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| Noel and the hope scholarsip student who have just written their ABE examinations |
Scholarship is geared to help such people and present school opportunities to them once more. Since 2006 the Hope Scholarship has provided school fees, books and sundry needs to high school students and collage students. From September 2006 to date we have provided school fees to more than 40 boys an girls.
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| Some of the Hope Scholarship students |
HOPE SCHOLARSHIP NEEDS
COLLEGE STUDENTS
The needs for a college student are as follows
No | EXPENDITURE | AMOUNT/SEMISTER(US$) |
1 | Tuition fees | 350.00 |
2 | Exam fees | 320.00 |
3 | Books (4 or more) | 300.00 |
4 | Daily transport | 140.00 |
5 | Sundry needs | 150.00 |
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
No | EXPENDITURE | AMOUNT/YEAR (US$) |
1 | Tuition/room/board | 1000.00 |
2 | Exam fees | 20.00 |
3 | School uniform | 70.00 |
4 | Transport | 70.00 |
NOTE
The hope scholarship students take exams with several examination boards in United Kingdom such as Association of Business Executives (ABE), Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM), Institute of Commercial Management (ICM), and Association of Certified Chartered Accountants (ACCA). The list also includes Public Accountants Examination Council of Malawi (PAEC)
Both the tuition and examination fees vary according to the board where one does the course. So the fees shown above are accurate for the current situation but may go through upward adjustment any time. But ACCA and CIM fees are usually much higher than what is shown above.
OUR VIEWS
We finally hold the view that intellectual empowerment for young people is the most strategic approach to development. Education provides the brightest form of enlightenment that becomes a spring board for all forms of human, social, economic and infrastructural development.
Intellectual empowerment also equips the youths with skills that turn them into a good church leadership cadre.
In this way the Mzuzu UMC tries to blend two ministries together. We use the bible to enrich the hearts of our children and youth and use education to make them learned socio- economic players.
They become spiritually seasoned to proclaim Christ and His kingdom. They get education for employment to earn a living and also support the church with their financial resources besides providing leadership services.
This kind of crop replicates the process by supporting other members of the community with whatever they earn which means that when we invest into one student for education we create an avenue to bless more lives around a particular student. For instance Ellen Mhone ganged up with her brother and in two years they have built a house for their parents who were jobless for a while. Ellen is now supporting a child at Tukombo Pvt High school where she pays US$1000.00 per year.
And Noel got a job with a certain bank and immediately began to support his needy younger brother (Makaiko Kumwenda) to write “O LEVEL” Exams and he has passed with flying colors. Through this support Makaiko will soon enter the University of Malawi for undergraduate studies.
Jonathan is hired by the Media as cashier and is also supporting his needy parents and siblings.
THE HOPE SCHOLARSHIP BOARD
The committee comprises
1. Copeland Nkhata-Chairman
2. Peter Botha Secretary
3. Francis Mzumara Treasurer
SUCCES STORY
The Scholarship has seen a clean and excellent crop come out of the programme with good achievements below are just a few of the on the list
1. Noel D. Kumwenda who was the student of the year 2009 with three distinctions in Business Management (ABE-UK). Hired as bank clerk and now admitted at Africa University in Zimbabwe.
2. Isabel Nkhata completed his diploma in marketing and hired by Mzimba SACCO as Accounting Clerk.
3. Ellen Mhone who did diploma in Marketing and Business Management (ABE-UK) and hired by a mobile company TNM as Cashier.
4. Jonathan Jere who did Certificate in Financial Accounting (CIFA-PAEC). He is now hired by Nation Publications Limited as a Debt Collector.
5. Mababazo Jere did his certificate in Financial Accounting (CIFA-PAEC) and Certificate in Banking and Diploma in International Banking. He is now hired by First Merchant Bank FMB as Bank Clerk.
6. Lazarus Msiska passed his Professional Certificate in Marketing and now doing Diploma in Marketing with CIM-UK.
7. Eunice Chipanda has passed her Certificate in Financial Accounting (CIFA-PAEC)
8. Francis Ceasar passed Certificate in Financial Accounting (CIFA-PAEC) and is now hired by Farmers World as Cashier.
9. Lusayo Mhango has just done Certificate in Financial Accounting (CIFA-PAEC)
10. Jessie Mwale has just done Business Management (ABE-UK)
11. Eliza Nkhata has just done Business Management (ABE-UK)
12. Fortune Nuka has just done Business Management (ABE-UK)
13. Mabuchi Mwafulirwa has just done Business Management (ABE-UK).
14. Chimwemwe Mhone did Diploma in Human Resources Management
15. Noel Nkhambule did Diploma in Human Resources Management
16. Karin Vernon doing Diploma in Nutrition at Natural Resources Collage (NRC).
17. Ribia Banda did Diploma in HIV/AIDS Management.
18. Grace Makwakwa did Certificate in Financial Accounting (CIFA-PAEC)
19. Elias Nkunika in doing Certificate in Plumbing.
HIGH SCHOOL LIST
1. Chipo Singini
2. Macdonald Kumwenda
3. Malumbo Nkhata
4. Jeremiah Nkhata
5. Joseph Chirambo
6. Austin Makala
7. Doreen Singini
8. Gloria Mwale
9. Chiza Mhango
10. Isaac Mhango
11. Darius Ngwira
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