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The Vice-President Guy Scott‘s wife Charlotte has commended the Patriot Front (PF) government for adopting a policy that focuses on early child hood education.

Mrs Scott was speaking in an interview yesterday, on the sidelines of the occasion of the handover, of the early education centre to Maramba women’s club, at Maramba community centre in Livingstone.

The vice president’s wife said that the new policy on early childhood education is very important in the country as it focuses on the young learners.

 Mrs Scott said that it is that it sad that most of the infrastructure has been run down in the country where early child hood education should take place.

 She said there is need to rehabilitate the infrastructure of most of these centres that had not been worked on.

“The classroom is being repainted and it looks very beautiful, as you can see I have some black paint on my hands as I was painting the black board,” she said.

“We brought some women from the private sector, we have come to do some work in the community,” she said

Mrs Scott called on the community to do a bit before the corporate world could also do something as people at every level they have a role that can do.

 She explained that the Government and private sector partnership are very important in the community.

Mrs Scott said it is good that the women are doing something at the community centre as they are opportunities for women at every level of income generating activities.

Mrs Scott said that if women engage themselves in income generating activities they would be able to buy something for their children that they need.

“It is great to see women being involved in income generating activities as they are planet of opportunities that can give the women positive rewards,” she said

And Standard Chartered Bank, Area head of corporate affairs, Luke Njovu said that the partnership of the project started last year with Sun hotel international.

 He said the project would last up to 3 years but depending on the need it might be extended to up to 10 years.

Standard Chartered Bank, Zambia managing director, Mizinga Melu said that the bank   focuses so much on the youths and education.

 She encouraged the private sector to get involved in the projects that are in the community.

And Livingstone district commissioner Paul Sensele in speech read on behalf by distract administrative officer Harriet Kawina, he said that the PF government has prioritised the importance of early education by incorporating it in the ministry of education science and vocational training.

 He said that PF government intends to provide and facilitate early childhood centres and teachers throughout the country.

Mrs Scott is in Livingstone on a 3 days private meeting with Standard Chartered Bank.

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