These are paid activities meant to extend their fund-raising initiative for the cause. 

Symposium is an annual event where students meet experts and potential employers in the industry. They also showcase their skills and knowledge on various areas of their expertise.

Among other activities, students are scheduled to conduct a big walk from Chichiri Campus to Blantyre City and also engage in a sweeping exercise. 

They also plan to design logos and adverts for corporate organizations such as FDH Bank and Pamodzi Construction Limited in exchange for sponsorship of the event.

Built Environment Initiative Program Coordinator, Praise Kenani, says they have further invited FDH ambassador, Patience Namadingo who is also a musician and other notable figures to join them in the big walk. This will help them mobilise the needed funds and others resources.

‘We have lined up a number of things to entice different organisations we have approached to come and help us. Firstly, if they want to sponsor us, then we will also be advertising what they do. We will be printing banners showing their logos and advertising their products and services on various media platforms,” Kenan explains.

The students plan to finance the event to the tune of K9Million of which K3Million will be contributed by students themselves and the other K6Million through sponsorship fund raising activities.