The "cupboard was bare" before S.A.V.E. supplies arrive
I just got back from my recent safari to the South Eastern part of Zimbabwe. I spent my time mostly in the Chitsa area on the Save River. Our camp was in Chibwedzva bordering the Runde River. This is a wild and unsettled area with no paved roads. Well water is limited and sanitary facilities are limited to non-existent. The people live in mud huts and the area has an 80% unemployment rate. Many of the women are forced to do their laundry in the crocodile-filled rivers. Families sleep in primitive mud huts and when it rains the chickens and pigs also find refuge in the huts. The medical supplies donated by Project Save were a God send. We visited the Chibwedivxa Clinic where the cupboard was bare in regard to even the most basic medical supplies. |
According to Charles Matube, primary care nurse (pictured above) they have a full case load treating diarrhea, malaria, skin conditions, injures, eye conditions, aids and burn treatment.
We met with Victory Magnmbe, the acting Executive Officer of Community Services for the Chiredzi Rural District Council, who took custody of the medical supplies, and will distribute them throughout the Rural district based upon need. Jim Ledgerwood, Chico, CA |
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"The cupboard was bare."
"Many of the women were forced to do laundry in crocodile-infested rivers."