Youth and Schools Forum: with Malawi Minister of Education - 31/03/2022

Teachers, educators, youth leaders, and NGO leaders, from across Scotland and Malawi, joined us for our SMP and MaSP co-hosted Youth and Schools Forum on Thursday 31st March 2022.

The event launched our updated School Partnerships Practical Guide and we were delighted to welcome Malawi Minister of Education and longstanding friend of the Scotland Malawi Partnership, Hon Agnes Nyalonje, as our keynote speaker.

The Hon. Minister wrote the Foreword for the new guide and gave a powerful speech giving her full support for the SMP and MaSP, and endorsing our work supporting youth and school links.

Timestamps:

0:00 Welcome and introductions - Luisa Brown, Youth & Schools Officer, SMP
3:27 About the new Youth and Schools Partnership Guide - Luisa Brown
10:50 Keynote speaker introduction - David Hope-Jones, CEO, SMP
12:38 Keynote address: Malawi Minister of Education - Minister of Education, Hon. Agnes Nyalonje
33:33 Teacher and Student Voices:
33:55 Namadzi CDSS and Student, partnered with Penicuik Primary School
39:28 Gleniffer High School Partnered with Dzenza
42:25 Mtuli Foundation
55:22 Break out sessions on:
56:23 ‘Common challenges in School Partnerships’ - Facilitated by Ruth Maluwa, Regional Coordinator, South, MaSP
1:07:45 ‘Ensuring we don’t reinforce stereotypes’ - Facilitated by Mtameni Kachusa, Regional Coordinator, North, MaSP
1:17:45 New resources and support - Luisa Brown, SMP
1:21:15 Report: MaSP visits of Malawi schools with Scottish links - Mtameni Kachusa & Ruth Maluwa
1:30:44 Impact of School Partnerships & Challenges in Education - David Nkhonjera, Synod of Livingstonia Education Department
1:38:00 Closing statements - Linda Dembo, Programmes Officer, MaSP
1:42:18 Informal post-event discussion – Facilitated by David Hope-Jones, SMP CEO