adminHouse of Assembly Mr Lovemore Moyo and President of the Senate, Ms Edna Madzongwe.
Mr Moyo welcomed the signing of the agreement.
“This particular MoU is unique from others in the sense that it seeks to provide further education in various courses and programmes of interest to the honourable members of Parliament and staff,” he said.
“We are also grateful about the flexibility of this arrangement with regard to the use of each other’s library facilities and the fees which we understand will be charged at a concessionary rate to our MPs and staff who would have undertaken to study with WUA.”
In return, Parliament would offer internship to WUA students.
Some of the courses offered by the institution include Gender and Development, Leadership and HIV and Aids, Farm Management, Green House Farming and Business Management.
Prof Sadza said investment in education was good for development.
“The WUA believes without doubt that the educational attainment for Zimbabwe’s parliamentarians is a pre-requisite for empowerment, it is the most effective tool for development as well as for poverty reduction,” she said.
Prof Sadza said an educated MP would impart knowledge to people in a constituency.
Ms Madzongwe thanked WUA for leading the empowerment of women who lag behind their male counterparts in various areas.
She said the courses offered would capacitate the legislators.
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