The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints opened a $600,000 primary school in Kwekwe that will serve more than 1,000 students who spent two years learning in temporary tents. Education Minister Torerai Moyo said the facility replaces Globe and Phoenix Primary School, which closed after classroom floors collapsed into mineshafts caused by illegal mining.
The church constructed seven learning blocks, administrative offices, and restrooms, all powered by solar systems, along with 600 desks and chairs for 785 students and 45 teachers. Parents had withdrawn children from makeshift classes at Russell Primary School because of inadequate toilets, weather exposure and lack of sports facilities that created dust and noise pollution.
Midlands Provincial Affairs Minister Owen Ncube said the project supports President Mnangagwa's Vision 2030 development plan through public-private partnerships. Religious organizations have expanded education access in Zimbabwe since colonial missionaries established remote schools through Methodist, Catholic and Anglican churches.
The church constructed seven learning blocks, administrative offices, and restrooms, all powered by solar systems, along with 600 desks and chairs for 785 students and 45 teachers. Parents had withdrawn children from makeshift classes at Russell Primary School because of inadequate toilets, weather exposure and lack of sports facilities that created dust and noise pollution.
Midlands Provincial Affairs Minister Owen Ncube said the project supports President Mnangagwa's Vision 2030 development plan through public-private partnerships. Religious organizations have expanded education access in Zimbabwe since colonial missionaries established remote schools through Methodist, Catholic and Anglican churches.
