The donation distributed last Friday by the MDC-T Renewal Team deputy treasurer, Elton Mangoma, was sourced by individual party members.
Mangoma told the beneficiaries that the project was part of the party’s response to Zanu (PF)’s failure to provide jobs and uplifting communities despite its promises during the 2013 election campaign.
“Victims of political violence across the country whose houses and livelihoods were destroyed by Zanu (PF) since 1999 would benefit from the scheme,” said Mangoma.
Mangoma revealed that the diversified project would assist with school fees, uniforms for affected children and building material.
Assistance towards acquiring identification documents would also be provided. According to Mangoma, beneficiaries would be drawn from across the political divide.
It is important that communities form small livelihood projects, Mangoma noted, since Zanu (PF) had shown leadership failure by failing to provide employment, uplifting the livelihoods of the ordinary people and assisting as government of the day victims of political violence.
Mangoma bemoaned the ‘ongoing shutting down of companies resulting in people failing to cope since the economy is not performing’. The beneficiaries promised to do their best and make the project a success.
Jacob Mafume, the MDC-T Renewal Team spokesperson, said thousands members of his party were business and working people willing to share their earnings with the marginalised.
Tendai Biti, interim leader of the Renewal Team, last June said: “We have mobilised financial aid for all victims of political violence.”
Zanu (PF) was blamed for the political violence which left hundreds of suspected MDC supporters dead, maimed, displaced or homeless.
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The tragic is that Mangoma, Biti and the rest of the MDC leaders had the chance to implement the various reforms which would have made political violence a thing of the past. As it is the threat of wanton violence still hangs over the nation like the sword of Damocles.
Mugabe and Zanu PF have destroyed the individual’s ability to do anything to improve their situation; all power and control of facade of our lives was to be in the hands of the party. This is why the party has insisted in controlling even donors who giving out aid to the people. Everyone is supposed to feel beholden to the party for everything even on to life itself. We all know how many Zimbabweans have lost their lives at the hands of Zanu PF.
It seems MDC have learnt from Mugabe; they do nothing that will empower the people in the real sense of the word but are only too keen to do things that will make them beholden to the party.