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By Desire Tshuma
Blessed is the hand that gives and indeed on March 3, the United States-based social worker Xoey Chimombe and her niece Tamar celebrated their birthdays with Mukuvisi homeless people of Harare.
The Mukuvisi River is a habitat of nearly eighty homeless families who are living in abject poverty. This publication attended the birthday party and managed to talk to one of the homeless women who identified herself as Mrs Magogo.
“I am very happy for what Xoey and Tamar have done to us. As homeless people, it is very difficult for us to get food, clean water, and clothing just to mention a few but today God has sent to us a messiah to rescue us from poverty with basic necessities,” Mrs Magogo said.
The birthday celebrations were attended by VaChirenda Centre of Hope foundation team, Capitalk FM radio team and some Mukuvisi homeless residents.
VaChirenda Centre of Hope Foundation, whose Founder and Director is Mrs Xoey Chimombe donated several assortments of goodies including clothing and food to the Mukuvisi people.
“Some of the people in Mukuvisi have been staying there for more than eleven years and have been subjected to health hazards. They don’t have safe water for drinking and bathing, toilets and decent houses.
“Children can’t afford to go to school. Due to poverty, they can’t access health facilities. Three quarters of both children and adults don’t have documentation. It is a dire situation that needs to be addressed urgently,” Xoey said.
VaChirenda Centre of Hope Foundation has been doing humanitarian activities in Seke. They have been uplifting single women by creating income-generating projects and donating pads to school children.
Xoey was part of the physical celebrations as she failed to fly from United States of America. She followed the proceedings virtually since the event was live-streamed.