Nacala Logistics has laid the foundation stone for the construction of Cunle Primary School, in the Ribàué district of Nampula.

The event took place on Tuesday, February 21, 2023, at a well-attended ceremony attended by representatives of the Ribàué District Government, members of the Cunle EP1 Board, local traditional leaders and the local population.

The school to be built is made of conventional materials and is resilient to the impacts of climate change and earthquakes. The new infrastructure will replace the current one, whose location and structure do not offer safe and learning conditions for the just over 200 students who attend the school.

The project to build the new school includes three classrooms, an administrative block and toilets for children and adults. It will be carried out by local workers, namely young people from the Cunle community, who will have a source of income for the eight months that the work will last.

"We are always concerned with ensuring the well-being of our communities. That's why Nacala Logistics thought of building this school with conventional materials, to help improve teaching and learning conditions for children in this region," said Celso Mutadiua, Community Relations Manager at Nacala Logistics, speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony.

For her part, the Permanent Secretary of Ribàué, Ana Paula Banana, said that "the school is very important for the community of Cunle and has been long overdue". "Our appeal is for the construction to be very rigorous, so that the quality of the work is better," she added.

On the same occasion, the project to open a borehole to serve the school and the surrounding community was presented on the school grounds.

The total investment for the opening of the borehole and the construction of classrooms at EP1 in Cunle is around 5 million meticais.

The borehole will reduce the distance and the risk of community members being run over when crossing the railway line in search of precious liquid.