Project 2023-4
Matthew Rusike Children’s Home
The Church project for 2023 and 2024 was to support a number of projects needed by the Matthew Rusike Children’s Home (MRCH) in Zimbabwe.
The school suggested that we support a new classroom and solar panels for the improvement of the Early Child Development Centre (ECD). The centre caters for the institutionalised children as well as those under the Community Based Orphan Care Programme. The centre has an enrolment of 45 between the ages of 3 to 6 years. The facility serves as a children’s play area and also prepares children for formal entry into Grade One.
The Church worked with the UK-based charity, Friends of Matthew Rusike Children’s Home. This helped us to get to know the home quickly and to ensure that funds were managed easily. During the project period, a total of £10,467 was raised.