Bulawayo’s Ward 4 Councillor Silas Chigora who last year on his own used domestic shovels and brooms to rehabilitate potholes in his ward, has won an international community volunteer award, from the ZDDT and KAF NGOs.
The community leader was presented with the prestigious honour during the Councillors’ leadership strengthening workshop that was jointly held by Sebenzela-Shandira Zimbabwe Trust over the weekend, whose ideology has inspired a number of community leaders into engaging themselves in voluntary developmental activities.
Speaking to ZimEye.com soon after receiving the prize, councillor Chigora expressed appreciation for the honour and vowed to do more for his ward and beyond.
“I am very grateful for this award, which I am taking as a lifetime achievement, as this has added value to my curriculum vitae and profile. I will forever cherish the day I started doing voluntary work, as the world around me has been watching and saluted my philosophy.
Chigora also credited his honour to ZimEye.com, for their coverage on a number of his community voluntary activities, which he said earned him hundreds of positive comments from all Zimbabweans abroad.
“I received hundreds of comments from Zimbabweans abroad and I was so impressed when I realised that it was due to ZimEye.com’s coverage on my activities. Thank you ZimEye.com, you have assisted me jumping a step up in my life and I will not miss any of your daily bulletins,” he said.