ABSTRACT
In terms of land size, Ghana is about twice the size of Malawi and yet the population of Malawi is comparatively higher than that of Ghana. Curiously, in Malawi and Ghana the multi-faith Religious Education (RE) curricula in use have adopted similar selective approaches that include the study of three religions: Christianity, Islam and Indigenous Religion. The two countries’ annual GDP expenditures on education are comparable with Malawi at 15.78% and Ghana’s at 18.6%. As is the case with most Western countries, in both Malawi and Ghana freedom of religion and non-discrimination are both guaranteed in the constitution and protected by law. In Malawi, the introduction of multi-faith RE was a direct response to the country’s transition from a one party-state dictatorship to a multi-party democratic politics, and there was a need for education to prepare students to live in a pluralist society.
