Catholic University of Malawi students plead support for the needy

Students union leaders from the Catholic University of Malawi (CUNIMA) have pleaded for support to students in need of financial support for their studies.

Speaking  on Saturday  during  a dinner and dance held at CUNIMA main campus in Chiradzulu, leaders of students union expressed the  need to have support from well-wishers for them to reach more deserving students with tuition fees.

Benjamin Chitekwe, president of the students union,  said they need more people to come forth in assisting those that have problems in paying fees.

“This plea goes not only to people from Malawi, those that are outside the country can do same and we will be grateful to receive the assistance to our fellow brothers and sisters in need of help,” said Chitekwe.

He added that the students union plans to construct a hostel that is to help in mobilizing resources for the students in need of financial aid towards their education.

Registrar of the University Francis Nkhoma commended the students union for the initiative that is to help those deserve quality education offered by the university not to be left out.

Nkhoma also advised the current students’ union leaders to pass the spirit of supporting needy students to other leaders that are to come after them.

During the dinner and dance, people that attended made pledges to assist students in need of financial assistance.

Beautiful wall paintings and mountain bike bicycle are among the goods that were sold on auction to help in sourcing funds for the needy students from CUNIMA.

The students union has since realized a sum of K6 million from the dinner and dance.

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