Some students speak out on meal allowances

46
1986
SOME students at the University of Zambia (UNZA) are anxiously waiting for that ‘yangena’ message to receive their first-ever meal allowances after it was scrapped off by the previous government four years ago.
 
First year students who enrolled in 2019 and were doing four years programmes have even concluded their studies without being given meal allowances.
 
A UNZA student studying veterinary medicine, Maimbo Hakooma, said although he was not affected by the scrapping off of meal allowances, he helped out many vulnerable students who were starving.
 
Hakooma told Kalemba the food stipend may not be enough but it will go a long way in assisting vulnerable students as some could not even afford to pay registration fees, let alone having money for food.
 
And a former law student at UNZA, who sought anonymity said her life after the decision was made in 2019 affected her learning negatively as it became a huge strain for those who came on board to help her out.
 
She said the reintroduction of meal allowances is a good development as most students dropped out of school due to the lack of basic necessities for the past three years.
 
“So I think with the meal allowances being reinstated will reduce the numbers (of those that were dropping out of school due to lack basic needs),” said the law student.
 
She added that unlike some who had no one to provide for them, her family helped out and she also started to do part time work until she completed her studies.
 
Government on October 2, last year, through the Minister of Finance and National Planning Situmbeko Musokotwane presented the 2023 national budget where he announced the budgetary allocation for education also included the reinstatement of meal allowances.
 
And last week, Copperbelt University (CBU) students were among the first recipients of the meal stipend which is about K500 per month.
 
Kalemba February 15, 2023
Advert

46 COMMENTS

  1. Asking questions are in fact nice thing if you are not understanding anything totally, however this paragraph provides
    nice understanding yet.

  2. I wanted to thank you for this good read!! I absolutely loved every bit of it. I have you book-marked to look at new stuff you post…

  3. Hi there! I’m at work surfing around your blog from my
    new iphone 3gs! Just wanted to say I love reading through your blog and look forward to all your posts!

    Carry on the great work!

  4. Hey there! Someone in my Facebook group shared this site with us so I came to give it a look.
    I’m definitely enjoying the information. I’m book-marking and will be tweeting this to my followers!
    Great blog and fantastic design and style.

  5. Great post. I was checking continuously this blog
    and I’m impressed! Extremely helpful info specifically
    the last part 🙂 I care for such information much.

    I was looking for this particular information for a long time.
    Thank you and best of luck.

  6. Hi everyone, it’s my first pay a quick visit at
    this website, and piece of writing is truly fruitful for me,
    keep up posting these articles or reviews.

  7. Great beat ! I would like to apprentice even as you amend your site, how could
    i subscribe for a blog site? The account helped me a acceptable
    deal. I have been a little bit acquainted of this your broadcast offered vibrant clear concept

  8. I do not know if it’s just me or if everybody else experiencing issues
    with your website. It appears like some of the text within your content are running off the screen.
    Can someone else please provide feedback and let me know if this
    is happening to them too? This might be a issue with my internet browser because
    I’ve had this happen before. Thank you

  9. You are so cool! I don’t suppose I’ve read through anything like that before. So nice to find someone with some genuine thoughts on this topic. Seriously.. many thanks for starting this up. This site is one thing that is required on the internet, someone with a little originality!

  10. Hi there! I simply wish to give you a big thumbs up for the
    great information you have here on this post.
    I’ll be returning to your website for more soon.

  11. Spot on with this write-up, I honestly believe this website needs a lot more attention.
    I’ll probably be back again to read through more, thanks for the information!

  12. For this, if you go to your nearby district office (Dong-Samuso)
    and ask for an English version of your registration document with your address,
    hey will give you one particular.

    Here is my page – Baccarat

  13. Collectible Lego sets in limited edition are sought-after
    by collectors all over the world. They’re truly special.
    top-rated lego build to own I never thought that I would
    build Mickey Mouse with Lego bricks. This is pure magic.
    The level of creativity that goes into designing these
    Lego sets is awe-inspiring. Every brick seems to tell a story,
    waiting for us to discover it.

  14. I relish, lead to I discovered just what I was looking for.

    You have ended my 4 day long hunt! God Bless you man.
    Have a nice day. Bye

  15. Greate post. Keep posting such kind of info on your blog. Im really impressed by your site.

    Hi there, You have performed an incredible job.
    I’ll definitely digg it and in my view suggest to my friends.

    I’m confident they will be benefited from this site.

  16. Simply desire to say your article is as amazing.
    The clearness for your put up is simply excellent and i can assume you’re
    an expert in this subject. Fine along with your permission let me to snatch your feed to
    stay updated with forthcoming post. Thank you one million and please keep up the gratifying work.

  17. I was suggested this web site via my cousin. I am not sure whether this submit
    is written via him as no one else know such unique
    approximately my difficulty. You are incredible!

    Thank you!

  18. My partner and I stumbled over here different web page and thought I may as well check things out.

    I like what I see so now i’m following you. Look forward to checking out your
    web page again.

  19. You really make it appear so easy along with your presentation but I find this matter to
    be really one thing that I feel I’d never understand. It
    kind of feels too complicated and extremely extensive for me.

    I am having a look ahead for your next put up,
    I will try to get the hold of it!

  20. I have been exploring for a little bit for any high-quality articles or blog posts on this kind
    of space . Exploring in Yahoo I finally stumbled upon this web site.
    Reading this information So i am glad to
    express that I’ve an incredibly excellent uncanny feeling I
    discovered exactly what I needed. I such a lot without
    a doubt will make sure to do not forget this web site and provides it a
    glance regularly.

  21. Hi! I’ve been following your blog for a long time now and finally got the
    courage to go ahead and give you a shout out from Austin Tx!
    Just wanted to mention keep up the fantastic job!

  22. Fantastic blog you have here but I was wanting
    to know if you knew of any message boards that cover the same topics
    discussed here? I’d really like to be a part of online community where I can get advice from other
    knowledgeable individuals that share the same interest.
    If you have any suggestions, please let me know.
    Thanks!

  23. Good day! This is my first visit to your blog!
    We are a collection of volunteers and starting a new project
    in a community in the same niche. Your blog provided
    us beneficial information to work on. You have
    done a wonderful job!

LEAVE A REPLY

Please enter your comment!
Please enter your name here