The CAMFED Malawi has said that it has managed to support almost 2, 000 students to attain tertiary education in the country for the past eight years.

The organization's executive director, Susan Silika disclosed that from 2016, they have through the Mastercard Foundation assisted four cohorts of vulnerable girls to pursue secondary and university education.

Silika made the remarks on Saturday during a girls camp at the Malawi University of Science and Technology (MUST) which hosted the last cohort of 300 girls who have selected to various tertiary institutions in the country.

Silika told Zodiak Online that for the past eight years, the organization has empowered at least 2000 under-privileged girls across Malawi by supporting their education from secondary school to tertiary level.

"We got funding from Mastercard  Foundation to support girls in secondary school up to tertiary in four cohorts. So this is the fourth cohort we are meeting today; cumulatively, we have have been able to send almost 2000 girls to various tertiary institutions," Silika explained.

Silika added that beside encouraging the girls to give back to their community, they organize the girls camps for every cohort to orient them on life skills, mental and sexual reproductive health to manage any pressure at school.

One of the students, Abigail Phiri who has been selected to study nursing and midwifery at the Kamuzu University of Health Sciences (KUHES) believes she would have been married by now if it was not for the organization's project.

"Camfed has done a lot because it has helped me to realize my responsibility within my family, community and Malawi as a country. If it was not for Camfed, I could have been married to some rich men in the village," she said.

She has then pledged to save lives of young expectant women during  deliveries in hospitals after completing her studies.

The organisation has been supporting girls from vulnerable backgrounds who are academically bright, from secondary school level to tertiary education with fees, stationary and uniforms.