CHIKWANDA

By REBECCA MUSHOTA and CHATULA KAMPO-
NEW Life Ministries presiding bishop Nelly Chikwanda has said it is the responsibility of everyone in society to educate vulnerable children.
Bishop Chikwanda said in an interview after she donated school fees to 37 vulnerable children that it was the responsibility of every adult to educate vulnerable children in Zambia so as to reduce poverty among youths.
She said the number of youths who were not getting an education was increasing because society had lost the sense of responsibility.
“Naturally, a person is selfish but we need to pray about it and stay in touch with our Zambian culture of responsibility.
“We need to educate the vulnerable youths because if we don’t, the future of the country will lack in morals and a good economy,” Bishop Chikwanda said.
She said it was for that reason that New Life Ministries, through its organisation Hands of Mercy, identified children who needed financial help for education.
Hands of Mercy has 200 children under its project and 37 of them on Friday received their school fees of about K500 each donated by African Child Trust, an organisation based in the United Kingdom.
And TATA Zambia Limited has said there is need to do more to help children living with disabilities as they are the most vulnerable in society.
Ndola branch manager Satrajit Chakraborty said disabled children were the most vulnerable and neglected in society.
Mr Chakraborty urged members of the public to find time to associate with such children as that would make them feel loved.
He said this when he and other TATA employees donated assorted items and did charity work at Holy Family Special School in Ndola recently.
This was in commemoration of the volunteering week which starts on March 9, every year in remembrance of the founder of TATA Zambia.
Holy Family head teacher Doris Mwenya said the school was grateful that TATA employees donated various items, cleaned the learning institution and interacted with the children.
The school has 24 pupils aged between seven and 16, six teachers and three supporting members of staff.