CONGRATULATIONS APU GRADS

The MSCE Exam Results are out.
97% pass rate for APU Class of 2013!

The exam results for the MSCE (Malawi School Certificate Examination) have just been released and APU students and teachers have reason to celebrate. The national pass rate for this exam was 52% while the pass rate for APU was an astounding 97% with 77 of the 79 girls who wrote the exam passing. These excellent results are even more impressive when you realize that half of the students in this class are scholarship students, coming from rural village backgrounds of extreme poverty with huge gaps in their educational background.

This is big news for our relatively young school. APU opened in 2008 and our 2013 grad class was just the third group of students to graduate from APU. Our first grad class of 2011 scored a 93% pass rate and the 2012 grad class had a 91% pass rate.

APU teachers are an incredibly dedicated team of educators. These results are a testament to their hard work, skill, and commitment to providing education of the highest possible quality. 

APU class of 2013, your hard work has paid off. You are truly, GIRLS ON THE MOVE. Congratulations! 

Great news! 100% of the girls from last year's Form 2 class have passed their J.C. (Junior Certificate) Examinations.

More good news from APU. Not only have100% of last year's Form 2 class passed their J.C. Exams, but also, 7 APU Grads from the 2012 graduating class have been selected to attend the University of Malawi on full scholarship.  This is up from 2 girls from our 2011 grad class!  Memory and her team are truly miracle workers.  There were 11,539 students who wrote the University Entrance Exam. Of these, 3805 were girls. 584 of these girls have been offered government scholarships.  7 of these girls came from APU!  Congratulations APU students and their hardworking teachers!

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE, NURSING

Alinafe Phiri

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE, NURSING
Alinafe Talingana

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE, AGRICULTURE

Cetrida Chikwense

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE, AGRICULTURE
Alinafe Chibwe

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE AND ECONOMY

Mirriam Chidimba

BACHELOR OF JOURNALISM

Mphatso Mkwende

BACHELOR OF EDUCATION SCIENCE

Angella Alick

A Smile Box of Photos from Christie's 2013 Visit to APU

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 of Photos from Christie's trip.

The Third Annual Women Helping Women Garden Party! JUNE 2 from 2 till 5, 1220 TRANSIT ROAD

June 2012 In the past two years, together we have raised close to $50,000 for Atsikana Pa Ulendo and we are hoping this year to raise enough money to start development on the Legacy Building. It will be at the centre of the Teacher's Training College. We have girls who have finished their secondary schooling who despite their excellent results continue to have few opportunities. Some of them have been offered places in college but they simply cannot afford to attend. What better way to help than to give them a place to study and also a profession that they can take with them to serve others. There is a shortage of primary teachers in Malawi so with this certification opportunities for employment are fairly certain. This is where we need your help! Please join us on June 2 for the 3rd Annual Women Helping Women Garden Party.  Come and hear an update from Christie on developments from the girls' school; Maness will also be joining us and has some exciting news to share. If we can start construction very soon we will have a place for these girls to continue their education. The opportunity to continue is life changing. They have hope and choice for their future; they can take their teaching credentials to their village. The entire picture is different with this opportunity. Enjoy complimentary cocktails, a dynamic silent auction while sharing a lovely afternoon with incredible women...Bring your mothers, sisters, daughters and friends and your wallets! Together we can make this happen!  Sarah Beeston, Laurie Parker, Bonnie Davidson, Jane Rees, Dariol Haydock, Elizabeth Rodford, Alison Weir, Michelle Driscoll, Tanya Lee, Gillian Donald, Susan Vachon, Becky Anderson, Lori Adam DATE: Sunday June 2 TIME: 2:00 to 5:00 pm ADDRESS: 1220 Transit Road RSVP: malawigirlsonthemove@gmail.com

Great news for APU graduate Maness Samuel

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Maness has earned a full scholarship to attend Westminster College, a small liberal arts college in Fulton, Missouri.  Maness is committed to becoming a change-maker in her home community in Malawi and wants to pursue a degree that will give her the knowledge and skills that will allow her to improve the lives of girls and women living in poverty.  She has not yet decided on a program of study but is very interested in medicine, economics and political science.  

Maness earned her scholarship to Westminster largely due to her increasingly impressive portfolio, including her position as head girl at Atsikana Pa Ulendo Secondary School, her scholarship to study at Lester B. Pearson College, her strong academic performance, and the public speaking that she has done within Canada in advocating for girls education on behalf of APU.  Maness is becoming increasingly sought after as a speaker in Rotary Clubs and schools on Vancouver Island, and in Vancouver.  

Maness and Christie spoke recently at the Rotary
District 5020 Leadership Training Assembly

Maness has a powerful story to tell, and she tells it well.  She is living proof that education gives 'Girls A Choice' and 'Gives Girls A Voice'.  We at APU Malawi Education Foundation look forward to following and supporting Maness as she pursues her degree, and we have no doubt that she will indeed become the change maker that she be seeks to be.  

Congratulations Maness!  

Global Responsibility and Global Citizenship presentations

Maness and Christie will be presenting two workshops at the Global Responsibility Young Leaders Conference to be held at St. Michaels University School (Senior Campus) on Friday, January 18^th, 2013.  The conference brochure can be found here:  http://www.smus.ca/global

CHRISTIE JOHNSON 

‘Girls Education – The Ripple Effects’ 

Jane & Jack Matthew’s Room 

Christie knows first-hand the power of education in transforming lives. Since her travels and teaching experience in Malawi in 2000, Christie has become a passionate advocate for the rights of girls and women in Malawi. In 2006, she co-founded Atsikana Pa Ulendo (Girls On The Move) Secondary School in Malawi and in just six years, the school has grown to include 320 students, 13 buildings, employing 21 Malawian teachers, and over 300 labourers. The school is already recognized nation-wide for its reputation for academic excellence. 

In addition, they will be presenting at Pearson College on Tuesday, January 22nd.  The title of this event is the Global Citizenship Summit Program.