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Internet fraud particularly through social media has not spared the administration of examinations in secondary schools. In what could be termed as a groundbreaking revelation, one of the issues raised during the Safer Internet Day 2024 outreach program at Chipoka Secondary School was that some students fail examinations because they are deceived by fake examination […]

In Mzuzu, Mary Mount Catholic Secondary School has expressed gratitude to #MACRA for visiting the school during the Safer Internet Day school outreach program. The outreach program was conducted in the three regions of the country reaching out to selected government and private secondary schools. Mary Mount was one of the schools which was earmarked

In Mchinji, it was another interesting and eye-opening encounter when the online safety outreach team visited Mchinji Secondary School. After the session, students pleaded for more open engagement and interface on cyber security, saying the exchange with the #MACRA outreach team has been an eye opener. The joint cyber safety awareness outreach were being held

Malawi is edging towards a digitally transformed nation. Being a youthful nation and recognizing the threats that internet usage brings to the youths, #MACRA in partnership with various child protection NGOs conducted school outreach activities across the country with the aim of equipping school going children with necessary digital skills. Speaking in Mangochi at St

Students from Ludzi Secondary School sent out a clarion call for a safer online space, arguing: “If we as young people suffer online violence, we cannot grow into productive citizens.” The Girls sent out the call during a cyber safety awareness outreach held at the school. The outreach was organized by #MACRA in partnership with

Safer internet day (SID) is celebrated in the month of February and this year’s global theme is “Together for a better Internet”. This year the day was celebrated on Tuesday, February 7 and as a country, Malawi commemorated the day under the sub-theme “Inspiring Change? Making a difference, managing influence, and navigating change online”. MACRA

Students from Chayamba Secondary school and Kamuzu Academy  have expressed gratitude for informative awareness sessions organised by #MACRA in partnership with local NGOs on the dangers and risks that go with digital communication services. The sentiments were made as the Safer Internet Day (SID) 2024 outreach campaign in the central region reached Kasungu district targeting

In the southern region the team visited Michesi and Phalombe Secondary Schools in Phalombe district.The team in the south comprises of Boniface Mandere from Article III and a cyber security specialist Exile Njoka. During the sessions it was noted that children and young adults have access to digital communication services both at school through ICT

#MACRA’s Safer Internet Day 2024 has not left any part of the country. The north also had a share of the outreach activities which were being conducted in several secondary schools across the region.In the north, the exercise was conducted in partnership with Youth-Watch Society and reached Kaseye Girls Secondary School in Chitipa. The outreach

#MACRA took the school outreach program to  Mulanje and Providence Girls Secondary Schools  as part of the Safer Internet Day 2024 commemorations  .The discussions during the the outreach led by Article lll’s Boniface Mandele revealed that most students were not aware that cyber bullying is a crime punishable by law.The discussion led by the cyber