Margaret Chisanga
Lusaka
Kashengeneck School, which was built by the Kambov Mining of CNMC, was officially handed over to the local government.
At the completion celebration, Wang Shougao, chairman of the Kambov Mining of CNMC, said the project is a milestone in the company’s public welfare activities and a powerful witness to the friendship between China and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, condensing the deep friendship between the two peoples.
The Kashengenek School is located in the village of Kashengenek, Kambowe Township, Likasi City, Upper Katanga Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. The project was launched in, October 2023.
And Finance Minister of Upper Katanga, John Muloba Kitonge, expressed happiness with the high quality of the complete work donated by CNMC.
He said that Kambov’s own development has provided more jobs for the community, and it has actively fulfilled its social responsibilities.
“The livelihood problems of many people in the community are solved and a win-win cooperation has been achieved. May Kambov be more harmonious with the community, and may the friendship between the two countries last forever,” he said.
According to a statement, Kambov Mining emphasized that it attached great importance to the construction, safety, and quality in the process of implementation and has worked together with the construction party and the supervision party.
“With unremitting efforts of nearly 5 months, schools and villagers’ public wells were very well established. The school has 6 classrooms with teaching facilities such as chairs. The administrative building has offices and conference rooms,” the statement read.
Meanwhile, they are equipped with bathrooms, special wells and walls.
The school also has a well with a complete water filtration system, two 5m3 water tanks, a set of solar panels, a solid steel derrick, and 5 faucets which could fully satisfy the water needs of villagers.
“The completion of the two projects has provided better teaching conditions for the teachers and students, and also solved the problem of villagers traveling long distances to get water,” the statement.
Kambov Mining is a joint venture between CNMC and Gécamines SA. Kambov Mining has practiced the development concept of cooperation and win-win since its establishment in the construction of the ‘Belt and Road’.
