{"id":72989,"date":"2025-08-30T22:59:29","date_gmt":"2025-08-30T22:59:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/nursing-students-rally-for-financial-support"},"modified":"2025-08-30T23:11:05","modified_gmt":"2025-08-30T23:11:05","slug":"nursing-students-rally-for-financial-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/nursing-students-rally-for-financial-support","title":{"rendered":"Nursing Students Rally For Financial Support"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Malawi. <\/strong><\/span>Nursing students across Malawi are taking proactive steps to address the growing financial challenges hindering their education.<\/p>\n<p>The National Organisation of Nurses and Midwives of Malawi (NONM) Students Chapter held a fundraising event today, aiming to raise MK 20 million to support students struggling with tuition and essential resources.<\/p>\n<p>The event, titled \u201cWalking for a Future, Supporting Our Own,\u201d saw hundreds of students from Daeyang University, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences (KUHeS), and Nkhoma College of Nursing march from Crossroads Hotel in Lilongwe to Kamuzu College of Nursing.<\/p>\n<p>This walk is the first in a nationwide effort to ensure nursing students from low-income backgrounds are not excluded from completing their studies.<\/p>\n<p>Peter Chifulatila, Project Officer for the NONM Students Chapter, underscored the urgency of the cause. \u201cThe cost of education has risen dramatically, with fees now exceeding MK 900,000. For many students from disadvantaged families, this is simply unaffordable. The government loans available are insufficient and hard to access, leaving students in a desperate situation,\u201d Chifulatila explained. \u201cWe need the public\u2019s support, whether through donations or direct aid, to help us provide the resources these students so urgently need.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Chifundo Zimba, Executive Director of NONM, who attended the event as the guest of honour, echoed these concerns.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNursing and midwifery students face unique challenges, especially in institutions where government loans do not apply. Many students struggle to afford tuition, accommodation, and study materials. Without support, these future healthcare professionals risk falling through the cracks,\u201d said Dr. Zimba.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis initiative is crucial in ensuring that the next generation of nurses and midwives has the resources to finish their education and contribute to Malawi\u2019s healthcare system.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The event marks the start of a nationwide fundraising campaign, with a second walk scheduled in the Southern Region next month.<\/p>\n<p>NONM is calling on both individuals and corporations to rally behind this cause and ensure that financial barriers do not stand in the way of the country\u2019s future healthcare leaders.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Malawi<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Malawi. Nursing students across Malawi are taking proactive steps to address the growing financial challenges hindering their education. The National Organisation of Nurses and Midwives of Malawi (NONM) Students Chapter held a fundraising event today, aiming to raise MK 20 million to support students struggling with tuition and essential resources. The event, titled [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":72988,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,5,7],"tags":[228,227,234,7545],"class_list":["post-72989","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-economy","category-head-lines","tag-education","tag-health","tag-malawi","tag-nomn"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Nursing Students Rally For Financial Support - Malawi<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Nursing students across Malawi are taking proactive steps to address the growing financial challenges hindering their ed ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/nursing-students-rally-for-financial-support\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Nursing Students Rally For Financial Support\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Nursing students across Malawi are taking proactive steps to address the growing financial challenges hindering their ed ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/nursing-students-rally-for-financial-support\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Malawi\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-08-30T22:59:29+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-08-30T23:11:05+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/malawi\/sites\/36\/2025\/08\/sm_1756582979.340349.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1016\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"762\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/nursing-students-rally-for-financial-support#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/nursing-students-rally-for-financial-support\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Nursing Students Rally For Financial Support\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-08-30T22:59:29+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-08-30T23:11:05+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/nursing-students-rally-for-financial-support\"},\"wordCount\":345,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/nursing-students-rally-for-financial-support#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/malawi\/sites\/36\/2025\/08\/sm_1756582979.340349.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Education\",\"Health\",\"Malawi\",\"NOMN\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"economy\",\"head lines\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/nursing-students-rally-for-financial-support#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/nursing-students-rally-for-financial-support\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/nursing-students-rally-for-financial-support\",\"name\":\"Nursing Students Rally For Financial Support - Malawi\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/nursing-students-rally-for-financial-support#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/nursing-students-rally-for-financial-support#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/malawi\/sites\/36\/2025\/08\/sm_1756582979.340349.