasa Times 3 Comments
A 31-year-old radio innovator who got arrested for creating and operating a radio station has won a Malawi University of Science and Technology scholarship.
Kondesi gets scholarship
Gabriel Kondesi, got arrested in 2008 when he was just 13 for creating and operating a radio station in Mulanje.
He has made it into a first cohort of beneficiaries of MUST Community Innovator Programme.
The Malawi University of Science and Technology, through MUST Institute of Industrial Research and Innovation, is introducing a programme where’s by it will be admitting community innovators, mentor them in a local language they understand, just to add academic value to their God-given-talents.
FDH Bank plc has contributed K3 million to the Malawi University of Science and Technology (MUST) ‘buy a gadget for a needy student’ campaign to enable underprivileged students access quality education through e-learning.
Dr Ngalande (left) presents a dummy cheque to Prof Malata
Managing director for FDH Bank plc Dr Ellias Ngalande said during the handover of the cheque on Monday in Blantyre that the bank, through its Corporate Social Responsibility flagship ‘FDH Cares’ is dedicated to creating a sustainable society by supporting various causes in education and health and other important areas.
“We are making this contribution of MK3million to Malawi University of Science and Technology (MUST) towards the Buy a Gadget for a MUST Needy Student campaign to enable MUST underprivileged students access quality education under the Emergency Remote Teaching (ERT) platforms. As a bank, we are proud to support the growth of these students because they are our future leaders,”
Nico Pensions Services Limited has swiftly responded to the call to assist needy students at Malawi University of Science and Technology (MUST) in Thyolo with ICT gadgets to help in e-learning in the wake of covid-19 infection.
NICO Pension Services Company presenting the cheque to MUST
NICO Pension Services Company presenting the cheque to MUST
The company on Wednesday presented a K3 million cheque to MUST to help towards procurements of the ICT gadgets.
Due to Covid-19 challenges, MUST introduced blended learning that combines face-to-face and e-learning. However, some students have found it challenging to access lessons on the online platform due to among other reasons, lack of internet enabling gadgets such as smart phones and laptops.