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PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday handed over 21 vehicles and cash to the Zanu-PF Women’s League and a party affiliate, Young Women for Economic Development (Young Women4ED), to enhance and ensure continuity of the various projects spearheaded by Government and the party.
Six of the vehicles were allocated to the top Women’s League leadership and 10 were distributed across the country’s 10 provinces to spearhead work conducted by the league and support grassroots work.
In addition, the President handed over US$500 000 to the Women’s League to be distributed equally across the 10 provinces to support various economic development and empowerment initiatives.
President Mnangagwa also handed over five vehicles to the Young Women4ED and US$100 000.
The vehicles and cash were donated by businessman and philanthropist Mr Wicknell Chivayo to enhance the Government and party’s economic development projects and initiatives.
Zanu-PF Secretary for Women’s Affairs Cde Mabel Chinomona said the gesture will continue to support the party’s programmes.
“This gesture of vehicles and cash will go a long way in ensuring that the party’s programmes continue, as well as in mobilising grassroots support,” he said.
“As the Women’s League, we would like to thank President Mnangagwa for continuing to support us as women. We, in turn, will continue to support our President, party and the Government.”
Young Women4ED chairperson Cde Tatenda Mavetera said the vehicles will go a long way in supporting the work being done by the affiliate.
“The vehicles have empowered us to conduct our work, which we have dubbed ‘fishers of men,’ which is a programme that seeks to mobilise grassroots support for the party,” she said.
“We have also been empowered with cash that will be used in various party projects such as poultry, piggery and goats schemes.”
President Mnangagwa has handed over vehicles to Zanu-PF Central Committee members, tipper trucks and front-end loaders for the youth and people with disabilities.
The initiative is aimed at mobilising and co-ordinating economic development efforts across all provinces.
