On March 22, 2014, the President
took time to practice one of our core values: 'Sense of Community'. The
President visited Kanyama and Ng'ombe communities. During the visits the
President donated 3 bales of Salaula to both communities. This is a commitment
that the President has taken to respond to the suffering that the women in
these communities are facing. Kanyama is one of the communities in Lusaka that
experiences load shedding in the rain season and more than 80% of the people in
the area have no access to tape/clean water. The Patriotic Front leaders
representing these communities do not find it expedient to address these
problems because they are not affected by them!!
The women who attended the meeting
complained of not having access to health services, saying that the entire
constituency only has one clinic whose standard is not great.They also
complained of not having enough schools in the area, hence their children's
education is consistently undermined thus enshrining poverty to posterity as
education is one of the mediums that all of us have taken to improve our
socio-economic status.
The President urged the women to
make good use of the bales of Salaula that were donated to them and asked the
women to make sure that this uplifts the living standards of the NAREP members
in the area. He also said that if this project WORKS well, the party will
continue providing support to the women.
For members who are not aware, the
President has implemented a nationwide "CLOTHES FOR CHANGE" initiative. The
President through donations from members of NAREP and the community at large,
organizes clothes in bales and delivers them to the communities.
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