TYPING

COMPETITION
2019
EVENT
REPORT
5TH JULY 2019
For Malawi’s Development

JICA Volunteers
Yusuke UESUGI P.O.Box 10, https://web.facebook.com/StudentsTypingCompetition
Tel +265-992-501-896 Blantyre Secondary School, malawi.stc@gmail.com
(WhatsApp recommended) Blantyre, Malawi
 Table of Contents

Contents
Purpose of the Event __________________________________________________________ 1
Competition Outline ___________________________________________________________ 2
Event Regulation _____________________________________________________________ 3
Promotion __________________________________________________________________ 5
Result of the Competition ______________________________________________________ 7
Expenses__________________________________________________________________ 10
From the Planners ___________________________________________________________ 11
Contact ___________________________________________________________________ 12
Pg. 01 Purpose of the Event

Purpose of the Event

To Develop Malawi’s Economy
We aim to promote IT in developing countries as a vision. We believe industrial
technologies are ones of the keys to develop in countries especially which are poor in
resources like Malawi. Holding IT events strengthens the presence of IT in education field and
raises movement of IT promotion as public consensus. Expansion of this event strengthens
social influence in order to activate IT investment in developing countries.

For Students
Our events let students improve their skills on computer and IT knowledge and offer an
opportunity to interact with students from other schools.
We try to develop future human resources in Malawi through our events.
Pg. 02 Competition Outline

Competition Outline
Date and Time
From 12:00 to 17:30
29th June 2019

Venue
“Innovation Hub” in Polytechnic Chichiri campus

Planners
Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers (JOCV, JICA Volunteers):

- Yasutomi KANAE from Zingwangwa Secondary School

- Chiyo INOUE from Chichiri Secondary School
- Sayuri TSUBOI from College of Medicine
- Yusuke UESUGI from Blantyre Secondary School

Co-operators
Centre for Incubation and Innovation (a local community group)
Mr. Chikumbutso Gremu (the Head of ICT Department of College of Medicine)

Sponsor
Bata Children’s Program Volunteers (Bata Shoe Company)
Pg. 03 Event Regulation

Event Regulation
Composition
1) Tournament competition competed by groups that composed by two to five participants

2) Each participant from the winner team is given MWK15,000 worth of Bata voucher (*1)

3) Each participant from the runner-up is given MWK8,000 worth of Bata voucher (*1)

4) Each of all participants is given the certification of the participation.

5) One student chosen by Mr. Gremu amongst the participants is given CoM prize.
*1: On the day of the competition, all the students who went into the final received MK18,999
worth of voucher thanks to the generous offer by Bata Shoe Company.

Competition Regulation
1) Each participant from a group types an English sample article and create the same
formatting and layout document as the sample.

2) Microsoft Word is used to compete (in any edition).

3) The time limit is 15 minutes for the creation.

4) A group is given five points in case that the number of students from the group is three
and ten points in case of four and 15 points in case of five.

5) The group from which all participants have finished the creation faster than the other
group is given 10 points.

6) After the creation, each document is marked while being deducted from 90 points.

a) Two points are deducted for each wrong layout or formatting.

b) Two points are deducted for each word which has any typos.

7) After calculating the average from the participants from each group, adding the points
by 3) and 4) to the average as a team point, the higher team win the game.
Pg. 04 Event Regulation

Qualification
1) Student from primary school or secondary school in Malawi

2) Person under 19 other than 1)

Participation Regulation
1) Participant participates wearing his/her school shirt as much as possible.

2) Participating school/group participates with an adult registered as the representative.

3) Open to visitors. Due to security management for the venue, however, the number of
persons including participants in the venue may be limited.

Other Activities
Other than typing matches, a speech and QA session was given by Mr. Chiumbi’s Gremu,
the Head of ICT Department of College of Medicine. In addition, some movies relating IT were
played during the marking time.

Timetable
Timetable is as follows:
Pg. 05 Promotion

Promotion
Posters
We promoted the event in order to invite students from other schools and expose the
sponsor’s name with the ways as follows:

➢ Put up at all Bata sores in Malawi

➢ Distribute to schools in Blantyre with an invitation letter
o Company Name
o Saint Andrew's International High School
o HHI Secondary School
o Southend Secondary School
o Central High School
o Joice Banda Foundation School
o Bedir International High School

➢ Put up at major supermarkets in Blantyre

o SPAR Ginnery Corner shop
o SHOPRITE Blantyre
o GAME Blantyre
o Chipiku Ginnery Corner shop
Pg. 06 Promotion

