Malawi is hosting a joint meeting of SADC ministers responsible for Education and Training and Science Technology and innovation from 14 to 17 June.

The meeting will among other issues appraise ministers on the follow up Report on SADC Member States Education Sector Response to Covid-19, which is a survey on the impact of COVID-19 on the education sector in the SADC region during the second and third waves of the pandemic.

According to a statement issued by the SADC secretariat in Botswana, ministers will deliberate on the progress on the Educational for Sustainable Strategic Framework, and the SADC Qualifications Framework amongst others.

The meeting will review the implementation of SADC Charter on Women in Science, Engineering and Technology Organization, aimed at strengthening the regions ability to collaborate in science, technology and innovation and promote women’s access to science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education.

The meeting will also consider a number of policy instruments in the area of indigenous knowledge systems.