Global Partnership for Education (GPE) - World Bank Group - Malawi: building a climate-smart education system for the future

With the raising of a flag outside their classroom in Phalombe District, students immediately recognize the warning of incoming heavy rains, quickly take cover and then evacuate under their teacher’s guidance, following marked routes to designated safe zones.

The drill is more than a routine exercise — it’s a lesson in survival and part of Malawi’s pilot of new standard operating procedures (SOPs) for school safety. These procedures were developed through the GPE-funded Climate Smart Education Systems Initiative and implemented by Save the Children in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, the Department of Disaster Management Affairs and Malawi Red Cross.

Trans.Lieu was engaged by GPE to produce this feature human-interest story of how students learn and prepare themselves to stay safe during future disasters.

Read the full story here: Malawi: Building a climate-smart education system for the future

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Client: Global Partnership for Education

Services: Videography and photography

Year: 2025