By Jane Mlambo| A Durban South Africa based Zimbabwean, Adell Rumbidzai Chivasa and friends have donated four bales of various clothing to victims of the Cyclone Idai in Chipinge.

Cyclone Idai left a trail of destruction in Chipinge and Chimanimani, leaving thousands without shelter, access to clean water and other basic necessities including identification documents.

The donations were sourced by Wellington Mugwagwa, the secretary of Harare-based Sports Excellence Trust (SET) who travelled from the capital over the weekend to handover the donated goodies to Platform for Youth and Community Development (PYCD) for distribution.

The donations were received amid ululation by villagers who gathered at Takwirira Secondary school for a match pitting Katanga and Takwirira schools finals on Sunday.

PYCD, who documented the affected victims of cyclone, together with the local leadership, will then distribute the clothes in accordance with the needs of the various people in affected areas, ranging from children, grandmothers and widows.

Mugwagwa expressed joy at the donation.

“We, as a Trust, are grateful for the donation by our brother in South Africa. Yes, we understand things are not well that side but he has gone to great lengths to source clothing for the affected victims.

“We are grateful for this gesture and we believe that more partners will come to support these people who are in serious need of psycho-social support. We will be holding another football tournament in Chimanimani very soon and with the kind of support we got for this one, I am sure, more businesses will partner us,” Mugwagwa said.

Mugwagwa was accompanied Dynamos legend July Sharara, who promised to grace the next event in Chimanimani.

SET is chaired by businessman Albert Kamhunga deputized by former Dynamos and Warriors international leftback Harlington Shereni.