BCC winds up Shoesday Initiative

Blantyre City Mayor Councillor Noel Chalamanda on Friday morning received a donation of pairs of shoes from St Andrews International Primary School pupils marking the end of the Mayor’s Festive Shoesday Tuesday Initiative. The initiative, launched in November last year, was aimed at motivating privileged pupils from urban schools to share at least a pair of shoes with less-privileged pupils within the city. The Mayor was also invited to Blantyre Baptist Academy, Phoenix Private Schools and St Andrews High School where hundreds of shoes were also donated. Under the initiative, the Council worked in partnership with eventsPlus Limited. Meanwhile, the council’s health and environment committee has adopted a report detailing how the shoes will be distributed. The picture shows Chalamanda (in red necktie) posing with the pupils.—ANTHONY KASUNDA, CONTRIBUTOR