Reflection Paper: uMunthu and the Decolonising of Education in Malawi

Abstract

This paper attempts to embark on a task of analysing what has been wrong with Malawi’s education system and what might need to be done to rescue it from its lethargy and in the hope that many others would enter into the discussion until a consensus emerges as to the  way forward with a sense of dynamism. We need this consensus because that is the way our traditional societies have operated for peaceful co-existence, cultural flourish, economic sustainability, and political stability.

Key words: uMunthu, Malawi, Ubuntu, education. Philosophy, anthropology, Malawi