The Ministry of Education in Chilanga District has distributed 1, 500 desks to various schools in the first quarter of 2026.
District Education Board Secretary (DEBS), Lenny Longwe, says a target to procure 3, 000 desks have been set for this year.
Ms Longwe explains that the target for the first quarter was to procure 1, 200 desks using the Constituency Development Fund (CDF), stating that there was an increase by 300 desks, which have been distributed in various schools.
This was according to the District Development Coordinating Committee Report for quarter one of 2026 made available to the media.
She noted that the department will continue to lobby for more desks through CDF and cooperating partners to ensure no child sits on the floor as per Presidential directive.
Meanwhile, Ms Longwe explained that eight secondary schools are under construction with 56 additional classrooms while construction works are ongoing for two primary schools.
The schools benefiting include, Kalundu Secondary School, Zambia National Service (ZNS) Sopelo Primary School School, ZNS Safari Secondary School, Namalombwe Primary School, Saint Michael Secondary School and Sekelela Community School.
Ms Longwe noted that a shortage of infrastructure for the Early Childhood Education (ECE) sector has been identified as a challenge by the Ministry in the district.
She recommended construction of more classrooms in existing schools to accommodate the high number of children who are enrolled.
