Africa-Press – Lesotho. Leqele Primary School has approved a house building that will cater for students’ school meals and will be rented out and the money will go towards improving the school.
The building was built by the International Relationships Inspiring Social Enterprise (RISE), with the support of the Action Ireland Trust (AIT) which has supported the five school development plan.
These are Assembly Primary School, Lithabaneng Primary and Primary School, Makoanyane RC ‘Primary School’ and Leqele Primary School. In the construction of this house, the World Food Program (WFP) has contributed by providing the largest electric cooking utensils and cooking utensils.
The school principal, Mr Hlomohang Nttseli, thanked all the organizations that supported the initiative and contributed to the development of their school.
“Immediately after the construction was completed, WFP visited us and identified another resource, so we are grateful for its contribution.
School meals were cooked in a corrugated iron house which when the weather was bad was a big problem, so we are glad that today a solution has been found, I also promise to save this property, ”Ntseli said.
According to the Minister of Education and Training Honorable ‘Mamookho Phiri, AIT has been operating in the country for more than a decade. He said among the improvements he had made were the construction of buildings and renovation of classrooms, toilets, a library at Hlalele Primary and High School ‘along with the local lamb school.
“The purpose of AIT is to ensure good hygiene and cleanliness in schools, so they are committed to training the teachers of those five schools in cleanliness and leadership online,” Phiri explained.
He also called on all individuals and organizations to contribute to the support and development of the AIT policy in order to improve and promote cleanliness in all schools in the country.
He said the policy was very good because it promotes good hygiene when the world is facing a Covid-19 epidemic that requires constant hygiene, including hand washing.
Action Ireland Trust Representative Mr Francis Whelan indicated that the policy was intended to continue as they were committed to assisting needy schools in partnership with the Ministry of Education and Training.
“We have built toilets in the Primary School and installed hand washing taps in Lithabaneng Primary School, we will also continue with the remaining schools,” Whelan explained.
He also pointed out that their strategy is now in shambles as they have budget cuts to complete, inviting charities such as RISE to participate in the project. RISE Representative Ms.
Daniela Gusman explained that they teach young graduates who have done vocational training that includes building, carpentry and more to give them the opportunity to train.
He pointed out that when they build they also invite the youth of the village to stay there to impart knowledge, he said they are proud to help the Basotho people and contribute to the development of the country.
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