THE Zambia Mission Fund Canada (ZMFC) under the auspices of the Church of Christ has appealed to the government to deploy teachers at its newly upgraded grant aided Nalubumba Secondary School in Kalomo District, Southern Province.
ZMFC Community Development Coordinator, Ruhtt Mbumwae says the school has only four government teachers while the remaining 14 are being paid by the Mission Fund, a situation she described not in conformity with the public private partnership concept.
Mrs Mbumwae made the remarks during the handing -over ceremony of a 1×3 classroom block funded by the ZMFC.
“This school started in 1998 as a community one but now that it has been upgraded to a secondary school owing to a huge number of learners around this area, we are now asking for teachers at this institution. We are further appealing to the government to also absorb some grant paid teachers at the institution,” adds Mrs. Mbumwae.
Meanwhile, school Head Teacher, Chifuwe Jaani has requested for connectivity to the electricity grid saying that the computers that the institution is using relies on solar power.
And officiating at the handing over ceremony, Kalomo District Commissioner, Joshua Sikaduli acknowledged the challenges the school is facing assuring that his office will work with relevant authorities to address some of the operational hurdles at the learning institution.
The Zambia Mission Fund Canada has a number of schools in Kalomo with Butale primary being one of them in complimenting the government’s efforts in providing free education to the learners.
Other partners in the education sector is Response Network whose already 29 established community schools in the district have since been taken over by the government.
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I thought there was an army of teachers waiting to be employed. What an irony!
These just talk, 5 years will just come to an end just like with only self praise to show for. In their wisdom employing a hundred thousand civil servants is a big deal, obviously goes to show lack of understanding of the magnitude of the problem. Developing a solid industrial and manufacturing base is the only way to solve the huge unemployment crisis. When you hear these tuma drop in the ocean like electric battery manufacturing will come up in Ndola, you just wonder. We need industries in all provinces please
They have no clue why KK tried hard to put up some industry in all provinces. Batteries were coming from Mansa, bicycles were coming from Chipata, pineapple cannery in NW, and the list is endless. Employing of civil servants is commendable but only if it is supported by a vibrant industrial and manufacturing Base, otherwise you are just choking the national budget with emoluments and thereby incurring more debt, even more than what PF incurred. Create a conducive environment for private industries to grow and thrive – but with electricity, forget
you missed the point. the argument and plea is to place grant paid teachers by government, or replace them with those in civil service, not fighting employment. besides, the community schools were established to provide equal access to free education by children, not salaries
Are these moderations on measured posts from shushushus or from LT. If it is from LT, it is very sad