adminInnocent Makawa Herald Correspondent
ORPHANS and the elderly at Mangoro St Elizabeth Primary School in Chikomba could not hide their joy when they received some early Christmas gifts from Reactions of Orphans Association (ROSA), a charity organisation which looks after the elderly and orphans.
More than 80 orphans and 20 elderly people were each given two litres of cooking, 10 kilogrammes (kg) of mealie meal, salt and a packet of sugar beans .
ROSA coordinating director Forbes Chikobvu said they will keep on helping the needy in Chikomba.
“We are helping these people because we want to compliment Government efforts in alleviating hunger and poverty in our constituency because this year there is drought,” he said. “So we have seen it fit as a charity organisation to chip in and provide some basic commodities to the orphans and the elderly in the area of Chikomba.”
One of the beneficiaries, Sabina Marufu, who is taking care of orphans at her house, said they are grateful to ROSA for coming to their assistance.
“As parents who are taking care of orphans I would like to thank ROSA for what they have done for us,” she said.
This initiative came up after discovering that last year, the country experienced low rainfall and food in most areas was scarce.
The donated foodstuffs was worth more than $50 000.
Chikobvu added that as an organisation it was their role to help the under privileged orphans and elderly people.
For the next three months, the organisation will continue to provide food assistance in the area.
In Chikomba district, the organisation has also been paying school fees for more than 30 orphans at different schools.
The Organisation promised to continue helping the underprivileged people in Chikomba.
“We decided to help these children because we have noted most are going to school on empty stomachs which affects their concentration. We are aware that children concentrate and enjoy school when their stomachs are full,” said Chikobvu.
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