FAWEZA/ MASTERCARD FOUNDATION EMPOWERS BURSARY STUDENTS

By Daily News Reporter

The Forum for African Women Educationalists of Zambia (FAWEZA) has Handed over 200 Laptops to the 2024 Mastercard Foundation program beneficiaries. 

This program underscores FAWEZA's commitment to empowering young people through education and technology. 

This program is in line with commemoration of the International Day of Education under the theme: “AI and Education: Preserving Human Agency in a World of Automations"

Speaking during the handover ceremony to 12 students at Lusaka Business Technology College in Lusaka FAWEZA Chairperson Enala Tembo Mwase stated that this is to empower youth in accessing quality education through empowerment program.

She also added that this program is an advancing the cause of Gender equity and equality in education sector and ensuring that education remains a powerful tool for breaking the cycle of poverty and through unlocking the potential of every child in Zambia.

And some of the beneficiaries students of the empowerment at LBTC by the name of Sandra Soko said that this gives her the opportunity to explore her education skills through this intiavites by Mastercard Foundation.

And a student by the name of Simuyemba Adolf added that this empowerment has improved his education skills and knowledge.

This program is a seven years project which is supported by Mastercard Foundation through FAWE programs by empowering young boys and girls in schools in Zambia.