Winners being awarded for their sweat in the spelling bee competition in Mzuzu In a country where illiteracy levels are still on the higher side, World Vision Malawi is striving to make a difference through an output called 'Motivating learners participation in literacy' through literacy fairs like debates and spelling bee competition among others.
A recent study done by World Vision Malawi has revealed that 87% of learners in the country's primary schools do not know how to read or write a development which the organization has described as unfortunate and needs addressing.
The organization's Education Technical program manager Thandeka Nkhonde attributed this to ineffective teaching by teachers in primary schools and lack of textbooks which learners can use.