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Nyore Madzianike Manicaland Bureau
Government has commended the philanthropic works being done by Rotary Clubs in Zimbabwe and globally, saying they were improving the lives of communities every day.

Minister of State for Manicaland Provincial Affairs Monica Mutsvangwa made the remarks when she was inducted into the Mutare Rotary Club in Mutare last week.

“I am humbled by the philanthropic business that is being done by the Rotary Club here in Manicaland and across the country,” said Minister Mutsvangwa.

This was after the club also donated two wheelchairs to a Chipinge family that grabbed headlines some months ago, desperately seeking assistance for its two physically challenged children.

The two siblings, Tanaka and Tanyaradzwa Sigauke, were accompanied by their mother, Mrs Privilege Sigauke, who received the wheelchairs on their behalf.

Mrs Sigauke thanked the Mutare Rotary Club for their gesture, saying it would go a long way in improving the children’s lives, as she had been facing challenges taking them to school and back home.

This, she said, was depriving her of time to do other duties.

Minister Mutsvangwa further revealed that Rotary International had also done tremendous work around the world.

“I am indeed humbled by the way Rotarians of different origins and orientation come together every week to seat and plan ways and means of improving lives and communities the world over,” she said.

Minister Mutsvangwa thanked the Rotary Club for bringing 28 doctors from India to Mutare Provincial Hospital, farming equipment, including tractors and computers to Chipinge communities.

President of the Rotary Club of Mutare, Mrs Eleanor Mukura-Dandadzi promised to continue assisting the Sigauke family.

She said the Rotary Club had plans to build a house, which would enable the siblings to use the wheelchairs without difficulty.

Mrs Mukura-Dandadzi also said they would work on facilities such as toilets and others at the children’s school to make them more accessible.

“We will look at their house, as it does not allow the wheelchairs to move freely,” she said. “We will also look at their toilets at school. We want them to access toilets and other facilities with ease. As the Rotary Club president, this is going to be my first project during the first 100 days of my tenure.”

Mrs Mukura-Dandadzi thanked other partners who donated to the Sigauke family.

The event also saw Mrs Mukura-Dandadzi elevated to the post of president of the Rotary Club of Mutare.

She took over from Mr Gabriel Manyoka.