Beverly Bizeki
Five learning institutions from Masvingo province including care homes and schools recently received school uniforms and stationery from Masvingo Association of Residential Care Facilities Trust, a network of care homes in Masvingo.
The five institutions are M. Hugo Primary School, Shingirirai College, Bopoma Children’s Home, Driefontein Children’s Home and Nyajena High School.
MARCFT Executive Director Zendakwaye Zendakwaye said the organization is focusing on educational needs for school children.
“Today, we are particularly looking at educational needs of children in care homes and today we had a donation of school uniforms and stationery to needy children in these care homes,” said Zendakwaye.
He said their aim is assisting children with other educational needs apart from school fees so as to fill in the gap and boost their confidence.
“We are hoping that the children who have been identified to be having critical needs get uniforms and have their self-esteem raised and hopefully perform better in class,” said Zendakwaye.
The organization hopes to do gap filling by providing other critical needs for children in care homes particularly the girl child providing sanitary wear for girls and sunscreen lotions for children with albinism.
“We also look at sanitary wear because it’s one critical element that is not normally looked at and for the children who have disabilities, assistive devices and special lotions for children with albinism,” said Zendakwaye.
The event was attended by one Chidovi from Regency Group of Hotels as the guest of honour.
