NORTH-WESTERN Province Minister Nathaniel Mubukwanu handing out certificates to the girls during the graduation ceremony. On the minister’s right is FQM country manager Kingsley Chinkuli. PICTURE: MEMORY CHIPILI/SUMA SYSTEMS

Empowering girls by mentorship

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• Post published:August 30, 2019
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MTHONISWA BANDA, Solwezi
THERE were deafening shouts of “I am touched! I am touched!” as the 107 graduating pupils at the Girl Mentorship Programme seventh graduation ceremony responded to motivational poems, plays and a speech by fellow pupils at Trident College in Solwezi. (more…)

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EMELDA Musonda.

Rural girls need role models, mentorship

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• Post published:January 18, 2019
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Analysis: EMELDA MUSONDA
THE story of a 14-year-old girl of Choma who walked about 40 kilometres in the night to go and get married to her 23-year-old lover made very sad reading. (more…)

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GOAL girls during the session in Kamanga township AND also in picture STANCHART staff with the Goal girls

Goal girls get money management mentorship

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MEMORY MANINGA, Lusaka
GIVEN the state of the global economy, financial literacy is a growing concern in many countries.

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Agness Mofya, Head – Instrumentation and Control at KCM’s Tailings Leach Plant (TLP), examines a flow meter device used to measure the quantity of liquid moving through a pipe at one of the workshops.

A woman’s hand that extends beyond mining

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• Post published:March 8, 2017
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EMELDA MWITWA, Lusaka
WOMEN are steadily rising to key positions at Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) through an affirmative action recognising their important role to business growth.
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Mentorship and the teacher

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SPIDER’S WEB with CHEELA CHILALA
ONE of the responsibilities every parent has is to send their child to school – hence the school teacher plays a critical role in the mentoring of the child. (more…)

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First Lady Esther Lungu mentors pupils from Nalusangu Secondary school during an outreach programme for People with Special needs at the school in Kabulwebulwe Village in Mumbwa District recently.

‘Girl child deserves the best’

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BUTTYSON KANDIMBA, Solwezi
FIRST Lady Esther Lungu says she has a passion for girl children and wants to see more of them excel in education so that they could be appointed to positions of influence.
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Kaseba hails State for improving education sector

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By NANCY SIAME
FIRST Lady Christine Kaseba has commended Government for giving special attention to education but that more can be done to improve the sector.
Dr Kaseba appealed to Government to give special attention to schools in rural areas as much as it does to urban ones.
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