Latest Stories - Waterford Kamhlaba’s Inaugural Education Symposium a Huge Success!

28 Mar, 2022

On Saturday 26 March 2022 Waterford Kamhlaba brought together the government and all education stakeholders in Eswatini to discuss the future of education through an Education Symposium, under the UNESCO International Day of Education's 2022 theme: “Changing Course, Transforming Education.”

The Waterford Symposium on Education had used this theme to begin a discussion around how to work together with the government and non-government agencies in Eswatini, to realize the fundamental right to education for everyone. The school also used this day to showcase and share some of the work it is doing as well as to engage in meaningful discussion around respective roles in realizing the UNESCO goal of transforming education by changing course. 

Since 1963, Waterford’s aim has always been to use education as a transformative endeavour for both learners and teachers, leaders in education and those who work, in whatever capacity, with young minds. 

During the symposium, discussions focused on what may be required in Eswatini's education systems, to better engage students in the kind of transformational educational practices that build a sustainable, peaceful future and so that each individual also discovers their purpose in building the future. 

During the official opening, on behalf of the Minister for Education, the Under Secretary (Schools Manager) in the Ministry of Education and Training Lungelo Nhlengetfwa encouraged all participants to take advantage of the opportunity and thanked Waterford Kamhlaba for her contribution to the future of education in Eswatini. He mentioned that it was His Majesty King Mswati III and the government’s vision to see young people trained and education used as a tool for economic development, hence the opportunity availed by Waterford was in line with the aspirations and goals of the government.

The keynote speech was delivered by Waterford alumna Linda Zwane (WK ’99) who works at Standard Bank Eswatini as Head of Data and Analytics. She emphasized that it was important to pay attention to the needs of teachers who are the people that deliver education to Emaswati. Waterford Kamhlaba Chair of Governing Council Dr. Sibongile Gumbi thanked everyone for coming and assured the government and all stakeholders that Waterford will continue with this discussion and encouraged all stakeholders to continue engaging and to also do something about the deliberations that came out of this year’s symposium. 

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