Likuni Girls' Secondary School
Likuni Girls' Secondary School (abbreviated as LGSS) is aCatholic secondary boarding school for girls, located in Lilongwe, Central Region, Malawi. The school, run by the Teresian Sisters, achieves among the highest Malawi School Certificate of Education (MSCE) examination results in the country.[1]
The school has 600 students. In 2015 the telecommunications company Airtel Malawi donated cement to construct a school sports course, as well as 500 chairs for classroom learning.[2] In 2020 the school received a gift of 100 copies of a book about human trafficking by the activist Maxwell Matewere.[3]
In 2009, Mireille Twaigara, a Rwandan refugee at Likuna Girls, achieved among the ten best MSCE results in the country, winning a Zodiak Broadcasting Station award to study medicine in China.[4] In 2019 two students from the school won Zodiak 'Girl Child Awards' for their performance in the 2018 MSCE examinations.[5][6]
Notable alumni[edit]
The Likuni Girls alumni association has undertaken charitable activity on behalf of the elderly in Malawi.[7] Notable alumni include:
- Monica Chakwera, First Lady of Malawi[8]
- Maggie Madimbo, Vice Chancellor of African Bible Colleges[9]
- Mary Shawa, principal secretary in the Ministry of Women and Gender[1]
- Mireille Twayigira, Rwandan refugee and doctor[10]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Mzumara, Cecilia (21 March 2019). Fostering Girl Child Education in Malawi. Luviri Press. pp. 7, 19. ISBN 978-99960-981-4-7.
- ^ Chancy Namadzunda, Airtel Malawi donates 500 chairs to Likuni Girls secondary school, Nyasa Times, 5 May 2015. Accessed 10 January 2021.
- ^ Martha Chikoti, Likuni Girls given human trafficking books, Malawi 24, 10 May 2020. Accessed 10 January 2021.
- ^ Malawi: Dr Mireille Twayigira a Rwandan hero, The Rwandan, 13 June 2018. Accessed 10 January 2021.
- ^ Leah Malimbasa, ZBS awards 12 girls for excellence, Malawi 24, 2 February 2019. Accessed 10 January 2021.
- ^ Zodiak gets US envoy's praise for pioneering girls' education with awards, Nyasa Times, 3 February 2019. Accessed 10 January 2021.
- ^ Daniel Namwini, Likuni Girls alumni for education and welfare activities, Mana Online, 10 March 2018. Accessed 10 January 2021.
- ^ Mike Fiko, First Lady opens up: Born again Christian, met Chakwera during Scom meetings in college, Nyasa Times, 7 August 2020. Accessed 10 January 2021.
- ^ Wallace Chipeta, Synod urges Christians to help change Malawi's cashgate image, Nyasa Times, 16 August 2016. Accessed 10 January 2021.
- ^ Jack McBrams, Rwandese refugee in Malawi now medical doctor: Mireille Twayigira defies odds, two wars and a traumatic past, Nyasa Times, 27 December 2016. Accessed 10 January 2021.