By Chisomo Kambandanga

Lilongwe, July 1 Mana: Alumni Association of Saint Paul's Minor Seminary which is under Lilongwe Arch Diocese Sunday donated text books worth K5 million to the school.

Chairperson for the Alumni, Fredrick Kamwani said the donation was made in response to some of the challenges seminarians face at the school.

"We thought of buying the books as an immediate need for the school. We know that the school has a lot of challenges affecting boarding facilities and academics but we cannot address them all at once," he said.

According to Kamwani the books which are of languages, sciences and humanities were bought using money which was contributed by members of the alumni through 'Buy a Book Project ' and that alumni would continue striving to assist the institution.

"We wish to continue helping our mother institution Saint Paul's Minor Seminary with in her needs for it to continue being productive to the nation," he added.

Rector for the Seminary Fr. Benedict Kamdabweni commended the Alumni for the donation for it has bailed the institution out of some of the academic challenges.

"We are thankful for the donation. As an institution we benefit a lot from your continuous support and we pledge to make sure that the books taken care of to benefit even the future generation," he said.

Fr. Kamdabweni urged well-wishers who may wish to help the institution with any valuables that the institution would highly value such initiatives.

The School which is based at Mitundu was opened in 1963 as a preparatory seminary and was upgraded to Minor Seminary in 1994.