Woman, 62, goes back to school
Published On March 29, 2021 » 35311 Views» By Times Reporter » HOME SLIDE SHOW, PHOTOS OF THE WEEK, RIGHT SHOWCASE, SHOWCASE
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• SIXTY-TWO-YEAR-OLD Maureen Ngoma (centre) being escorted to school by her grandchildren as a grade eight pupil of Senga Lumbwe Basic School in Lusaka’s David Kaunda area.
Picture by EMILY KUWEMA.

By EMILY KUWEMA –
“I want to work in a big office and give my service to the people when I finish school,” says 62-year-old grade 8 pupil, Maureen Ngoma.
Ms Ngoma who is a pupil at Lusaka’s Senga Lumbwe Basic School under adult literacy said she aspired to join the Zambia Army or contest for Lusaka Central Parliamentary seat once she completed her education.
The mother of nine said in an interview that she admired independent women working in big offices because she would have been like them if only she had pursued her education instead of getting married at 17
years, 45 years ago now.

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