ZACL, habitat constructs house for twapia orphans

ZAMBIA Airports Corporation Limited (ZACL) has partnered with Habitat for Humanity Zambia (HFHZ) to construct a house worth K50, 000 for an orphan Bertha Mwale of Twapia Township in Ndola.

Bertha Mwale, a double orphan of Twapia Township whose family house collapsed in 2016, had been living with her grandmother along with three of her sibling after the death of both parents in 2004.

ZACL Board Chairperson Milingo Lungu said caring for the orphans and vulnerable children was one of his firm’s main Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities.

He said in Twapia at the construction site during the CSR event, ZACL had decided to partner with HFHZ to build houses for people facing hardships at a young age.

Mr Lungu said ZACL had over the years engaged in various CSR programmes including helping communities in close proximity the corporation’s four international airports as well as providing support towards institutions and facilities whose works were in line with the company’s CSR objectives.

“We take great pride in empowering the underprivileged in our society and have made concerted efforts to make a difference in the lives of children who live under disparaging circumstances.

“Through our partnership with Habitat for Humanity, we aim to build and promote orphans and vulnerable children as well as those looking after them with a new home in their area of residence,” he said.

And HFHZ National Director Kanyanta Mukelebai noted that in 2016 the two organisations signed a Memorandum of Understanding in provision of decent shelter and clean water and sanitation for vulnerable communities.

Mr Mukelebai said his organisation believed everyone deserved decent shelter as it was a human right.

He said the collaboration was going to contribute poverty alleviation, provision of housing, clean water and sanitation.

Meanwhile, Copperbelt Minister Japhen Mwakalombe, in a speech read on his behalf by District Commissioner George Chisulo, said the Government was not in the dark about the predicament.

Mr Mwakalombe noted that government wanted to see children growing up in safe and happy communities for them to responsible adults.