Deputy Minister of Education, Nancy Chaola Mdooko has on Thursday 9 March bid farewell to two young girls who under the MiLab – Virtual Science Laboratories, in the Directorate of Science, Technology and Innovation are going to represent Malawi at a Side Event of the Commission on the Status Women 67th Session in New York, United States of America.
The session will be held under the theme, ‘Closing the Gender Gap in Science, Technology and Innovation in Developing Countries.’
Mdooko said it is encouraging to see female learners thriving in science, technology innovations, and called on others to emulate them.
The two girls, Grace Bauleni Chisale, a form 4 student from Luwinga Secondary School and Blessings Zimba, a form 4 student from Mary Mount Catholic Secondary School, together with officials from Ministry of Education will leave the country on 13th March.
Bauleni said this convention will further sharpen her skills and promised to do her best to bring back the much needed results back home.
Secretary for Education Chikondano Mussa has encouraged the two learners to go and shine, while appealing to other learners to continue working hard in Science, Technology and Innovation.
