Nanthomba Full Primary School
With constant love, laughter, passion, and a tireless commitment to our mission, the members of HELP strive to set and achieve goals every day. Together, we are driven by a common vision: to give Hope, Education, Love, and Protection to the children of Malawi and give them a chance to make their dreams and aspirations a reality.
- Based on data collected in surveys, it is estimated that only 71% of students make it as far as their last standard of Primary School. However, estimates based on administrative data are even lower at 36%*
- Roughly a quarter of Malawian children continue their education on to secondary school†
- Due to high amounts of students having to repeat standards, the gross enrollment rate for primary school is around 116%, while the net enrollment rate is only 87%††
*UNICEF: http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/malawi_statistics.html#77
†Southern and Eastern Africa Consortium for Monitoring Educational Quality: http://www.sacmeq.org/education-malawi.htm#fact
††Southern and Eastern Africa Consortium for Monitoring Educational Quality: http://www.sacmeq.org/education-malawi.htm#fact
Guided by strategic thinking and local input, our professional staff is dedicated to creating new projects that challenge the students to think innovatively. The team also works to develop new healthcare strategies, leading to greater local self-sustainability and community empowerment.
The students at the Nanthomba Full Primary School are primarily local orphans, children from local villages, and children of National Park employees. Originally, the school began with 320 pupils. To date, due to the eagerness and excitement of an education, the school has over 850 students. HELP, in conjunction with the Ministry of Education, assists this school and three other community schools (Kavunguti, Kafulafula, and Mlambe) with teacher aides. HELP also provides teachers with stipends and training,which contribute to the upgraded educational standards of the facility. HELP has recruited assistant teachers to address the shortage of teachers, due to the high enrollment in the four schools.
