On May 29th, 2024, the Ntha Foundation proudly welcomed the UN Resident Coordinator, Rebeccah Adda-Dontoh, to the Kwathu Innovation & Creative Centre in Lilongwe, Malawi. Her visit underscored the critical role of innovation hubs like Kwathu in fostering creativity, entrepreneurship, and youth empowerment across Malawi.
The EdTech@UNIMA 2024 Conference took place on Thursday, May 16th, and Friday, May 17th, at the prestigious Economics Building, University of Malawi. This two-day event was a vibrant convergence of minds dedicated to exploring the future of educational technology (EdTech) in Malawi.
In a landmark collaboration aimed at fostering digital inclusion and economic empowerment, the Ntha Foundation has teamed up with Salima Technical College to localize and scale the Digital Skills for Africa platform.
Ntha Foundation was among the organizations that participated in the Malawi City Meetup event held at Mhub in Lilongwe. The event, hosted by Mzuzu EHub in partnership with AfrilLabs, brought together industry professionals, tech enthusiasts, and innovators to share knowledge, network, and explore the latest trends in technology and innovation.
Our hub, the Kwathu Kollective under the Ntha Foundation was selected as be one of the ecosystem builders working with the Muzi Ecosystem initiative.
In Malawi, the aspiration to ‘turn schools into ICT centres’ is not new, as similar efforts date to the 1960s. While the nature and types of technologies introduced in schools have been changing, the rationales for introducing them have remained almost the same. The EdTech@UNIMA2024 conference will engage with these issues, with the aim of fostering dialogue from different perspectives.
