By Sheminah Nkhoma

Lilongwe, June 19, Mana: Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education will on Friday, June 20, 2025 launch a campaign to boost literacy and numeracy in early primary school.

A statement signed by Secretary for Basic and Secondary Education, Rachel Chimbwete Phiri, indicated that the campaign will involve all stakeholders in pushing for better learning outcomes.

“The ministry has a vision to ensure that learners should read fluently and with meaning as well as solve simple arithmetic problems by Standard 4; hence, this campaign,” the statement read.

Adding: “The campaign emphasizes the importance of providing quality education and promoting literacy and numeracy skills as a foundation for lifelong learning and development among our children.”

Malawi is part of a 2024 African Union Communique where member states pledged to tackle low literacy and numeracy levels in early education, according to the statement.

The launch will take place at Mkwichi Secondary School in Lilongwe under the theme: “Can Read, Can Write, Can Count: Foundation4Life.