Churches and the business community yesterday donated kitchen utensils, clothing and blankets to survivors of Cyclone Idai, heeding the call by the First Lady, Amai Auxillia Mnangagwa, to mobilise kitchen utensils for affected households.

After being touched by the heart-rending reports of families that were left without anything to use for cooking, Amai Mnangagwa called on Zimbabweans, particularly women, to mobilise basic kitchen utensils, something which was overlooked by many well-wishers.

“I was in Manicaland and Masvingo recently with my Foundation team giving aid to the survivors of Cyclone Idai. What I saw there is so touching, so heart-rending,” the First Lady said.
She recounted the touching story of a woman who had told her that despite food donations, she had no cooking utensils.

“What you did today, coming together with a helping hand, showed the spirit of unity and love tichiita muonero pamwe dambudziko rakatiwira senyika. I want to thank you all for the kind gesture especially the church leaders who mobilised their congregants.”

She said she wanted to go back to the affected areas with the women who had donated the utensils so that they could hand over the goods with her.State media