A new college was set up by the local Muslim community to train female teachers. It is seen as part of sincere efforts to bridge the gap of gender education in the southern African country. Due to some societal and cultural norms, a lot of our girls within the Muslim community and outside are unable to attend school, said Altaf Gani, Secretary General of the Bilal Trust, a Muslim NGO. Gani regretted that the number of uneducated young women, especially within the Muslim community, is growing rapidly in the country. “It is this situation which compelled us to initiate the establishment of the Maryam Girls Teacher Training College (MGTTC),” he contended. The MGTTC, the first tertiary institution within the Muslim community in Malawi, offers a two-year training programme for female primary school teachers. The first year is classroom-based teaching within the college. But during the whole of second year, students are placed in approved satellite primary schools to enable them complete their practical training in accordance with the national curriculum timetable. Although it is an Islamic institution, MGTTC enrols students from across the Muslim and Christian spectrum.
MALAWI MUSLIMS ENDEAVOUR GIRL EDUCATION
A new college was set up by the local Muslim community to train female teachers. It is seen as part of sincere efforts to bridge the gap of gender education in the southern African country.
