Thu, 29 Jun 2017 14:08:00 +0000
By ROGERS KALERO
FIRST Lady Esther Lungu has said girl children need a lot of mentoring to give them confidence to that there is no difference from boys with regard to education.
Mrs Lungu said gild-children were capable of performing better and reaching greater heights given a chance.
And Ms Lungu, together with her Ghanaian counter part Rabecca Victoria Akufo Addo yesterday donated K10,000 each to Kaputi Secondary School in Chisamba district to go towards the purchase of bunkers and beddings for the children at the school.
The First Lady said boosting girls’ confidence was very critical if the female children were able to be the employment creators of tomorrow.
She was speaking yesterday when she jointly commissioned the first ever dormitory at Kaputi Secondary School in Chisamba District of Central Province which was constructed at a cost of K450,000.
“We need to equip our girls with knowledge and skills for better integration into the economic space. Studies continue to show that investment in girls positively affects Gross Domestic Products growth rates.
“We need to be resolute and give girls the tools and support to shape their future. It is against this background that we must strive to uphold professional standards in the education sector and endeavour to provide all learners with relevant knowledge , skills, values and positive attitudes,” Ms Lungu said.
The First Lady and her Ghanaian counterpart Rabecca Victoria Akufo Addo were accompanied to Kaputi Secondary School by Central Province Minister Sydney Mushanga, Permanent Secretary Chanda Kabwe and other top government officials.
She said Chisamba district in general and Kaputi Secondary School in particular, should be proud and happy that the school was the first place that the Ghanaian First Lady Rabecca Victoria Akufo Addo had visited after arriving in Zambia on Monday.
She commended the Parents Teachers Association (PTA) and the school administration for fostering relationships between the school and both the local and international community which included Rae Graham of Zambezi Ranching and Cropping Limited of Zambia.
Others were Ms Brown Lois of Emmanuel Congregation (Canada), Ms Joan Smith of Emmanuel Congregation (Canada) and Ms Omega Chilufya Bula (Chipembi-Zambia and the community.
“Your support for national development strategies through community engagement creates a favourable environment, mutually beneficial cooperation, strengthens complimentarily and boosts transformation in communities,” She said.
