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Midlands Bureau
PROMINENT Gweru businesswoman and philanthropist, Dr Smelly Dube has been appointed ambassador for the Midlands Aids Service Organisation (Maso), a Gweru-based non-governmental organisation.
As part of familiarising herself with the institution, Dr Dube toured a charity organisation, where she recently donated funds for the refurbishment of an ECD classroom block.
The organisation which now runs an ECD class for orphaned kids also seeks to have Dr Dube as its patron.
Speaking after the tour of the organisation’s facilities, Dr Dube also pledged to pay two teachers who have been voluntarily teaching the orphaned kids, as well as providing food for the children through her company, River Valley Properties.
“We are born to help so I appreciate the good work by Maso in their endeavour to give these abandoned and orphaned children a future. As a company, we will also be assisting some of these children who would have completed their early learning, with school fees when they start primary school,” she said.
Maso chairman, Mr Victor Wasara, said the organisation was happy with the support it was getting from River Valley and the corporate world.
“We are very appreciative of the commitment by Dr Dube and we would like to appoint her our patron,” he said.
River Valley Properties chairman, Engineer Mncedisi Dube, also pledged to revamp the children’s recreational centre.
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