THE Tree of Life, an organisation consisting of church members from different denomination, has donated food hampers at a Jairos Jiri Hostel in Pumula East, Bulawayo.
Tree of Life founder Strevis Mhlanga said the organisation was determined to improve the lives of people with disabilities.
He said the food hampers were part of the organisation's efforts to ensure that children at the Jairos Jiri Centre enjoyed a life that matches that of their able-bodied counterparts.
“As an organisation we started working with Jairos Jiri last year as our mandate is to provide better lives for those living with disabilities,” he said.
Mhlanga said his organisation would be visiting the children once every term so that it could help with resources required for improving their lives.
“We promise that we will cater for our children with some school materials so that they access quality education as it is key to empowering them for a bright future,” he said.
Mhlanga said they were happy as an organisation for having helped the vulnerable to attain better lives.
“We promise to help them by upgrading their hostel as we are working to provide them with solar panels so that electricity load shedding will not affect them and they are able to do their studies,” he said.
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The organisation, he said, was committed to catering for people with disabilities who are vulnerable given that a few people help them in their communities.
Jairos Jiri Pumula East hostel manager Annah Mwale said Tree of Life Trust’s programmes had helped to improve the lives of people at the home.
“This organisation has taken good care of us. Last year our television was stolen and they bought us a flat screen which we are currently using,” she said.
Mwale said the Pumula Hostel mainly catered for visual impaired individuals, adding that it had 20 children.
“We are happy that Tree of Life Trust since last year has been taking care of us. It is great, we appreciate their efforts and we encourage them to continue supporting us because very few can replicate what they have done for us,” she said.
Mwale said the trust was able to bring back smiles to the children who would be encouraged to attend school and be active in participatory activities.
“We appeal to the local community to desist from taking advantage of vulnerable children as they deserve a better life just like all other people,” she said.
