{"id":71860,"date":"2018-11-20T02:41:00","date_gmt":"2018-11-20T00:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.times.mw\/?p=71860"},"modified":"2018-11-20T02:41:00","modified_gmt":"2018-11-20T00:41:00","slug":"teenager-scoops-invention-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.times.mw\/index.php\/2018\/11\/20\/teenager-scoops-invention-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Teenager scoops invention award"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>By Faith Kamtambe:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_71861\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-71861\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.times.mw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/cynthia-kamanga.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-71861\" src=\"http:\/\/www.times.mw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/cynthia-kamanga-300x289.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.times.mw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/cynthia-kamanga-300x289.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.times.mw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/cynthia-kamanga-32x32.jpg 32w, https:\/\/archive.times.mw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/cynthia-kamanga.jpg 379w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-71861\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">INNOVATIVE\u2014 Kamanga<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A fourteen-year-old girl has scooped the Malawi Invention Class After School Award for making a pot that can be used as a traditional refrigerator in Lilongwe.<\/p>\n<p>The girl, Cynthia Kamanga, said she decided to make a refrigerator because of power problems besetting the country.<\/p>\n<p>World Sharp Malawi Centre, which sponsored the award, has said learners should be innovative to contribute to national development efforts.<\/p>\n<p>In the Malawi Invention Class After School Project, Standard Five learners in the primary section are equipped with theories about invention techniques, internet information search by using a mobile phone and product-making.<\/p>\n<p>Learners at Chankhandwe Primary School, Chisapo, in Lilongwe were among those attending classes under the project, making products and other things to stand a chance of scooping awards.<\/p>\n<p>Kamanga went away with K20,000.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cI am happy that my innovation has been recognised. I will work hard in the area of innovations to contribute to personal and national development,\u201d<\/em> she said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Chankhandwe Primary School Head teacher, Raphael January, said the project has unearthed talent.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cMore importantly, we have realised that some learners can do well when equipped with the right skills,\u201d<\/em> January said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>World Sharp Malawi Centre Invention Class Director, Inchur Sohn, said he was impressed with learners\u2019 work.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cSome learners have, really, been very innovative,\u201d<\/em> Sohn said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The completion is sponsored by Korean non governmental institution World Sharp.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Faith Kamtambe: A fourteen-year-old girl has scooped the Malawi Invention Class After School Award for making a pot that can be used as a traditional refrigerator in Lilongwe. The girl, Cynthia Kamanga, said she decided to make a refrigerator because of power problems besetting the country. 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