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| some of the beds donated |
Mzimba
Secondary School Alumni Association Saturday donated 18 beds to the school
worth 583,400 as a way of overcoming shortage of beds at the institution.
According
to General Secretary of the Association, Barnett Phiri through the assessment
that they made in 2011 it was discovered that the school lacked beds in both
boys and girls hostels.
“When we
came in 2011 we noted that the school lacked beds. As an Association we pledged
to donate 60 beds in order to arrest the problem,” he said.
The new
beds are expected to be located to one of the hostels, Mulanje hostel which is
under maintenance.
“We will
try to fill Mulanje hostel with beds. Excellent performers will be occupying
the beds based on merit system of selection,” he said.
Phiri
asked students at the school to refrain from vandalizing the furniture. He
advocated for a proper use of the donation.
In his
remarks the General Secretary asked other Alumni from various schools in the
country to take a leading role and help their former schools to overcome
problems that they are experiencing.
“Let us
remember where we are coming from and we should assist government in combating
some of the problems being faced the schools,” ha said.
In his
words acting head teacher for Mzimba Secondary School, Timothy Magagula
Kumwenda thanked the Alumni Association saying that the donation has arrived at
the right time.
“The
Alumni are people who are thinking about the school. They have done a
recommendable job in trying to solve a problem of two to three students
sleeping in a single bed,” he said.
The
Association also awarded 12 best mock exam students in classes of form 1 to 4
each five thousand kwacha. It also donated a ball to the school’s sports
department.
Mzimba
Secondary Schools has a total of 581 students from a recommended enrolment of 480
students.
