By Edson Levison

Mzimba, July 25, Mana: A group of former students of Mzimba Secondary School calling themselves the “Mzimba Secondary School of 1970s” has urged people of good will and organizations to help the school with financial and material support.

A representative of the group led by its President, Joe Mtika, now based in American, expressed the concern on Wednesday during a handover ceremony of assorted learning and teaching materials worthy K8.6 million.

Mtika an alumnus of the school from 1977 to 1981 said over the years he and fellow alumni, have resorted to making contributions to the secondary school to make sure the current students are attaining quality education.

“I came to visit Mzimba Secondary School and saw the dilapidated buildings and lack of desks. It triggered our team to take action and start mobilizing resources to address such challenges.

“I thought seeing students writing their exams under a tree is history until I came to see it in this era. It is even heartbreaking to have students sleeping on the floor yet we can join hands with people of good will to make such a history,” said Mtika.

He therefore urged the school’s leadership, former students, stakeholders and other well-wishers to intervene in bringing back the beautiful image of the school in terms of infrastructure, saying such duties should never be left to government alone.

Parents Teachers Association chairperson, Pastor Thomson Chigomile Majawa praised the team for the materials offered.

“The materials that we have received are a great milestone in the development and implementation of a number of projects that the school’s management outlined. These materials will help our children to achieve their goals in a better way thereby uplifting the flag of Mzimba Secondary School,” he said.

Majawa said the school has been struggling with lack of desks, chairs, books, mattresses, beds and other learning materials.

Chief Quality Assurance Officer in the Northern Education Division, Vincent Kaunda applauded the Mzimba Secondary School alumni saying their donation has responded to the real challenges the school is facing.