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By Lovemore Chazingwa in Kadoma
At a time when the economy is clipping purses tight, a group of former Waverly High students has come up with timely interventions that should go a long way to help both the school and current learners.
The initiative was unpacked at a get-together that took place at Guta RaVatema lodge recently.
“We are registered through a trust deed. We registered through Dr. Innocent Maja, a lawyer who’s also a former student. We met recently at a local venue to map a way forward. Our aim is to help the school and learners, as individuals, for them to reach their goals. We have so far assisted in the construction of classroom blocks.
“Besides the blocks, we’ve extended stationery for use by learners at the school. A football kit has also been availed to empower on the sports side,” said board member Alexander George in a WhatsApp dialogue.
According to the lively board member, all former students are welcome to be part of the Waverly High Old Students Association (WOSA).
He said the organization is for past and current students.
Those who have more actively participated in WOSA initiatives are students from the streams of 1995, 1997, and 2000.
The former stream hosted the latest symposium while the latter two had their meetings earlier this year. Their vision, however, remains the same in those clusters.
It is revealed from the latest gathering that there is an impetus to do more for the girl learner whose challenge may assume more layers as compared to the boy counterpart on the health front.
“We intend to assist the girl child at our former school with sanitary wear. We realize that, in as much as we may help learners, one gender has a more sticky health challenge. We want to be equal to the task and ease the burden on that slate,” George wrote with a humanitarian appeal.
The selfless group pledges to deliver the younger generation to the promised land.
“We always encourage the learners to work hard for them to reach their full potential. At some point, we paid school fees for some underprivileged learners. We endeavour to assist with what we can avail.”
George emphasized that they are doing all this as a way to give back to the community. It’s purely on a voluntary basis, at least according to the proactive board member.
Interestingly, a significant number of school alumni are waking up to the logic of ploughing back to their former schools with Dalny High Old Students Association (DOSA) a case in point.
The current WOSA leadership is chaired by Lameck Tarupiwa. Goodman Tamuona Musariri is one of the founder members. Board members include Petunia Gora and Alex George.