Community Engagement Initiative at Mthawira LEA School

Parents attentively listen as school officials explain the BEFIT program and its benefits for their children’s literacy and numeracy skills.

As part of ongoing community engagement efforts, Mthawira LEA School in Blantyre Urban convened a meeting with parents and key school structures, including the PTA, Mother Group, and School Management Committee (SMC). The session aimed to brief parents of newly enrolled learners, particularly those in Standard 1, about the Building Education Foundations through Innovation and Technology (BEFIT) program.

During the meeting, parents were encouraged to motivate their children to attend school regularly and actively engage with the BEFIT tablets, which support the development of numeracy and literacy skills. They were also reminded to help safeguard the devices and report any missing accessories promptly.

Mthawira LEA parents and school structures actively participate in the session, gaining insights on how to support learners and safeguard the BEFIT tablets.

Addressing the gathering, Headteacher Lackson Sumani highlighted the importance of collaboration between the school and the community to ensure the success of the BEFIT program.

The Building Education Foundations Through Innovation and Technology (BEFIT) is a government of Malawi owned and led program aimed at enhancing foundational literacy and numeracy skills among learners in standard 1 to 4 across all public primary schools in Malawi through supplemental, individualized, self-paced instruction delivered via specialized apps on android tablets.