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Grace Mugabe project expansion on the card
03 Mar 2014 at 17:32hrs | Views
The First Lady, Grace Mugabe says plans are afoot to expand the Grace Mugabe Foundation project in Mazowe through the inclusion of a secondary school and a provincial hospital to cater for the surrounding communities and the province.
Mugabe said this during a tour of her projects in the area on Monday afternoon together with the visiting former First Lady of Ghana, Nanah Rawlings.
Mrs Rawlings and husband Jerry were in the country to attend Simba Chikore and Bona Mugabe's wedding over the weekend.
Mugabe explained that the project, which comprises a school and a children's home, was targeted at providing underpriviledged children with shelter, food, education and life skills.
"Besides donations from well-wishers, the project also includes agriculture on the farmland where maize, fruits and vegetables are grown to feed the children in the home and at boarding primary school," Mugabe said.
The Grace Mugabe Junior School has an enrolment of 135 children from the initial 74 at inception in January last year.
Besides computer lessons and music classes offered, the school has also introduced Chinese language, which is taught by two teachers.
It has also introduced a Grade Zero class for 5 year olds and the first class of Grade 7 pupils is ready to sit for examinations this year.
The students are expected to proceed for Form 1 at the proposed Grace Mugabe High School which is expected to be built this year.
The children's home has 74 children, six of whom were temporarily brought in by the Zimbabwe Prison Services while their mothers are serving jail terms.
Mrs Rawlings commended Mugabe for the good work she is doing in taking care of children in difficult circumstances.
She told journalists that the projects are an expression of a passion to contribute to the development and well being of Zimbabwe.
Mrs Rawlings was also impressed with the diversity of education offered such as music lessons which include the playing of traditional instruments such as marimba and mbira.
She thanked President Robert Mugabe for allowing the First Lady to be involved in developmental work and giving her the neccessary support.
The former Ghanaian First Lady was taken by her host to the Gushungo Dairy project which comprises a dairy herd of 600 cows and a dairy factory which produces a variety of milk products.
Mugabe said this during a tour of her projects in the area on Monday afternoon together with the visiting former First Lady of Ghana, Nanah Rawlings.
Mrs Rawlings and husband Jerry were in the country to attend Simba Chikore and Bona Mugabe's wedding over the weekend.
Mugabe explained that the project, which comprises a school and a children's home, was targeted at providing underpriviledged children with shelter, food, education and life skills.
"Besides donations from well-wishers, the project also includes agriculture on the farmland where maize, fruits and vegetables are grown to feed the children in the home and at boarding primary school," Mugabe said.
The Grace Mugabe Junior School has an enrolment of 135 children from the initial 74 at inception in January last year.
Besides computer lessons and music classes offered, the school has also introduced Chinese language, which is taught by two teachers.
It has also introduced a Grade Zero class for 5 year olds and the first class of Grade 7 pupils is ready to sit for examinations this year.
The students are expected to proceed for Form 1 at the proposed Grace Mugabe High School which is expected to be built this year.
The children's home has 74 children, six of whom were temporarily brought in by the Zimbabwe Prison Services while their mothers are serving jail terms.
Mrs Rawlings commended Mugabe for the good work she is doing in taking care of children in difficult circumstances.
She told journalists that the projects are an expression of a passion to contribute to the development and well being of Zimbabwe.
Mrs Rawlings was also impressed with the diversity of education offered such as music lessons which include the playing of traditional instruments such as marimba and mbira.
She thanked President Robert Mugabe for allowing the First Lady to be involved in developmental work and giving her the neccessary support.
The former Ghanaian First Lady was taken by her host to the Gushungo Dairy project which comprises a dairy herd of 600 cows and a dairy factory which produces a variety of milk products.
Source - zbc
