Over 1.2 Million Kwacha of CDF Funding To Pay for Secondary Boarding-School Bursaries

This year, the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) will provide over 1.2 million Kwacha to pay for secondary boarding school bursaries in the Livingstone district.

The secondary bursary is a component of the expanded CDF that the New Dawn government introduced to enable children from vulnerable families to access secondary-level education.

278 learners, including 172 returning and 106 newly registered, are said to benefit from the government initiative.

Livingstone City Council Public Relations Manager Melvin Mukela told ZNBC News that 1,2721,660 Kwacha will be used to fund bursaries for the 278 children.

One of the parents of the sponsored learners said, “I feel very, very happy, and I want to thank the government of the day for what they have done for me because they have lessened my burden.”

Learners who have not yet collected their introductory letters are being advised to do so so that the local authority can process the payments.