A WIDOW WITH 8 CHILDREN AND 14 GRANDCHILDREN OF KWA DISAI COMPOUND IN LUSAKA’S MATERO WHOSE HOUSE COLLAPSED DUE TO HEAVY RAINS HAS RECEIVED HELP FROM A WELL-WISHER.
EBESTER MWINGA EXPLAINED THAT DUE TO A HEAVY DOWNPOUR ON JANUARY 29, 2025, PART OF HER HOME COLLAPSED, LEAVING HERSELF, HER CHILDREN, AND GRANDCHILDREN TO LIVE IN AN EXPOSED AND INSECURE HOME.
THE UNSUNG HERO, ANDREA MWANSA, A YOUTH ACTIVIST IN THE AREA, EXPLAINED THAT DESPITE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS BY COMMUNITY LEADERS TO CONTACT CIVIC LEADERS, WHICH FELL ON DEAF EARS, HE IS DELIGHTED THAT PHILANTHROPIST DR. FEBIAN MUMBA HAS COME TO THE AID OF THE AFFECTED FAMILY.
DR. MUMBA, WHO HAS BEEN ENGAGED IN PHILANTHROPY FOR OVER 15 YEARS, EXPLAINED THAT HE IS TOUCHED THAT A WIDOW IS FACING THIS CALAMITY.
HE EXPLAINED THAT PART OF THE HOUSE THAT HAS REMAINED STANDING WILL BE DEMOLISHED IMMEDIATELY TO PAVE WAY FOR A NEW STRUCTURE, WHICH WILL BE COMPLETED IN THREE MONTHS.
HE NOTED THAT HE WILL TAKE UP ALL THE BUILDING EXPENSES, FEEDING, AND RENTALS FOR THE FAMILY UNTIL CONSTRUCTION IS COMPLETED.
A VISIBLY JOYFUL EBESTER EXPRESSED GRATITUDE TO DR. MUMBA AND STATED THAT SINCE THE PARTIAL COLLAPSE OF HER HOUSE, SHE HAD NO IDEA WHERE HELP WOULD COME FROM SINCE MOST CIVIC LEADERS HAD TURNED A BLIND EYE TO HER SITUATION