Partnership on Women’s Education in Malawi
- Submitted by: Alison Johnstone, Lothian, Scottish Green Party.
- Date lodged: Friday, 13 May 2016
- Motion reference: S5M-00011
That the Parliament congratulates the Scottish charities, the Mamie Martin Fund and the Soko Fund, on their new partnership to support girls’ education in Malawi; understands that the partnership will connect the Mamie Martin Fund’s work to support girls at secondary school with the Soko Fund’s university scholarships to enable more young women in Malawi to continue their education to university level; recognises that women’s education is an essential element of supporting the development of a country, and welcomes the launch of this partnership between these two small charities to be hosted by the University of Edinburgh School of Social and Political Science on 14 June 2016.
Supported by:
Clare Adamson, Jackie Baillie, Claire Baker, Alex Cole-Hamilton, Bruce Crawford, Neil Findlay, John Finnie, Kenneth Gibson, Christine Grahame, Patrick Harvie, Clare Haughey, Liam Kerr, Bill Kidd, Richard Lyle, Rona Mackay, Gillian Martin, Liam McArthur, Mark McDonald, Ivan McKee, Gil Paterson, Michael Russell, Elaine Smith, Stewart Stevenson, David Stewart, Kevin Stewart, Maree Todd, David Torrance, Sandra White, Andy Wightman