The Collin Nyabadza Children's Voice Charitable Trust Strikes Again - Donates soccer kit

"Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. It has the power to unite people in a way that little else does. It speaks to youth in a language they understand. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair. It is more powerful than government in breaking down racial barriers". These were the words of the late global icon, Nelson Mandela. It was phenomenal how he used sport to unite a once racially divided society and thus sprouted the term, a 'Rainbow Nation in reference to South Africa.

It is with this background in mind that the Collin Nyabadza Children's Voice Charitable Trust (CNCVCT) is making every endeavor to ensure that every child in Zimbabwe has access to sporting facilities. For, sport has a multifaceted value to children. For instance, besides it being a high paying career nowadays, even those who do not go on to pursue it as a trade still benefit immensely as through it they learn leadership roles and team work among other aspects.  True to the organisation's determination to see this being a reality, yesterday Wednesday 18th November, 2015 the organization which is fast growing in leaps and bounds travelled to Matobo District where they handed over some beautiful soccer kits to Manyane Secondary School. The organization was represented by their Projects Officer, Mr. Ronald Mabuza a highly intelligent young man who is being mentored for higher leadership roles and also happens to hail from that district. He was accompanied by the Board Advisor, Mr. Exson N. Nyathi who also resides in Matobo and is a retired seasoned school principal.



The equipment which included soccer kits, training bibs, wrist bands and carrying bags was kindly donated by the Reagan Milstein Foundation from Australia which is run by Kevin Milstein and his team. It's amazing how the CNCVCT is constantly creating more partnerships across the globe which continue to benefit Zimbabwe's rural school children. Speaking at the brief event, a beaming Manyane school Principal Mr. Mlilo said, "We are very happy to receive the soccer equipment donation. We will look the part when soccer begins next year as our boys would be raring to go and cannot wait to put on their kits".  He however bemoaned the lack of facilities such as adequate classroom furniture and classrooms in his school.

The Collin Nyabadza Children's Voice Charitable Trust's Board Advisor Mr. Nyathi himself a veteran in school development and turned every school he led into a diamond, assured the Manyane principal that his organization will do everything is takes to help schools such as his. Mr. Mabuza took notes on the school's needs. "I have taken note of some of your needs and I will liaise with our team and our Executive Director to see how best we can render further assistance to your school in the not too distant future," commented Mr. Mabuza. "We are expecting a container full with classroom furniture and other educational materials coming in from the UK just before Christmas. We will see exactly how much quantities we have and then see how we can distribute these", added Mr. Mabuza.



The CNCVCT's Executive Director Mr. Collin Nyabadza who himself is a 22 year veteran in humanitarian and International Development work thanked the Reagan Milstein Foundation for the generous support and expressed hope their partnership with his organization would continue to grow as there were so many schools that can barely afford buying sports equipment due to lack of funds. "My heartfelt thanks to you Reagan Milstein Foundation for rendering us your support when we needed it most. Yours is a unique organization that has no red tape at all and we applaud the amazing work you are doing in touching the lives of many children around the globe. It is a privilege working with organisations such as yours that do not keep children waiting for assistance", said Mr. Nyabadza.



Mr. Nyabadza however still lamented the lack of support from local Zimbabwean business people towards his organization. "We are still taking longer than our actual capacity to conclude some of our projects simply due to a lack of proper funds for programming. For instance when the container from the UK arrives we shall need funds to go and pick it up from Gwanda as we are sharing it with another NGO that is based there and they are the consignee for this particular freight". He also emphasized that they are still in need of help in furnishing their office. They are in need of a computer, office cabinets and office desk and chairs for their boardroom meetings. With proper resources the organisation is certainly headed for greater heights as they have already exceeded even their own expectations. Mr. Nyabadza also took this opportunity to thank his dedicated for taking time out of their busy schedules to work on this important mission, since they all work as volunteers. Those willing to help may reach them through their Board Chairperson Mr. Siqhubumthetho Dube at: siqhudube@gmail.com or Cell: 263- (0) 713091167. For more on the work that the organisation is carrying out they may be visited at: www.childrensvoicezimbabwe.org Their Motto remains: "No child shall be put down by poverty"