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Plan International Zimbabwe refutes as not accurate, an article which was reported in an online publication www.dailymonitor.co.zw alleging fraudulent activities and partisan bias in the listing of beneficiaries in Kwekwe.
In a press statement, the organisation informed the public that it is not registering any new beneficiaries under the Urban Resilience Building (URB) programme as alleged by the dailymonitor.co.zw.
Plan International stated that the facts of the matter are that the URB programme is an extension of the previously implemented Urban Social Assistance Programme (USAP) implemented in Kwekwe from August 2020 to December 2021. It said both programmes are funded by the same donor, which is the World Food Program and the Urban Resilience Building project will be implemented in the same wards where the Urban Social Assistance Project was implemented.
“Plan International is therefore NOT REGISTERING any new beneficiaries but ONLY selecting participants from those that benefitted under the now ended Urban Social Assistance Programme by identifying those that meet the selection criteria set under the newly designed Urban Resilience Building Programme.
“Plan International Zimbabwe is advising the public that the organisation and its staff are under no circumstances allowed to request for payment from programme participants or beneficiaries before, during and after the implementation of a project. Such behaviour is a serious violation of the organisation’s policies and procedures. It is fraudulent conduct, which is a criminal offence according to the country’s laws. Should a Plan International employee conduct themselves in such a manner, please feel free to report them to any of the contacts indicated below or through the whistleblowing toll-free line provided for this project 08080173.
“Plan international would also like to state that we remain an apolitical organisation that works closely with recognised government structures in all the communities that we operate in.”