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Malawi’s 14-year girl Thembisire Munthali in fight against family’s poverty through education

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By Kondwani Nyondo

LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-Thembisire Munthali the brightest pupil from Ngwenya primary school in the Capital’s Lilongwe says is the person whose family lean on in the fight against poverty through education.

Munthali is the only pupil selected to national secondary of Blantyre Secondary School (BSS) from Ngwenya primary in the city out of 375 that sat 2020 Primary School Leaving Certificate (PSLC) exams at the school.

The 14 year old girl alluring university material told the Maravi Post on Friday at Ngwenya during an extrinsic motivation the school organized in which she was given with rolling expand bag as reward for meeting schools’ standards of making sure that pupils are making to go to national secondary school.

“My dedication is driven by poverty at home.we are several in our family and my father died and currently we are under the care of my mother and a step dad and other relatives,” said Munthali.

Ngwenya primary school headteacher Ivy Mthethiwa said minced no words grimace faces over immorality of learners at Ngwenya had been subsided by the performance of Munthali.

“Ngwenya primary has in recent years suddenly become a haunt of violence by learners and that has been impeding our efforts to help those that are willing to do well.But Thembisire proved to be exceptional and wish her to continue her tenet of being quiet and focused,”.said Mthethiwa.

Her maternal uncle Helbert Njolwa is elated that Munthali will achieve her ambition of becoming a doctor and pledged to support in her academic journey.

Last year, Thembisire emerged top in Zonal mock examination and did extremely well in the city mock.

Born from a lowly family Thembisire hails from Mzimba in remote areas of Mtende village in Paramount Mbelwa.

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