Robert Chiwamba, STEP ambassador has launched Taima (Here We Stand) to call on all people of Malawi to end gender based violence. The poem Taima (Here We Stand) calls on all people to take a stand against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and particularly for men to be role models as advocates
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STEP Ambassador is this Year’s Best Female Music Artist
STEP is pleased to announce that Sangie has been awarded this year’s Best Female Music Artist in the recent Urban Music People (UMP) Awards 2017. The Reggae/Dance-Hall artist was awarded at a sixth edition ceremony that took place on 18th November, 2017 at BICC in Lilongwe. The UMP awards take
All Set for This Year’s 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence – #LeaveNoOneBehind
STEP is supporting the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence. A recent UNESCO report has found that some female students experience physical, sexual and financial violence in the workshops, on the way to college and in their temporary housing in Malawi.
STEP Works with TEVETA Established Trade Advisory Committees
During two weeks from October 30 to November 9, STEP conducted five, 2-day content review workshops with the Trade Advisory Committees (TACs) for the construction trades – carpentry, brick-laying, plumbing, electrical (house-wiring) and painting.
TEVET Principals in Malawi for one agenda
Technical, Entrepreneurial and Vocational Education and Training-TEVET Principals in Malawi have formed an Association whose aim is to address issues affecting the TEVET sector with one voice. The body has been established through elections conducted on 23rd September, 2017 and over 32 Principals from various Technical Colleges participated in the
Youths encouraged to go for skills development as their priority career
Youths in the country have been urged to pursue technical education as one way of reducing unemployment. This has been said at a prize presentation ceremony for winners marking the end of Ngwazi Zazikazi Story Writing Competition which took place at Salima Technical College in Salima.
Proposed Enhancements to Curriculum Development Process at TEVETA Approved in Principle
Members of the Curriculum Development Coordinating Committee (CDCC) approved in principle a number of enhancements to the Curriculum Development (CD) process at TEVETA including adjusted curriculum documents for the five construction trades.
STEP supports the training of rural women in Solar PV Installation Training
The Skills and Technical Education Programme (STEP) has awarded scholarships to 16 women from four local villages in Nkhata Bay district to be trained in solar and electrical installation by Zayed Solar Academy. The women were selected from the Zayed Women’s Self Help Empowerment Group and have already participated in
Decentralised Management of TEVET Institutions is the Way to Go
During a two-day workshop which was conducted June 29th and 30th, all the participants proposed to the Director for Technical and Vocational Training that management of TEVET colleges needs to urgently move towards decentralization to allow industry and other players to effectively participate in TEVET programming.
My Tsogolo Magazine Team Works with STEP to Spread the Word
A team from My Tsogolo magazine has been visiting community day secondary schools (CDSSs) to engage local teachers in delivering writer’s workshops to students. These interactive workshops focus on building resilience by giving boys and girls an opportunity to recognize why gender stereotypes exist in Malawian culture, and to appreciate
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