A local church has donated clothes to vulnerable groups in Epworth during its annual charity day on Saturday.
The event which is a brainchild of the Daybreak International Ministry led by Dr Aderino Nyabanga is mearnt to help out the disadvantaged residents of Epworth where the church is based.
This year’s event was graced by Nyasha Nhau, Emancipate Disability Trust director and African Union Disability Council ambassador, who spoke at length on how people with disabilities (PWDs) could be assisted.
“As people with disabilities(PWDs),we often have no access to information hence we dont know the various opportunities that are being offered by the government and the private sector to extricate ourselves from poverty now accustomed with disability,”said the disability activist, Nhau.
The Emancipate Disability Trust director also discouraged parents of children with disabilities to alienate their kids.
“I respect my late mother for letting me feel proud of myself and didn’t hide me from associating with other kids. I also urge parents of children with disabilities to also do the same as it enables the kids to have self-esteem,” added Nyasha Nhau.
The renowned disability activist Nhau detailed a number of initiatives that PWDs could take advantage of. These include the free facility for PWDs to access assistive devices i.e clutchew, wheelchairs and hear aids by the government.
The Daybreak founder and leader Dr Aderino Nyabanga revealed that his church has done a number of interventions for the vulnerable groups in Epworth particularly PWDs.
“Here,through the little resources that we get from our church members and other partners,we have managed to assist a number of people mostly the PWDs.
Furthermore, “We have a school of hairdressing and beauty therapy that enrols PWDs.We are also proud to have encouraged a man with disability to go for a bible college study which he completed,”said Bishop Dr Nyabanga.
It is estimated that PWDs constitute 10 percent of Zimbabwe’s population and most of them are economically-disadvantaged.
Dozens of Epworth’s vulnerable groups could not hide their joy as they took the donated clothes.