The housing scheme serves 200 physically challenged members of the community. Never Chikunguwo, from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, was instrumental in identifying the beneficiaries.
He advised them to form a group and join the Disabled Association of Zimbabwe. Stands were identified in Chitungwiza and Caledonia for the purpose of providing shelter for the residents.
The cooperative’s chairperson, Simon Tiyanane, said the group was allocated a three-hectare piece of land within Caledonia.
“We have already started clearing the land and have built four houses so far with loans provided by the Ministry of Cooperatives and Community Development early this year,” said Tiyanane.
He said 10 members had received $6,000 loans to be paid back over five years to build core houses, with construction already underway.
A senior official in the Ministry, who spoke on condition of anonymity, confirmed the provisions of the loans and the terms of repayment.
Caledonia, situated about 25km to the east of the capital, is experiencing rapid and uncontrolled expansion as home-seekers throng the area in search of shelter.
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