Munashe Chikuvanyanga’s plight was brought to light by The Standard in November last year and it spurred Gokwe-born Davison Haraan to mobilise 239 wheelchairs that are set to benefit disabled children at the special needs school.
Haraan works for the Community Living Toronto (CLT), an organisation which caters for disabled and disadvantaged children in the Canadian capital. CLT offered Haraan 239 second-hand wheelchairs, which were no longer needed at the centre after he presented Chikuvanyanga’s plight.
Last week, he presented one of the wheelchairs to the 15-year-old boy at King George.
Haraan who was accompanied by his wife Thoko Ndlovu said he could not bring all the wheelchairs at once because of logistical and financial challenges. “I managed to bring one specifically for Munashe, whose crisis was revealed in The Standard,” he said.
Perseverance Hadebe, the King George principal expressed gratitude for the donation noting that most of his students came from disadvantaged families.Haraan also pledged to assist Chikuvanyanga pay school fees for the whole year and make arrangements to have the remaining wheelchairs shipped to Zimbabwe soon.
King George IV has a maximum enrolment of 300 disabled pupils from pre-school to Form IV.
The school faces various challenges such as shortages of stationary and wheelchairs for the children and staff members.
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Children pay US$200 per term and US$45 tuition at the school, amounts which are above the reach of many, according to the teachers.
