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PM'S WIFE HOPES ZAMBIA CAN IMPLEMENT "PERMATA PINTAR" PROGRAMME
KUALA LUMPUR, April 16 (Bernama) -- Rosmah Mansor, wife of Malaysia's prime
minister, hopes that the national "Permata Pintar" (Intelligent Gem) programme
of identifying smart pupils and moulding them into outstanding intellectuals of
the future could be implemented in Zambia.
She said Thaniwe Banda, wife of the President of Zambia, had shown keen
interest in the programme and was desirous of establishing cooperation with
Malaysia in the matter.
"I met many volunteers there (in Zambia) and they are active in educational
activities involving children as well as adults, especially women," said Rosmah
who had visited Zambia last year.
Rosmah spoke to reporters after Prof Dr Roger Moltzen, Director of the
Special Education Programme, University of Waikato, New Zealand, had delivered a
keynote address on "The Special Needs of Gifted and Talented Children" at the
three-day Malaysian International Early Childcare and Education Conference on
the theme of "Developing Human Capital Begins With Children" which began on
Tuesday.
Rosmah said delegates from Pakistan and Laos had yet to state their opinion
of the programme.
"We will wait for them to return home and consider the best way to establish
cooperation," she said.
She said the important thing was to inform them of the developments in early
childhood education and the education of special children in this country.
"Perhaps, they will be interested to apply the Permata Pintar syllabus in
their countries," she said.
Meanwhile, Banda told reporters she wanted to adopt the early childhood
programme practised in Malaysia for Zambia.
"I think it is a very viable and good programme and I have to commend the
Malaysian government for introducing it in Malaysia and also promoting it," said
the mother of seven.
Asked about the level of education of women in Zambia, Banda said the
Ministry of Education encouraged girls to get good education so that they could
look after themselves and be good mothers later on.
"It is a must for the children in Zambia to get education but, as you know,
Zambia is a developing country and most of our women are in the rural areas, and
in rural areas we don't have much early education, so we need to introduce it.
We do have, but little. But in towns, we have private ones (schools)," she said.
She said the government did provide free schools for children and they were
encouraged to express themselves.
Banda, who loves Malaysian dresses and spicy food, was also in favour of the
idea of having close cooperation between Malaysia and Zambia to promote tourism
in both countries.
"I think in the current global economic crisis, it is good for both
countries to share the idea of tourism," she said.
-- BERNAMA
minister, hopes that the national "Permata Pintar" (Intelligent Gem) programme
of identifying smart pupils and moulding them into outstanding intellectuals of
the future could be implemented in Zambia.
She said Thaniwe Banda, wife of the President of Zambia, had shown keen
interest in the programme and was desirous of establishing cooperation with
Malaysia in the matter.
"I met many volunteers there (in Zambia) and they are active in educational
activities involving children as well as adults, especially women," said Rosmah
who had visited Zambia last year.
Rosmah spoke to reporters after Prof Dr Roger Moltzen, Director of the
Special Education Programme, University of Waikato, New Zealand, had delivered a
keynote address on "The Special Needs of Gifted and Talented Children" at the
three-day Malaysian International Early Childcare and Education Conference on
the theme of "Developing Human Capital Begins With Children" which began on
Tuesday.
Rosmah said delegates from Pakistan and Laos had yet to state their opinion
of the programme.
"We will wait for them to return home and consider the best way to establish
cooperation," she said.
She said the important thing was to inform them of the developments in early
childhood education and the education of special children in this country.
"Perhaps, they will be interested to apply the Permata Pintar syllabus in
their countries," she said.
Meanwhile, Banda told reporters she wanted to adopt the early childhood
programme practised in Malaysia for Zambia.
"I think it is a very viable and good programme and I have to commend the
Malaysian government for introducing it in Malaysia and also promoting it," said
the mother of seven.
Asked about the level of education of women in Zambia, Banda said the
Ministry of Education encouraged girls to get good education so that they could
look after themselves and be good mothers later on.
"It is a must for the children in Zambia to get education but, as you know,
Zambia is a developing country and most of our women are in the rural areas, and
in rural areas we don't have much early education, so we need to introduce it.
We do have, but little. But in towns, we have private ones (schools)," she said.
She said the government did provide free schools for children and they were
encouraged to express themselves.
Banda, who loves Malaysian dresses and spicy food, was also in favour of the
idea of having close cooperation between Malaysia and Zambia to promote tourism
in both countries.
"I think in the current global economic crisis, it is good for both
countries to share the idea of tourism," she said.
-- BERNAMA
