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Patterson’s blog: End of Spring term celebrations marked with drama and poetry

Moet pupils and staff enjoyed the end of Spring term closing ceremony. Pupils enjoyed performances of poems and drama and celebrating another fantastic term of education. Pupils such as Gloria Lowe performed at the ceremony. Academic achievements were also celebrated. Pupils achieving the highest in their tests from all year groups were awarded. This encourages…
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December 2018 Report: Early season floods in Mangochi

The rain season in Mangochi and around MOET in the month has unfortunately  started very strongly with a number of areas flooded and houses submerged. In Mangochi alone and close to MOET, a total of 128 households have been destroyed by floods which all happened by the third week of December. Although the area is prone to floods,…
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November 2018 Report – Primary education advisors and teachers meeting

Primary Education Advisors (P.E.A) visited MOET for inspection in November, and they held a meeting with teachers. The meeting was scheduled to ensure the broad –based development of pupils. The role of Primary Education Advisors is to approve the standards of accredited education institutions to be in line with government standards and curriculum. For example,…
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November 2018 Report – Internship for MOET students

MOET provides internship for their students who complete secondary education. Three boys have done well with their Form 4 Examination but were just staying at home. MOET decided to given them an opportunity to teach at a certain Secondary School called Namazizi. These intern teachers will be paid at the end of the month. This…
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November 2018 Report – Maintenance of school toilets

After using the pit latrines for over 10 years, it was observed that the pits were full. Doing it in a Permaculture way, which make full use of the available land resources, MOET engaged a local firm to drain the toilets so that they became user friendly. The process involved establishing a pit just outside…
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November 2018 Report – Marketing course at MOET

In the month, we had a short Marketing course at MOET. Some key staff that were involved in fundraising, were invited to attend the marketing course. The aim of the training was to add the skills of promoting products being sold by MOET, to as a fundraising. The course included marketing strategies such as the…
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November 2018 Report – Harvesting of Ripe Mangoes at MOET

We are in mango season and fruits are everywhere, being left to rot. MOET encourages wise utilization of food resources to sustain nutrition and enhance people’s health during fruit lean season. At MOET, the ripe fruits were collected in November to be prepared for both preservation and for sale. Mango fruit season starts in October,…
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October 2018 Report – MOET Pupils receive Bilharzia Medicine

Bilharzia is one of the diseases that is spread through snails found in contaminated fresh water. (A disease caused by infection with freshwater parasitic worms in certain tropical and subtropical countries.) The disease is especially common among children, along the Great Rift Valley in developing countries, as they are more likely to play in contaminated…
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October 2018 Report – Donations From Friends

October was a month of blessings. MOET received gifts from Friends of Mangochi Orphans’ Education (FOMOE) in England. We would like to let our friends know that the gifts came in good order and were well-received. The contents included clothes, balls, school learning materials, books etc. This will help provide quality education and long term…
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October 2018 Report – Harvesting Of Bananas

If you didn’t already know, MOET is one of Mangochi’s pioneering schools in proudly advocating and practicing the Permaculture Program. This program improve the environment and food insecurity in Malawi. It also attracts visitors to our school. We are doing everything possible to set a model for the pupils and the community to follow. One…
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