Elijah Banda
Organisation Wow Industry Products
Country Malawi
Region Southern Africa
Sector Other
Position/Job title Entrepreneur/Marketer/Innovator
My experience in adult learning and education
Muzochita zanga ndikugwira ntchito mulangizi wa zaulimi, ndakhala ndikulunjika pa kuphunzitsa ndi kuphunzitsa alimi ang'onoang'ono m'magulu osiyanasiyana kudzera m'mapulatifomu monga misonkhano ya anthu ndi ziwonetsero za m'munda ndapatsa mphamvu alimi chidziwitso ndi luso laulimi wokhazikika, machitidwe anzeru anyengo ndi njira zatsopano za ulimi. Ntchito yanga inali yofewetsa mfundo zovuta za ulimi, kuonetsetsa kuti ngakhale anthu osaphunzira kwenikweni atha kumvetsetsa ndi kugwiritsa ntchito njirazi kuti apititse patsogolo moyo wawo kudzera mu ulimi. Chidwi changa pa maphunziro a anthu akuluakulu chagona pa mphamvu yosintha ya maphunziro yopititsa patsogolo kulimbikitsa anthu akumidzi, zomwe zimagwirizana ndi masophenya anga ambiri ogwiritsira ntchito maphunziro monga chida cha chichitukuko chokhazikika.
In my work as an agricultural consultant, I have focused on teaching and training smallholder farmers in different groups through platforms such as public meetings and field exhibitions. I have empowered farmers with knowledge and skills in sustainable agriculture, climate smart practices and new ways of farming. My job was to simplify the complex principles of agriculture, to ensure that even the most uneducated people could understand and use these techniques to improve their lives through agriculture. My interest in adult education lies in the transformative power of education to improve rural empowerment, which is in line with my broader vision of using education as a tool for sustainable development.