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Herald Reporter
Counselor Wang Wei, spouse to the Chinese Ambassador to Zimbabwe Mr Guo Shaochun, has commended Chinese citizens resident in the country for promoting China and Zimbabwe relations at grassroots level.
She was speaking at Hossana Love in Africa, a school and orphanage in Hatcliffe, Harare, during a handover of various goods for the institution and the community.
“I want to acknowledge and thank the Loving Mums, a group of women from Zimbabwe Chinese Business Association for coming up with this beautiful initiative that is changing lives and promoting Zimbabwe and China relations at grassroots level,” she said.
“They saw a need and addressed it.”
The donations included mealie-meal, other food stuffs, bedding, Covid-19 protective wear, winter clothing and other items.
Counselor Wang paid homage to a Chinese worker in a local company, who wants to keep his anonymity, who has been sacrificing part of his salary each month to donate to the home.
He continued to do this even during the shutdown periods.
Counselor Wang said China continued to invest in improving access to education for the most disadvantaged children.
The Chinese government and private players have built several schools around the country, including Friendship High School, easily the best education facility in Hatcliffe.
“It is the principle of the Chinese people to go all out and help others who need help,” said Counselor Wang.
The Chinese business community previously upgraded infrastructure at the school by renovating the dormitory block and by construction of a new toilet and a fish pond.
There are plans to build another classroom block.
Hossana Love in Africa Children’s Home director, Mr Abel Chivambo, said they were aiming at creating a self-sustaining model orphanage, with the first fish harvest expected in the next few months.
A batch of broilers is already on sale with the profits being reinvested.
The home now has eight goats after slaughtering three for feed.
Harare North Member of Parliament Rusty Markham, who was present at the handover, received mealie meal and bedding packs which he said would be distributed to 50 people with disabilities in the community.
Miracle Missions trustee Jackie Anderson told the children that they should always know that someone cared as evidenced by the unwavering support from all the different quarters
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