PRESS RELEASE

CALL TO STUDENTS FROM ACCREDITED UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES TO

PARTICIPATE IN THE

11TH CONTINENTAL ESSAY COMPETITION FOR 2023/2024

The Malawi Bureau of Standards (MBS) in collaboration with the African Organization for
Standardization (ARSO) and AMC Group Africa are pleased to announce to all University and
College students in Malawi about the 11th Continental Essay Competition.

THEME ENTRY RULES AND CONDITIONS WHAT WE ARE LOOKING

FOR (not necessarily in the
1. Participants must be citizens of order below)
Empowering Consumers Malawi below 35 years of age
through Standardization living in Malawi and studying in 1. The general
to Achieve their Rights to NCHE accredited University or understanding of
Safe Quality Goods and College. Standards and
Services Standardization and
2. Essays should be between the relation with
1,000 – 1,200 words. consumers

3. Essays should be double 2. Challenges being faced

spaced and presented in by consumers and
Century Gothic, font size 12. general
understanding of the
4. It must be submitted in challenges
English.
3. Solutions provided
5. Use up to 50 words to describe through the
yourself including name, implementation of
course and year of study (this Standards and policy
is not part of the 1,000 – 1,200 strategies developed
words). nationally and
continentally to
address challenges of
consumers with relation
to the theme
 4. Precise conclusion with
your personal comment
and share your essay
with the Malawi Bureau
of Standards within the
set deadlines

PRIZES FOR WINNERS

NATIONAL LEVEL REGIONAL LEVEL CONTINENTAL LEVEL

1st Position – MWK 350,000 1st Position – USD 500 1st Position – (Male and Female) USD 1000.

2nd Position – MWK 300,000 2nd Position – USD 300 2nd Position – USD 800

3rd Position – MWK 250,000 3rd Position – USD 200 3rd Position – USD 500

The top three winners at Winners to be awarded at the ARSO

national level are entered General Assembly in Nigeria in 2024
into the regional and
continental level

SUBMISSION

Authors should provide their postal, physical, telephone and email addresses on the first page of
the essay together with the title of the essay. Also, attach a copy of the National Identity Card or
Passport and a completely filled Registration Form that can be obtained from the MBS Head
Office in Blantyre, MBS Lilongwe Office and MBS Mzuzu office.
You can also send us an e-mail requesting for the concept note and the forms on
monicakhombe@mbsmw.org or you can download these documents on our website:
www.mbsmw.org or ARSO website: www.arso-oran.org

Closing date for receiving applications is Friday, 28th March 2024, at 15h00. The essays can be
submitted by e-mail or by hand.

Submit your entry in clearly marked “11th CONTINENTAL ESSAY COMPETITION” to:

Director General

Malawi Bureau of Standards

Ali Hassan Mwinyi Road

P O Box 946

Blantyre

E-mail: mbs@mbsmw.org

For more information contact Monica Khombe on +265993721673 or send an email to

monicakhombe@mbsmw.org.

DIRECTOR GENERAL