Policyholders Compensation Fund has come to the rescue of more than 400 students from Pwani vocational Secondary school for the deaf and Uyombo girls in Kilifi North constituency, Kilifi County with timely relief food donation.
The intervention is aimed at curtailing the ongoing starvation that has continued to rock parts of Kilifi County following prolonged drought that threatened the learning during the first term.
The children were among the over 200,000 residents of Kilifi County identified by National government as most affected by drought hence in need of relief food.
Speaking to journalist at Pwani Secondary school for the deaf after donating the foodstuff, Policyholders Compensation Fund Managing Director Douglas Mburya said that they were touched by the plight of the learner who despite receiving capitation from the national government still needed support from other Organisations to make them stay and learn comfortable.
“Most of these students come from needy background families and lack basic needs that is why we find it fit to visit and share what we have with them. We are donating this foodstuff to schools as part of our strategic objective which entails giving back to the community through Corporate Social responsibility,” said Mburya.
The 1million foodstuff donation include Maize floor, Cooking Oil, Rice, Beans, Soaps and Wheat.
“We have donated the foodstuff so that students can get something to eat in the school and we hope it will take them to the end of the term,” he said.
Mburya also called on other stakeholders and well-wishers to join hands in supporting vulnerable families by donating food so as to to mitigate effect of drought.
Pwani vocational secondary school for the deaf headteacher Mwanakhamis Said Komora, said the instruction which has been existence since 2008 depends largely on donation from well-wishers since the fees being paid by parents is to enough to fund their operation.
“As we are talking our school is facing financial constraints due to poor fee payment by parents and this is why we are appealing for more donors to come in so as to ensure the operation of our school goes well,” said Mwanakhamis.
Mwanakhamis urged parents not to lock way children with disabilities needs but to enrol them in special schools.
“I want to urge parents with children with special needs not not lock them away, these children deserve equal education like any other children,” she said.
However, she adds that the responsibility to maintain operation in such instructions can not be left solely on the administration and the government.
Acting Kilifi County Commissioner Geoffrey Tanui thanked the Policyholders Compensation Fund team for the gesture and assured that the government is committed to ensure no resident in Kilifi will die as a result of hunger.
By Hilton Mwabili
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