Professional Insurance has donated educational materials worth K250 million on climate change issues to the Ministry of Education.
Professional Insurance (PI) Kabwe branch manager Maureen Moomba revealed this in Kabwe today when PI donated 1,200 posters to the Ministry of Education in Central Province.
The posters will be shared among 400 schools in the province.
Central Province Permanent Secretay Danny Lumbama commended PI for the gesture and expressed happiness that the private sector was now coming on board to support the Ministry of Education.
Mr. Lumbama said the donation demonstrated partnership existing between government and the private sector in the education of children.
And Miss Moomba said the issues surrounding climate change prompted PI to come up with the posters that would help children with information.She said the posters were important because they would sensitise the children on climate matters.
Meanwhile Central Province Provincial Education Officer (PEO), Paul Ngoma said he was excited and grateful for the passion PI had towards the educational sector.
Mr. Ngoma said the posters would go a long way in helping both teachers and pupils in schools on climate change matters.
He said he was happy that the private sector was working with the education department to ensure quality education was delivered to the children.
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