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Africa-Press – Malawi. <\/strong><\/span>Save the Children Malawi Country Office has made an impassioned plea to various stakeholders to support Community Based Childcare Centres (CBCCs), mostly run by Community Based Organizations where Interactive Radio Instruction learning for three to four years children is taking place in Malawi.<\/p>\n

As of December 2022, Interactive Radio Instruction learning is taking place in 10 districts across the country targeting 95,000 children and is being delivered by 21 community radio stations.<\/p>\n

\u201cPartners in Early Childhood Development (ECD) programmes and working in the impact areas should help with radios and assist the communities because its important that children access lessons,\u201d said Singilton Phiri, Project Coordinator, Interactive Radio Instruction, Save the Children Malawi Country Office.<\/p>\n

Phiri made the plea at Nkhomboli, Nchenachena, in Rumphi district during a media tour of CBCCs implementing the Interactive Radio Instruction (IRI) broadcasts<\/p>\n

In rural areas, ECD services are predominantly provided by CBCCs mostly run by CBOs. Activities in the CBCCs are led by volunteer caregivers who more often than not lack the necessary qualifications to implement the national ECD curriculum with confidence and professionalism.<\/p>\n

Thus, the IRI model provides caregivers with model lessons and focused guidance on how to deliver lessons \u2013 that enables the otherwise less qualified caregivers to be able to deliver lessons with a greater measure of quality. This qualifies IRI as a tool for caregivers on the job professional development.<\/p>\n

Research by Save the Children Malawi Country Office shows that IRI, when well utilized, has the potential to significantly improve children\u2019s access to learning opportunities, and to improve their learning and developmental outcomes.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor example, through the use of radio broadcasts, IRI would reach a larger number of Community Based Childcare Centres (CBCCs) and communities, hence a greater number of children, caregivers and parents than classroom-based caregiver facilitated lessons or programs would,\u201d reads part of the research done in 2017.<\/p>\n

According to Mercy Martha Kalumbi, a Caregiver at Nkhomboli, despite challenges such as lack of formal training and lack of financial incentives, the CBCC has had a tremendous impact in transitioning children to standard.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have doing this job as a volunteer for five years because I have the passion for the job. In rural areas it\u2019s difficult for parents to contribute towards our honoraria. But this year, out of 33 children, 11 have graduated to standard,\u201d Kalumbi said.<\/p>\n

Rumphi District Social Welfare officer Zindaba Lungu said it is important that children start at CBCC level where they receive quality education so that their transition into primary level education is smooth.<\/p>\n

\u201cCBCCs prepares children holistically. That is why government is raising awareness in communities to come up with more CBCCs. The government is in the process of constructing 15 model CBCCs which communities and other stakeholders will be encouraged to replicate,\u201d Lungu said.<\/p>\n

Group Village Headman Chamono said his subjects are all aware of the formally agreed punitive measures where parents with children of three years age fail to send them to the nearest CBCCs.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe fine them a tin of maize, which is then used by the CBCCs to make porridge for all children at the CBCC including their charge,\u201d GHV Chamono said.<\/p>\n

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