"Keeping girls in school is weapon against poverty"

Malawi’s First Lady Getrude Mutharika has urged young girls in the country to stay in school as it is the only ticket to end poverty in the country.

Mutharika said her passion is to see all the girls across the country progress. She said she has the burning desire to see girls in Malawi enrolling in school and completing their education so that a generation of economically empowered women is created.

She made the remarks Thursday in Lilongwe during the official opening of National Girl’s Conferences under the theme ‘Be part of the Change; let’s join hands to end child marriages' at Bingu International Conventional Centre (BICC).


Disclaimer: The story above was originally published by CCTV Africa on 5/9/16