Sundaymail Editor
Sunday Mail Correspondent
DIVERSIFIED financial institution AFC Holdings has donated school uniforms valued at $5 million to five Karreeboom Primary School learners who were injured in an accident on the Harare-Masvingo highway in May.
The company made the donation through its subsidiary — AFC Insurance.
AFC Insurance general manager Mr Cuthbert Masukume said: “It is within our values as a corporate citizen to be a helping hand in times of both natural and human-induced disasters.
“We feel obliged to restore a smile to society in such disturbing situations and, hence, as a business, we are assisting with school uniforms for the five learners who are recovering from the accident.
“This is our humble way of saying ‘AFC cares’ for the communities in which it operates, and we continue to pray for a quick recovery to all the injured learners.”
The uniform vouchers are redeemable at Enbee Stores.
Karreeboom Primary School headmistress Mrs Mapfumo described the gesture as “touching”.
“Such help came at a time we, as Karreeboom Primary School, are at our saddest moment after this unforeseen mishap that claimed innocent young lives and left some injured,” said Mrs Mapfumo.
AFC group head of marketing and strategy Ms Caroline Mozhendi said the company plans to enhance its presence in communities through the “AFC Cares” initiative.
AFC Insurance Company Private Limited was incorporated in 2021 and is one of the fastest growing providers of climate-proofing insurance solutions across the agricultural value chain in Zimbabwe.
Bongani Ndlovu
Online Reporter