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Danhiko Project participates in national clean up campaign
02 Mar 2019 at 07:01hrs | Views
Danhiko Project in coalition with the Air Force of Zimbabwe and Sunrise Sign Language Academy yesterday joined the nation in participating in the clean-up campaign by cleaning the area in and around its premises.
Danhiko Project is a civic society organization which works with people living with disability through providing education, vocational skills and shelter.
The campaign kicked off after the students and staff had watched a song encouraging them to place litter in the bin that was performed by Sunrise Sign Language Academy.
"We made this song especially for the benefit of our brothers and sisters who cannot hear and talk, but would be eager to hear what is being encouraged to do on the first Friday of every month," said Douglas Mapeta, Sunrise Sign Language Academy Chairperson.
The Sunrise team teamed up in making the song, "Keep the city clean," in sign language so as to make the deaf understand what President Emmerson Mnangagwa meant when he declared the national cleanup day.
On December 5, 2018, Mnangagwa declared the first Friday of every month a National Clean-up Day when all Zimbabweans are supposed to clean their surroundings between 8 am and 10 am.
The initiative is aimed at creating a clean and healthier environment for Zimbabwe.
"I felt very happy when I saw people telling me to keep my environment and city clean through a song, a video and in sign language as well," said Maria, a student at Danhiko High.
Danhiko Project official said he was happy that people living with disabilities had responded to the call by Mnangagwa to clean up their environment.
"You feel very important and special when you see people coming in to help in the events that you will be doing as a school, it is not easy for some of these students to cope up but am shocked today they are all happy and participating in such activities despite their physical challenges, thank you very much for helping," he said.
Despite the little equipment that they had received from donors as well as the Environmental Management Agency (EMA) students, staff and helpers managed to finish cleaning their surroundings.
Danhiko Project is a civic society organization which works with people living with disability through providing education, vocational skills and shelter.
The campaign kicked off after the students and staff had watched a song encouraging them to place litter in the bin that was performed by Sunrise Sign Language Academy.
"We made this song especially for the benefit of our brothers and sisters who cannot hear and talk, but would be eager to hear what is being encouraged to do on the first Friday of every month," said Douglas Mapeta, Sunrise Sign Language Academy Chairperson.
The Sunrise team teamed up in making the song, "Keep the city clean," in sign language so as to make the deaf understand what President Emmerson Mnangagwa meant when he declared the national cleanup day.
On December 5, 2018, Mnangagwa declared the first Friday of every month a National Clean-up Day when all Zimbabweans are supposed to clean their surroundings between 8 am and 10 am.
"I felt very happy when I saw people telling me to keep my environment and city clean through a song, a video and in sign language as well," said Maria, a student at Danhiko High.
Danhiko Project official said he was happy that people living with disabilities had responded to the call by Mnangagwa to clean up their environment.
"You feel very important and special when you see people coming in to help in the events that you will be doing as a school, it is not easy for some of these students to cope up but am shocked today they are all happy and participating in such activities despite their physical challenges, thank you very much for helping," he said.
Despite the little equipment that they had received from donors as well as the Environmental Management Agency (EMA) students, staff and helpers managed to finish cleaning their surroundings.
Source - Priscila Kamurira
