COPA recycling competition births Matero School hall

NEW Matero Secondary School head teacher, John Shakafuswa has hailed COPA Coca-Cola for facilitating the COPA Coca-Cola PET Recycling school programme which has birthed a new multipurpose sports facility hall at his school.

Early this year New Matero

Secondary School emerged as winners of the COPA Coca-Cola PET Recycling school programme where they were awarded $4, 000 prize money used for the construction of new multipurpose sports facility hall.

Shakafuswa is also happy with the new development at the school and the progress they have made on the multipurpose sports facility which has reached slab level and is set to be completed on December 15, 2020.

Shakafuswa however noted that it has not been an easy journey for the school to actualise its dream of having a multipurpose sports facility hall

“We would not have done it without Coca-Cola and the

Parents Teachers Association (PTA). The school and the community are indebted to COPA Coca-Cola for the prize money which ignited in the learners and school community firstly the spirit to participate in the management (recycling) and disposal of solid waste as well as the idea of incorporating indoor sports facilities in the school hall.

“The PTA, school and the Matero community and the learners are excited about the development in the school,” Shakafuswa said.

The Zambia Schools Sports Association in partnership with Coca-Cola, Eco-Stream Zambia Ltd and Coca-Cola Beverages Zambia in early January this year honoured schools that participated in the COPA Coca-Cola PET Recycling programme at a colourful prize handover ceremony held at Kabulonga Girls High School.

The top eight schools that scooped prizes include: New Matero, New Mtendere, Bayuni, Arakan Girls, Kabulonga Girls, Matero Girls, Kaunda Square and Arakan Boys.