These were contained in a third container to be sent to underprivileged people in the country by the organisation founded by celebrated Kansas-based writer and humanitarian, Bob Scott.
“The container arrived in Zimbabwe in the middle of June and the distribution began a few days later,” said Scott, who is also the CJI’s Director.
“We donated the books and medical supplies to Hope for Mtshabezi. They in turn donated supplies to Mtshabezi Hospital, the village of Mbezingwe and two other groups; Days for Girls, which teaches young girls about women's issues and Chris and Norma Ferguson, who work with 11 schools in the Matopo Hills area.”
An official from one of the organisations paid tribute to the author, who rose to world prominence with his touching book, “Saving Zimbabwe; Life, Death & Hope in Africa”, which has received rave reviews worldwide.
The donated supplies included 16 000 books and more than 500 boxes of medical supplies, wheel chairs and walkers, which were meant for the benefit of charitable institutions and nearby schools that are struggling to break-even, following more than a decade of an economic meltdown in the country.
This was the first time the organization sent a container to Matabeleland, after the first two went to Harare, but the organization has donated several other basics to the people in Matabeleland before.
“I will always feel the importance of supporting Zimbabwean organisations already working in the country. I look for people who have been personally sacrificing their time and resources trying to make a difference. The HfM team is most all health professionals leaving here in the US, but who – out of their own pockets, return home to Zimbabwe and try and help out. I want to strengthen their hands by giving them something that can make a huge difference,” Scott has said previously.
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