Staff Reporter
MARONDERA- Councilor Tendai Mapisa of Ward 18 in Chihota area recently donated a computer, a printer and sunk a borehole at St Mathews Primary School in a move he described as a milestone in improving the quality of education in rural schools.
Clr Mapisa, is hoping his donation will help in the achievement of the country’s Vision 2030 of making Zimbabwe an empowered upper-middle income economy by having an educated people.
He said: “As Zimbabwe, we have targets that we want to meet and I am always prepared to play my part as the councillor for Ward 18. I drilled a borehole, contributed to the installation of water taps as an irrigation system at the school. That will go a long way in helping to improve farming skill among the learners at a tender age.
“The donations that I made will help towards the achievement of the Vision 2030 goals, through educating the young learners whilst emphasising on the importance of agriculture which is the backbone of our country. That is why I am concentrating on primary schools. l enjoy farming a lot and l have converted some of our family land into different agricultural projects that include horticulture, poultry production and other small projects that I want the youths in my ward to be busy with.”
Cllr Mapisa added that the computer and printer will enable the authorities to print some of the stuff needed to improve the quality of education at the school without outsourcing.
He also said in his portfolio, he has plans to build a computer laboratory at the school before the end of 2026.
“If things go according to plan, l want to build a computer lab at the school before the end of 2026. I want this school to improve its pass rate and compete with Group A schools,” said Mapisa.