Zomba Church of Central Africa (CCAP) Community Day Secondary School, (July 27)

Fay Kelle, Ph.D., who is in Malawi for 2 ½ months from the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service performing her International Public Service Project (IPSP), spoke with students on July 27th about “Learning to Build Character and the Skills of Democratic Citizenship in Difficult Circumstances in Malawi.”

Misheck Munthali, Country Director for Civitas Malawi and Project Citizen Malawi, the organization that sponsored Dr. Kelle’s IPSP work, also pointed out to the students how promoting their own individual development could also help them build a prosperous democratic society in Malawi.

Students Listen Intently at the Zomba CCAP Community Day Secondary School


Students Learn to Question at the Zomba CCAP Community Day Secondary School

Main Buildings of the New Suburban Zomba CCAP Community Day Secondary School



The Facilities of the New Suburban Zomba CCAP Community Day Secondary School

Civitas Malawi Eye-Opening Presentation at Mzuzu University

Misheck Munthali, Civitas Malawi (CM) Co-Founder and Country Director, and Dr. J. Fay Kelle from University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service gave a presentation at the Mzuzu University American Corner on August 2, 2007.

The topic focussed on: The Goals (Agency, Civility and Equality or ACE) and the Essential Competencies (Emotional/Social, Political and Intellectual Competencies or EPIC) of Democratic Citizenship for a Democratic and Prosperous Life in Malawi. Several participants commented after the presentation that it was very “eye opening.”

The talk focused on the work of Civitas Malawi, specifically Project Citizen Malawi, which is a democratic citizenship secondary curricular program designed by Center for Civic Education, Calabasas, CA and funded by the USA Department of Education and USAID, and coordinated through Civitas Africa and Civitas International.

Civitas Malawi Networks with Advocacy Leader

Misheck Munthali, Civitas Malawi (CM) Co-Founder and Country Director, and Dr. J. Fay Kelle from University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service, met with Church and Society Director, Moses Mkandawire, of the CCAP (Central Church of Africa) Synod of Livingstonia, on August 2, 2007 in Mzuzu.

Mr. Munthali and Dr. Kelle introduced Mr. Mkandawire to the citizenship education program for secondary schools called Project Citizen Malawi. The topic discussed was: The Values, Goals, Process and Product of Project Citizen, an Extraordinarily Empowering Citizenship Education Curricular Program for Secondary Schools of Malawi.

Project Citizen Malawi is a democratic citizenship secondary curricular program designed by Center for Civic Education, Calabasas, CA and funded by the USA Department of Education and USAID, and coordinated through Civitas Africa and Civitas International.