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African ambassadors accredited to Zimbabwe in partnership with World Vision and Irvine’s Zimbabwe yesterday commissioned a chicken abattoir for the Chihota community in Marondera.
The abattoir, which cost $52 000, is at Materera Primary School.
Speaking during the commissioning ceremony, the Dean of the African Ambassadors, Mr Mwawapanga Mwanananga, said partnerships enhance development in any given community.
“As you all know, we Africans are well known for the spirit of oneness, ubuntu and resilience, that is why we managed to raise funds and partner with World Vision and Irvine’s Zimbabwe to support this project here.
“Let me assure you and on behalf of other ambassadors, we will make sure that this project is a success,” he said.
World Vision programme manager Mr Ignatius Maodzeka said his organisation participated in the abattoir project with the aim of empowering schoolchildren.
“World Vision has adopted the school-based approach in developing communities and in this regard children should be the first to benefit.”
Irvine’s Zimbabwe administration executive Mr David Hagwick said his company was in support of Command Livestock and his organisation will ensure there are several abattoirs built across the country.
“Communities get empowered through projects like this one here and as an organisation we want to be part of that development.
“This project also creates employment and it helps schoolchildren here on how to keep chicken for commercial purposes. I tell you if pupils from this area come to Irvine’s looking for employment in the near future I will employ them because they now have exposure and experience on how to do this business,” he said.
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