Staff Reporter
CHITUNGWIZA, Zimbabwe — Three young philanthropists donated 156 textbooks to Zengeza 2 High School on Friday to support students with learning, revision and exam preparation.
Nigel Kashangura, 20, Mike Lungu, 22, and Tinashe Rufu, 26, handed over the books during a youth-led education support initiative.
The donation included theology books and textbooks for other subjects.
School authorities welcomed the donation and said the books would support classroom learning and help students prepare for examinations.
They said many students still struggle when schools do not have enough textbooks.
The donors said their own backgrounds pushed them to act.
However, they said poverty should not stop young people from pursuing better futures or helping others.
Kashangura said the group wanted to use its progress to support the communities that shaped them.
“We left home to change home,” Kashangura said.
He said the donation should remind students that limited resources do not have to define their future.
In addition, the donors said they received support during their own education and wanted to extend the same help to other children.
“Other people have helped us in our lives, and we wish to give the same support to others,” Lungu said.
He added that a textbook can give a child more than classroom knowledge.
He said books can build confidence, improve revision and open access to opportunity.
For that reason, he said communities should treat education as an investment in children’s potential.
Rufu said the donation showed that young people do not need wealth or public office to respond to community problems.
“Service is a responsibility,” Rufu said.
The group said Zengeza 2 High School would serve as the starting point for a broader programme.
As a result, the donors plan to extend similar textbook donations to other schools.
Mertye Press Company supported the project by helping the group structure and carry out the donation.
The donors said such partnerships can turn youth-led ideas into practical community action.
Meanwhile, they said the initiative draws inspiration from education and youth empowerment ideals promoted by UNICEF and the United Nations.
For many students, textbook shortages affect reading, revision and exam preparation.
The problem can become worse when students share books or depend mainly on notes from teachers.
Because of that, Kashangura, Lungu and Rufu said they want the programme to help children fight poverty through education.
The Zengeza 2 High textbook donation gave the school more learning materials and strengthened youth-led efforts to support children’s education.
