Grace Mugabe rescues starving Chivi villagers

First Lady Grace Mugabe yesterday allocated emergency aid to save lives and bring help to people in Chivi District hardest hit by a devastating drought.

The First Lady, an established philanthropist who runs an orphanage in Mazowe, provided food aid, including maize meal, sanitary wear and other emergency aid to more than 6 000 villagers affected by drought in the famine- torn district.

This comes after Chivi Rural District council chairman Killer Zivhu urged international donor last weekend to offer aid promptly for relief operations to support villagers critically short of food in an area where one of the worst droughts in decades has left children malnourished, killed livestock and damaged livelihoods.