Smile For Africa Donates To Widows Of War Veterans

Smile for Africa an NGO based in Bulawayo has donated mealie meal to widows of war veterans in their bid to bring relief to vulnerable families affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, The Chronicle reports.

The donation meant to benefit 207 widows was made at the War Veterans office in Nketa in Bulawayo. Speaking about the donation, Smile For Africa Director Albert Mavhunga said;

As an organisation, we have a programme where we distribute food hampers to the less privileged which started in 2010.

This is part of our objectives to empower communities and in light of the Covid-19 pandemic, we decided to reach out to the widows of war veterans who are struggling to put food on the table for their families.

One of the beneficiaries who spoke to the publication thanked the organisation and appealed for more assistance and she said they were struggling to feed their families:

We are struggling just to buy basic commodities and the monthly pensions I’m receiving can barely cater for our needs such as food and school fees for the children. We are appealing to other organisations to also emulate what has been done by Smile for Africa and assist us

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