Patricia Kaliati Minister of Gender, Community Development and Social Welfare-Opens Early child development week and launched the Early childhoold syllabus
On 18 October 2021 the minister of Gender ,Community Development and Social welfare, Patricia Kaliati opened the ECD advocacy week which started from 18 – 22 October 2021. The minister also launched the new ECD syllabus.
In her remarks the Kaliati, said ECD is important because children are well placed to start standard 1 when they under go ECD education. Further Kaliati argued caregivers to think followed and advance in their education not to be satisfied with what they have.
The minister also advised all the caregivers not to teach the children to memorized rather they should prepare them in 5 developmental domains.She also hinted that atleast 36,000 caregivers will start receiving money which is anticipated to be MK15,0000 (firteen thousand kwacha per month).
The minister also recognized the CCAP synod of Livingstonia, Early childhood development department (ECD) for the job they are doing in preparing children who are to start standard 1. The department participated in the activity which took place in Mangochi (Sun and Sand).
