Mulanje, August 8, Mana: Education in Mulanje district is expected to improve with the coming in of Building Education Foundation through Innovation and Technology (BEFIT) program aimed at ending illiteracy among pupils in primary schools.

Mulanje District Chief Education Officer, Getrude Maliko said this on Monday during a full council meeting.

The program is targeting pupils from standards one to four.

Maliko said learners will be using tablets and headsets which will help them do better in mathematics, reading and writing as studies have shown a gap in those areas.

"All preparations for this program are ready and we have visited schools that are going to benefit from this program. What is remaining is to train teachers and relevant authorities on the use and care of the tablets," she explained.

Maliko has, therefore, asked community members and Parent Teacher – Association (PTA) to join hands with the Ministry of Education to make sure that the gadgets are being used for the intended purposes and are being taken care of.

In an interview one of the primary school teachers in Mulanje, Mphatso Malindima, commended the development saying it will ease teaching and help impart knowledge to pupils in the targeted schools especially in rural areas.

In the first year of the program in Mulanje, 19 public primary schools have been targeted.