{"id":73082,"date":"2025-09-04T11:53:38","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T11:53:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/?p=73082"},"modified":"2025-09-04T11:52:16","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T11:52:16","slug":"bushiri-supports-emmie-deebos-bursary-initiative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/bushiri-supports-emmie-deebos-bursary-initiative","title":{"rendered":"Bushiri Supports Emmie Deebo&#8217;s Bursary Initiative"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Malawi. <\/strong><\/span><b>Prophet Shepherd Bushiri has once again demonstrated his unwavering commitment to Malawi\u2019s education sector by pledging additional financial support to struggling students, building on efforts initiated by local artist Emmie Deebo.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Deebo recently announced on his social media platforms that he had mobilized funds to support 200 out of 600 needy students who had applied for assistance.<\/p>\n<p>Using K6 million earned from the Copyright Society of Malawi (COSOMA), proceeds from his music shows, and income generated from online streaming of his albums, the musician outlined a detailed plan to help students cover tuition fees, accommodation, and meals.<\/p>\n<p>Some beneficiaries will receive between K125,000 and K200,000 towards school fees, K80,000 to K100,000 for accommodation, K50,000 for meals, while others in Community Day Secondary Schools (CDSS) will have their entire tuition paid.<\/p>\n<p>Moved by Deebo\u2019s initiative, Prophet Bushiri applauded the artist for his wisdom and compassion in stepping up to help the less privileged. Bushiri then pledged to supplement the bursary program with additional funds so that even more students could be reached.<\/p>\n<p>This gesture underscores Prophet Bushiri\u2019s consistency in championing education as a pillar for Malawi\u2019s future. Over the years, he has supported thousands of learners through scholarships, school infrastructure projects, and community programs aimed at lifting vulnerable families out of poverty.<\/p>\n<p>Bushiri\u2019s latest intervention cements his role as a key partner in national development, showing that education remains at the heart of his mission to empower Malawians.<\/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. Prophet Shepherd Bushiri has once again demonstrated his unwavering commitment to Malawi\u2019s education sector by pledging additional financial support to struggling students, building on efforts initiated by local artist Emmie Deebo. Deebo recently announced on his social media platforms that he had mobilized funds to support 200 out of 600 needy students [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":73081,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,12],"tags":[234],"class_list":["post-73082","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-malawi"],"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>Bushiri Supports Emmie Deebo&#039;s Bursary Initiative - Malawi<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Prophet Shepherd Bushiri has once again demonstrated his unwavering commitment to Malawi\u2019s education sector by pledgi ...\" \/>\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\/bushiri-supports-emmie-deebos-bursary-initiative\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Bushiri Supports Emmie Deebo&#039;s Bursary Initiative\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Prophet Shepherd Bushiri has once again demonstrated his unwavering commitment to Malawi\u2019s education sector by pledgi ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/bushiri-supports-emmie-deebos-bursary-initiative\" \/>\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=\"2025-09-04T11:53:38+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/malawi\/sites\/36\/2025\/09\/sm_1756974306.300557.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"800\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"533\" \/>\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=\"1 minute\" \/>\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\/bushiri-supports-emmie-deebos-bursary-initiative#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/bushiri-supports-emmie-deebos-bursary-initiative\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Bushiri Supports Emmie Deebo&#8217;s Bursary Initiative\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-09-04T11:53:38+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/bushiri-supports-emmie-deebos-bursary-initiative\"},\"wordCount\":259,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/bushiri-supports-emmie-deebos-bursary-initiative#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/malawi\/sites\/36\/2025\/09\/sm_1756974306.300557.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Malawi\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/bushiri-supports-emmie-deebos-bursary-initiative#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/bushiri-supports-emmie-deebos-bursary-initiative\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/bushiri-supports-emmie-deebos-bursary-initiative\",\"name\":\"Bushiri Supports Emmie Deebo's Bursary Initiative - 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