THE Zimbabwe Teachers’ Association (Zimta) says it has organised a two-week Chinese trip for its poorly-paid members to enable them to link up with potential business partners in Asia.
BY OWN CORRESPONDENT
“The trip is an economic empowerment programme that was introduced by the organisation last year after realising that the government was failing to increase salaries of teachers,” Zimta spokesperson Daisy Zambuko said.
She said the trip would take place sometime next month.
“The main objective of the upcoming trip is to provide grounds for the teachers to mix and mingle with potential business partners in China and also to acquire business ideas that can help them come up with successful business projects for themselves.
“The teachers will not sit on their hands and wait for the government to finally recognise them, but will embark on different projects that will empower them financially,” Zambuko said.
She said so far, 58 members had registered for the trip, but declined to disclose how much each teacher was expected to pay.
“There is no fixed figure for the trip because our main aim is to get a large number, if not all the teachers, taking part in the trip.
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“Financially, the teachers are parting with different amounts of money that will sustain them in China,” she said, adding that 30 Zimta members benefited from a similar trip last December.
