Diplomat donates to vulnerable Children in Bulawayo

Written by Lewis Jones, ZDDT Field Correspondent Monday, 01 August 2011 12:14

BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe – First Secretary at the British Embassy in Zimbabwe, Keith Scott, recently donated clothing, toys, books and learning tools to vulnerable children at Progressive Pre-school, Emakhandeni Township in Ward 11, Bulawayo.

This particularly disadvantaged facility is a day care centre for orphaned children, particularly those affected by the HIV/AIDS pandemic and the off-spring of very ill parents.

Presenting the gifts to the Centre’s Chief Matron Mrs. Mpumelelo Fuzwane, Mr. Scott explained that donated items were collected by children at Galmpton Primary and Chuston Grammar Schools, both situated near the Town of Brixton, Devon County in the United Kingdom. He said that his wife Carly, who is presently nursing a recent addition to their family, was the person responsible for coordinating the collection of goods. The First Secretary went on to say; “I am pleased that the donation will benefit other disadvantaged children in the Ward, besides those being cared for at this Centre.” Mr. Scott added that he was certain of the fact that children at the donor schools would be delighted to know that their gift had gone to a good cause.

Councillor for the area, Mr. Nduna Dladla, thanked the Scott family and school children responsible for the kind gesture and said; “This is the sort of thing that many people can only imagine. It is a most wonderful gesture. On behalf of the people in my Ward, I thank the generous people who have made this possible. May God bless you.”

Expressing similar sentiments, Mrs Fuzwane also thanked the benefactors concerned and wished God’s blessings on them.

The success of this event came as a result of ZDDT’s linkage interventions, in which the Trust, through its Social Institutions Profiling Programme, utilises its website to profile the plight of needy institutions.