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Mohadi donates food to flood victims
21 Jun 2016 at 09:48hrs | Views
State Security Minister Kembo Mohadi has donated food and non food items worth 5 000 Euros to 138 people who were affected by flash floods near Dulibadzimu Bus Terminus here in March.
The donations which comprised maize meal, beans, cooking oil, buckets, salt, textbooks for schoolchildren were sourced from the Lutheran Development Services (LDS) by the minister who is also the local parliamentarian for Beitbridge East Constituency.
"We appealed to everyone during the greatest hour of need and we are very grateful to LDS for such a gesture. This might have come up late but its better late than never.
"As Government we have made it clear since time immemorial that we will assist and stick with our people at all times in all kinds of disasters. We will go out of our way to help them," He said.
The minister said during the floods most families were left distressed and they lost valuables including movable property. He said in the case of school children they lost text and exercise books among other things which were swept away.
Minister Mohadi said it was important for businesses and Government to work together in addressing the many challenges affecting the people.
Speaking during the same event LDS board member Lekgang Sijiye said the humanitarian support came through the Diakone Emergency Aid who also donated to the Mawale (Beitbridge East) flood victims in the 2012/2013 rainy season.
"We have notable experience in responding to emergencies and have successfully implemented food relief and cholera intervention programmes support by various funders.
"We also acknowledge the participation of the Rural District Development Committee members who put a lot of effort in the organisation and registration of the people whom we were finally able to reach," he said.
Beitbridge town secretary, Loud Ramakgapola said the local authority needed a total of $112 000 to attend to the drainage system in the areas affected by floods.
He said a total of 76 houses with 259 families were affected by heavy rains near Dulibadzimu bus terminus.
The donations which comprised maize meal, beans, cooking oil, buckets, salt, textbooks for schoolchildren were sourced from the Lutheran Development Services (LDS) by the minister who is also the local parliamentarian for Beitbridge East Constituency.
"We appealed to everyone during the greatest hour of need and we are very grateful to LDS for such a gesture. This might have come up late but its better late than never.
"As Government we have made it clear since time immemorial that we will assist and stick with our people at all times in all kinds of disasters. We will go out of our way to help them," He said.
The minister said during the floods most families were left distressed and they lost valuables including movable property. He said in the case of school children they lost text and exercise books among other things which were swept away.
Speaking during the same event LDS board member Lekgang Sijiye said the humanitarian support came through the Diakone Emergency Aid who also donated to the Mawale (Beitbridge East) flood victims in the 2012/2013 rainy season.
"We have notable experience in responding to emergencies and have successfully implemented food relief and cholera intervention programmes support by various funders.
"We also acknowledge the participation of the Rural District Development Committee members who put a lot of effort in the organisation and registration of the people whom we were finally able to reach," he said.
Beitbridge town secretary, Loud Ramakgapola said the local authority needed a total of $112 000 to attend to the drainage system in the areas affected by floods.
He said a total of 76 houses with 259 families were affected by heavy rains near Dulibadzimu bus terminus.
Source - chroncile
