The Malawi National Commission for UNESCO is pleased to communicate that United Nations Education Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) together with the government of the People’s Republic of China has launched a call for applications for the UNESCO/China – the Great Wall Co-Sponsored Fellowships Programme 2024/2025. The fellowships are tenable […]
Read MoreUNESCO, through the Malawi National Commission for UNESCO donated teaching and learning materials to the Ministry of Education to support primary schools that were affected by Tropical Cyclone Freddy in Phalombe and Nsanje districts. In a symbolic handover ceremony that took place in Lilongwe, the Commission handed over 4200 books […]
Read MoreThe Malawi National Commission for UNESCO and Consol Homes organised a 10 days Entrepreneurship training for 80 vulnerable youth around TA Kalolo in Lilongwe funded by UNESCO. Self Help Groups (SHG) National Trainers were the main facilitators with four others supporting them with the life skills topics. The training, which […]
Read MoreConcerned with lack of resources to finance the arts and cultural sector, stakeholders in the sector have called on for an establishment of a Cultural Fund in order to curb financial challenges facing the sector. According to a joint stakeholders Communique, the group is calling each government institution to look […]
Read MoreBetween 2017 and 2018, Malawi National Commission supported the Foundation for Arts and Culture to develop a database of cultural industries in Malawi (www.foacmw.org/index.php/database/) with the objectives of: Facilitating greater networking and information sharing among cultural industries in Malawi and internationally; To develop capacities for management of databases on culture; […]
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