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-08-30T22:59:29+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-08-30T23:11:05+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"description\":\"Nursing students across Malawi are taking proactive steps to address the growing financial challenges hindering their ed ...\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/nursing-students-rally-for-financial-support#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/nursing-students-rally-for-financial-support\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/nursing-students-rally-for-financial-support#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/malawi\/sites\/36\/2025\/08\/sm_1756582979.340349.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/malawi\/sites\/36\/2025\/08\/sm_1756582979.340349.jpg\",\"width\":1016,\"height\":762,\"caption\":\"Nursing Students Rally For Financial Support\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/nursing-students-rally-for-financial-support#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Nursing Students Rally For Financial Support\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/\",\"name\":\"Malawi\",\"description\":\"Just another Africa News Agency Sites site\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\",\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7417380fa9e23b5c57fdbfdaf3fdf92ee478f759a084addda5faa3732853e74a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7417380fa9e23b5c57fdbfdaf3fdf92ee478f759a084addda5faa3732853e74a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"cfeditoren\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Nursing Students Rally For Financial Support - Malawi","description":"Nursing students across Malawi are taking proactive steps to address the growing financial challenges hindering their ed ...","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/nursing-students-rally-for-financial-support","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Nursing Students Rally For Financial Support","og_description":"Nursing students across Malawi are taking proactive steps to address the growing financial challenges hindering their ed ...","og_url":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/nursing-students-rally-for-financial-support","og_site_name":"Malawi","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa","article_published_time":"2025-08-30T22:59:29+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-08-30T23:11:05+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1016,"height":762,"url":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/malawi\/sites\/36\/2025\/08\/sm_1756582979.340349.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"cfeditoren","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"cfeditoren","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/nursing-students-rally-for-financial-support#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/nursing-students-rally-for-financial-support"},"author":{"name":"cfeditoren","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb"},"headline":"Nursing Students Rally For Financial Support","datePublished":"2025-08-30T22:59:29+00:00","dateModified":"2025-08-30T23:11:05+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/nursing-students-rally-for-financial-support"},"wordCount":345,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/nursing-students-rally-for-financial-support#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/malawi\/sites\/36\/2025\/08\/sm_1756582979.340349.jpg","keywords":["Education","Health","Malawi","NOMN"],"articleSection":["all news","economy","head lines"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/nursing-students-rally-for-financial-support#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/nursing-students-rally-for-financial-support","url":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/nursing-students-rally-for-financial-support","name":"Nursing Students Rally For Financial Support - Malawi","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/nursing-students-rally-for-financial-support#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/nursing-students-rally-for-financial-support#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/malawi\/sites\/36\/2025\/08\/sm_1756582979.340349.jpg","datePublished":"2025-08-30T22:59:29+00:00","dateModified":"2025-08-30T23:11:05+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb"},"description":"Nursing students across Malawi are taking proactive steps to address the growing financial challenges hindering their ed ...","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/nursing-students-rally-for-financial-support#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/nursing-students-rally-for-financial-support"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/nursing-students-rally-for-financial-support#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/malawi\/sites\/36\/2025\/08\/sm_1756582979.340349.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/malawi\/sites\/36\/2025\/08\/sm_1756582979.340349.jpg","width":1016,"height":762,"caption":"Nursing Students Rally For Financial Support"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/nursing-students-rally-for-financial-support#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Nursing Students Rally For Financial Support"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/","name":"Malawi","description":"Just another Africa News Agency Sites site","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb","name":"cfeditoren","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7417380fa9e23b5c57fdbfdaf3fdf92ee478f759a084addda5faa3732853e74a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7417380fa9e23b5c57fdbfdaf3fdf92ee478f759a084addda5faa3732853e74a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"cfeditoren"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72989","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/84"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=72989"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72989\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/72988"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=72989"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=72989"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=72989"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}