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Vice President Constantino Chiwenga’s wife, Mrs Marry
Chiwenga, has urged the privileged in society to assist the less-privileged
especially during this time of the year, which is a time for giving.
In an interview after donating groceries worth thousands of
dollars to Tichakunda Children’s Home in Hatcliffe, Harare, yesterday, Mrs
Chiwenga said her motivation was to teach her children, who accompanied her,
the spirit of sharing.
“It’s not me who is really giving, but it’s my children
that I want to teach to give. I want them to appreciate that they are very
privileged and to use their privileges to help the underprivileged. So I
brought them here,” she said.
Added Mrs Chiwenga: “I want my children to have the
Christmas spirit, the spirit of sharing, giving and loving without expecting
anything in return. We have come here and they have done that. I hope what I am
teaching them is a life lesson not only to them but to the children of
Tichakunda as well, because I truly believe in my heart that one day these
children will be successful,” she said.
Mrs Chiwenga acknowledged the work that Mrs Winnie
Masaraure, the founder of Tichakunda, was doing in assisting the less
privileged in her society.
She appealed to Government to consider allocating land to
the children’s home which is currently leasing land that it was using to
produce crops to survive.
Tichakunda Children’s Home started off with 338 children
drawn from Hatcliffe area, the majority of them orphans.
Today, the home has 570 children, 31 of whom live at the home
while the rest come in every day for free education.
Mrs Masaraure said she was appealing for assistance to
register her home, complete construction of cluster homes and a vocational
centre to cater for children who have completed their studies at the school.
Herald
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