Promoting ECE

HUNDREDS of community members gathered at Kalama Prinary School in Mazabuka District on Thursday to celebrate the completion of a round hut built as learning space for preschool learners. The highlight of the event was the presence of among others, the Roger Federer Foundation CEO, His Royal Highness Chief Mwanachingwala, Magoye Member of Parliament, the District Commissioner, Southern Provincial Education Officer, and ZOCS Executive Director. The message remains that children need to be prepared for school and schools should be ready for children thus ZOCS is implementing a seven year School Readiness Initiative aimed at promoting Early Childhood Education. The project targets to build 1800 round huts.

Handing over of school supplies

We had the pleasure of handing over an assortment of school supplies to Western Province Minister Hon. Kapelwa Mbangweta. The exercise books, shoes, calculators, pens, etc will be distributed to vulnerable children in Nkeyema district.

As ZOCS, we stand proud contributing to improving the lives and offer quality education to the less privileged children in Community Schools. The once looked down on Community Schools have graduated thousands of children now working as adults in different sectors.

Support OVC Education

ZOCS paid a courtesy call on Dr. Kelvin Mambwe, the newly appointed Permanent Secretary for Technical Services in the Ministry of Education. During the meeting ZOCS amplified its call on among other issues the need for the ministry together with the Teaching Service Commission to consider recruiting Volunteer Teachers with qualifications serving in Community Schools.