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Ray Bande
Senior Reporter
FINANCIALLY struggling parents and guardians of 50 Mutanda Primary School learners in the sprawling suburb of Sakubva in Mutare, whose school fees was catered for by the Dave Munos Foundation, were a bundle of emotions as they expressed their gratification to the charity organisation.
The choice to start by giving to the underprivileged children at Mutanda Primary is mainly because the president of the Foundation, Mr David Munowenyu, had a brief stint at the learning institution for his primary school education before enrolling at Hillcrest College and Mutare Boys’ High schools.
Speaking during the official handover ceremony of the school fees for the 50 learners last week Thursday, Mutare District Schools Inspector Mrs Tracy Mademutsa said: “Old students play a pivotal role in supporting their former schools and we really want to thank the Munos Foundation president Mr David Munowenyu for sparing some resources for his former school.
“He could have gone elsewhere to do the same but chose Mutanda Primary School. This is commendable. This is also a challenge to those who are receiving help to work hard in school so that the Foundation realises its dream of assisting for a worthy cause.
“We also want to take this opportunity to remind parents and guardians of those assisted that this does not take away their responsibility of ensuring that the learners have adequate time to do homework and study while at home as well as securing uniforms and food for the learners.”
The Dave Munos Foundation was founded in 2020 with the aim of assisting the less privileged and disadvantaged members of the community including prison inmates, hospital patients, old peoples’ homes and orphaned children’s homes.
However, this year, under the new chairman, Mr Donald Manhende, the Dave Munos Foundation has expanded its horizon to cover the education sector.
The Foundation has also pledged to cater for more learners in need at various levels of their educational studies going into the future.
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