Summary
ROWS of empty desks do not puzzle the college principal, because he knows where his students are. If they are not nursing dying parents or caring for orphaned siblings, he knows they are probably fighting terminal illness themselves.
In a country with a male life expectancy of just 35, the high death rate means high levels of absence for students and staff at Livingstonia College in northern Malawi. But still Chakufwa Mkandawire makes the 400km journey to the capital city of Lilongwe to meet his Scottish counterparts because he wants his college to do the best it can.See the full content of this document
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'We Give Them the Tools so They Can Make the Change'
He, and 11 other college principals in Malawi have been receiving classes on leadership style and strategic planning from the principals of Scottish colleges.
More than 14 per cent of the population of Malawi is HIV positive, and the majority live in extreme poverty. In tota...See the full content of this document
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