Free Education, New Universities and Youth Loans as State Bets on Human Capital

Education and youth empowerment formed the social backbone of Mutharika’s development agenda. He said free secondary education had already brought more than 1,800 students back into classrooms after dropping out due to school fees, marking what he described as “the most immediate social return on policy in recent memory”. Construction of Mombera University, he said, […] The post Free Education, New Universities and Youth Loans as State Bets on Human Capital appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.


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