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Several stakeholders in Southerton constituency recently received 350 raincoats from a resident, Cde Andrew Makahamadze.
Cde Makahamadze handed over the raincoats, valued at about US$3 000, to Sally Mugabe Hospital, Ruvimbo Special School, Jairos Jiri Association and some residents last week.
He said he was implementing President Mnangangwa’s gospel of love to one another when in need.
“Our President, His Excellency Cde Mnangagwa always teaches us about love so we are practising what he encourages us to do since he walks his talk.
The raincoats, he said, will assist security personnel at the three institutions to continue doing their work especially now when it is raining incessantly.
In addition, he said the raincoats would also assist peri-urban farmers in the constituency to tend to their crops.
“We saw a need to ensure that there is continuity in terms of security operations at our hospitals and schools.
“Security personnel at hospitals and schools play a very critical role in this era of the Covid-19 pandemic because they are the first to interact with stakeholders and as such they need to be continuously available whether it’s dry or raining to ensure that people’s temperatures are taken and to ensure that they have been properly sanitised before entering the premises.
“I also recognised that there are also a number of families in the constituency that survive on urban farming and because of the incessant rains, some of these farmers have been unable to tend their fields, but because they now have raincoats, they can do that anytime especially when it’s raining. We, however, do not encourage them to do so when there are thunderstorms.”
This gesture would enhance the Government efforts in combating the spread of the coronavirus since some of the gates are left unmanned as the security guards sought haven from continuous rains.
One of the beneficiaries, Mr Herbert Nyadzo, a peri urban farmer, said the gesture had come at the right time as they were failing to tend to their fields due to the rains.
“The donation will boost production in our fields as we are now able to work despite the fact it’s raining almost on a daily basis,” he said.
“During this period of continuous rains, weeds are growing and if they are not controlled, it will affect our harvest.”
Mrs Alice Mupondamali said the raincoats would make it easier to manage their Pfumvudza crops in order to fulfil President Mnagagwa’s expectations of a bumper harvest through the climate proof concept.
“We had received inputs from the President for Pfumvudza and our crops are doing so well with the good rains which we are receiving. In the same manner, weeds are competing with our crops, a situation which would reduce yields.Therefore the raincoats have given us the guts to work in our small fields all the time. It’s a boost to the country’s Vision,” said Mrs Mupondamali.
Mrs Grace Kamanga, who received the donation on behalf of Jairosi Jiri Association, said they were happy with the donation since their security guards were leaving the gates unmanned resulting in visitors entering the premises without being sanitised.
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