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Melissa Chekwa
Former Higher Life Foundation beneficiaries El Nathan and Raphael Mapire have formed a non-profit organisation Wanna Do #I Wanna that seeks to serve underprivileged school children.
The inspiration came from the experience they shared with the Higher Life Foundation from 2002-2015.
“We were inspired by Strive and Mai Masiyiwa’s vision of raising global leaders. What made us establish our foundation was the realisation that most people are in need of help and with the little that we have we took it upon ourselves to give back to the community,” said El Nathan.
Wanna do #I Wanna has other voluntary co-founders Thelma Mutsvene, Unami Songo and Stellah Mapira.
“We want to bring the world together with love as we have experienced it. Just like how we received help from our mentors we want to do the same to the less privileged in any best way we can.
“We are collecting school clothes for the less privileged kids who are finding it hard to get warm school uniforms especially in this tough economic situation.
Be it school shoes, jerseys and old uniforms,” said El Nathan.
As their first campaign, Raphael said they were targeting schools in the rural areas that include in Filabusi and Ntabazinduna.
“We are yet to liaise with headmasters on the days to drop off the donated school clothes to the schools,” he said.
He added that donations that they had received so far would be of help to a number of underprivileged children.
“Our mission is to give the beneficiary a chance to do one thing he/she has ever wished to do their entire life by giving them hope to carry on especially on the academic spectrum,” said Raphael.
The organisation has made an appeal to people to give and drop their donations at any time that might include school colour jerseys, pre-loved uniforms and school shoes at the Bulawayo Centre shop number 1B.
“It is our mandate as Wanna Do #I Wanna to reach out to people and create attention to help somebody out there who is in need, with the little they can because it can go a long way,” said El Nathan Mapire.
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