➢ Create Facebook Page for the competition and place ad on Facebook

https://web.facebook.com/StudentsTypingCompetition
➢ Post on WhatsApp Group
➢ Publish a press release by JICA Malawi
Pg. 07 Result of the Competition

Result of the Competition

Match Result
A lot of inquiries and registrations came to the planners but, considering the holding
capability of the planner side, more than 30 students from nine schools including Primary
school have participated in the event. The competition started with seven teams.
Chichiri Secondary School and Blantyre Secondary School have proceeded to the final
match and Blantyre Secondary School won the competition.
In addition, a student from Zingwangwa Secondary School was chosen by Mr. Gremu and
received the certificate and a Japanese fan as CoM prize.
Pg. 08 Result of the Competition

Other than matches, in the QA session by Mr. Gremu there were a lot of questions from the
students. It seemed to be meaningful time for them. After the event, Mr. Gremu expressed his
feeling that he wants to join this event again.
Pg. 09 Result of the Competition

Result of Questionnaire
We have conducted questionnaires to the students, audience and the representatives
during the event.
One representative gave us an opinion, “It’d better divide Primary and Secondary to
compete”, which can let us consider to change the format of the next event.
As for answers from the students, all the students answered “Strongly Agree” or “Agree” to
the questions “Were you able to improve your skills on computer?” and “Do you recommend
this event to your friends, family or neighbours?”. In addition, many students answered as their
opinion over the event “it should be held annually”. We have got positive input and opinions
from the students and we have been able to promote to improve their skills through this event.
For example of the improvement, in Blantyre Secondary School, the average time of typing
by students who asked to participated in was 21 minutes par 120 words. However, right before
the event, the average time has been improved as 11 minutes par 120 words in both the
students who participated in and not participated. Not only the students who participated in, but
also the students who couldn’t participate were able to improve their typing skill.
Some of the result are as follows:
18 students out of the all participants answered. (N:18)

Do you have your own

Gender Form(*1)
Form1 computer?
11% Yes
No, but my 17%
Female family has
33% Male Form2 39%
Form3
67% 28% No
61%
44%

Were you able to Did you come to be Do you recommend this

improve your skills on interested in IT more than event to your friends,
computer? before this event? family or neighbours?
Neutral
22% Agree
Strongly
Agree 28%
Agree Strongly
56% 44% Agree Agree Strongly
22% 56% Agree
72%

*1: Primary school students participated in the event but

couldn’t answer the questionnaire.

Pg. 10 Expenses

Expenses
Expenses to hold this event are as follows:

Cost
ITEMS Contributors (MWK)

Bata voucher (Prize) Bata Children's Program 189,990

Innovation Hub usage fee JICA 25,000

Innovation Hub weekend allowance JICA 6,000

Projector usage fee JICA 15,000

Printing fee for the participation certificates JICA volunteers 6,600

Printing fee for A2 colour posters (35 copies) JICA volunteers 54,975

Printing fee for A3 colour posters (30 copies) JICA volunteers 15,000

Notice board usage fee at SPAR for 2 weeks JICA volunteers 2,000

Printing fee for the questionnaires and the JICA volunteers 4,200
typing article

Facebook advertisement fee JICA volunteers 16,800

Total 335,565
Pg. 11 From the Planners

From the Planners

Successful Event
We could have successfully closed this first-ever TYPING COMPRTITION 2019 thanks to
Bata Children’s Program, Centre for Incubation and Innovation, Polytechnic Innovation Hub,
other cooperators and promising participants. Of course, we faced a lot of problems and
accidents upon holding this event. However, we could cope with them, which we believe will
improve future events.
We are planning next events and activities relating IT and education to develop this
amazing country.
Hope our events are helpful and meaningful for students and Malawi.

From the Winner Student

This is a comment by one student from the winner team, Blantyre Secondary School:

“I was very proud to participate in this competition as it was for the first time. I
felt extremely happy after winning the competition that I didn't believe that we
have made it to be the best. As we did it as a group, it was great since there is
a say that "United we stand and divided we fall". Upon hearing that we will
receive a voucher, I was very glad as well. All in all, in a competition being
focused is the most important thing.”
“Lastly, may God bless Japanese volunteers and Bata Shoe Company for
their contributions.”
Pg. 12 Contact

Contact
JICA Volunteers
Yusuke UESUGI
P.O.Box 10,
Blantyre Secondary School,
Blantyre, Malawi
Tel +265-992-501-896 (WhatsApp recommended)
Facebook https://web.facebook.com/StudentsTypingCompetition
Email malawi.stc@gmail.com