Scholarship Recipients

My name is Mulenga Thomas, I was born on 26th December 1988 in Copperbelt Province specifically Chingola.

My father was working as a miner in one of the mines in Chingola, but unfortunately in 1995 there was a mine blast which killed two people (miners) and my father was a victim.  My father’s death was a misery to my life, imagine at the age of 7 being a single orphan.  I am the first born in the family of three, 2 boys and a girl.

After Daddy’s death, in 1996 we came to Serenje with my mother and my young brother and sister.  Fortunately Mum secured a job a Malcolm Moffat Teacher’s Training College as a guest waiter.  In the same, I started grade one at Miselo Kapika Primary School, my mother raised be from 1995 to 2008.

At Miselo Kapika I wrote my grade seven exams in order to go on to grade eight, I then went to Serenje BOMA School and it is here that I wrote my exams for grade 9 and got good marks to continue to grade 10.  I went to Mwense High School for my secondary education and there completed my exams to qualify for college.

My motivation and reasons for being a teacher are many but most importantly I admire this job.  I want to encourage and inspire others through teaching.  Not only this, but also through teaching I want to teach good morals and improve the standard of living in the community.  Finally, I will not just remain as a primary school teacher.  In my life I want to become a lecturer or receive a post in the Ministry of Education in Zambia.  So, undergoing primary teacher education is just a stepping stone to where I will be advancing in the future.  In short, I would like to reduce the percentage of illiterates in Zambia.

I usually offer volunteer service in my community, one example is when there is a funeral.  Myself and other youths collect firewood for the funeral and during the burial ceremony for the deceased we dig the grave at the cemetery.  We also maintain the roads in the community and I am happy to say that people are proud of me.

I am Rodrick Mwansa a 21 year old gentleman having been brought up in the Serenje rural area since birth.  My homeland is Chintankwa area within the area of Chief Chibale, a place which is in the eastern part of Serenje BOMA and thirty-two kilometres from the BOMA itself.

Furthermore, my parents were the ones who were responsible form my growth since my childhood until they both passed at spot during a road accident.  This sad story occurred when I was studying my grade eight.  While struggling to find someone to assist me educational wise, a certain charitable organization started assisting me with several school requirements.  I started my grade one in 1996 at Chintankwa Primary School just in my homeland.  I completed my primary education in 2002 and went to Serenje BOMA Basic School for my junior secondary course which was from 2003-2004.  When I qualified to go to grade ten at Serenje Technical High School, I failed to manage to go there because of poverty.  Instead, I went to Ibolelo High School where I was able to receive a scholarship.

In addition, I worked as a Volunteer Peer Educator under a certain Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) which operates within Central Province and works in collaboration with the Zambia Ministry of Education.  Its goal is to ensure that young people change their behaviour and become role models as most young people worldwide are the most vulnerable to HIV/AIDS.  Therefore, I was placed in Kabwe at a high school to conduct Sexual Reproductive Health lessons.  Just as normal lessons are done in schools with the specified duration of 40 minutes per class, per week from grades 5-12.  The audience which I used to handle each week was a group of 250-300 students. 

Due to this experience I was motivated to pursue a career in teaching because I am already equipped with what is involved in it and almost all that is required to become a better teacher.  The other reason is that teachers are not lazy at all, therefore, I Rodrick being a hard working gentleman, need to assist the rural schools which are shunned by most teachers when they are posted to work from there.

Finally, I have got a long term career goal of looking forward to come and find myself a person having a Master’s Degree in Education.  Since I am starting with a Primary School Certificate immediately when I will be deployed, I won’t hesitate to start the degree program; at that time I will be able to sponsor myself.  On the other hand, I would also really like to offer my services abroad, actually this is my priority in life regardless of any circumstances that will come beyond my career.

My name is Elliot Chipila, I was born on 23rd November 1981.  I am the second born in the family of eight; I was born to Mr. Aston and Rosemary Chipila respectively.

I grew up in Mulilima village, 32 km south of Serenje BOMA in the central part of Zambia.  As a child I have been raised up by my parents, I started school at Mulilima Primary School in 1992.  In grade four I was transferred to Lupinga Basic School where I completed my grade seven.  I was accepted into grade eight at Mkushi Secondary School where I completed my grades eight and nine.

I completed my senior year of secondary school at Serenje High School in 2004 and I am currently enrolled in a teaching program at Malcolm Moffat College of Education.  I have been motivated to pursue a career in teaching because education is the foundation to every success.  So, I have been encouraged into a teaching career so that I can provide basic education to young children.

My long term career and educational goals are that I want to pursue a degree in education if time and resources allow.  Previously I have participated I community service activities.  I have helped in the moulding of bricks for the school (Mulilima Basic School).  I have also participated in the construction of roads and bridges in my community.

I was born in 1983 in Luapula Province at the Mwansa General Hospital.  My home town is Kabwe where I was raised by my parents since childhood.

I started my primary education in 1989 in Kabwe at Munyama Middle Basic School.  I wrote my grade seven composite examination in 1995 at the very same school.  In 1996 I was selected to grade eight at Mukobeko High School, however, I could not start due to a lack of financial support because my mother was not working and my father had passed away; then in 2000 my mother passed away as well.  Nevertheless, in 2002 I started grade eight at Nkwashi Upper Basic School in Kabwe.  In the same year I left Kabwe for Serenje where I continued with my education at Serenje BOMA Basic School.  In 2004 I was selected to grade ten at Serenje Boys Technical High School and I wrote my ‘O’ level exams in 2006 where I managed to attain Division 1. To this point, I don’t have any post-secondary school education or experience relating to education.

I was motivated by my Grandfather who was the Principal at Mufulira Teacher’s Training College.  During my childhood what came up into my mind was to become a teacher.  I want to render my services unto others; although a teacher is not always highly regarded, he or she is the backbone in one’s life of education.  I was taught to become what I am today so I should also become a teacher.  The other reason that I am proud of my career is because a teacher teaches everyone, such as those who become professionals in their field.  I do not think of changing careers, what I want is to remain in this field but of high value to the community and nation as a whole.  I want to eventually have a PhD in education and work at the national or provincial level.

In terms of volunteer service, I have worked with DAPP (Development Aid from People to People) as a washer and as the Secretary of Twapenga Youth Cooperative.