By Chisomo Phiri

As part of new year festive celebration, a Lilongwe-based youth organization under the banner Hope for Humanity on Saturday donated assorted items to orphans and elderly who live in Mayani Village in Dedza.The donated items include soap, sugar, salt, soya piece, books and clothes.

Speaking when making the donation, the organization’s founder and Chief Executive Officer CEO Andrew Chapatali said he loves helping people who are in need of something hence the donation.

” I am a person who loves helping people, most especially the orphans, elderly and the poor. These people should also have time to enjoy like anyone else,” he said.

Chapatali encouraged the students who received exercise books and other school materials to work hard with education saying it is where their bright future belongs.

” To you students, work hard with school for you to be come reliable citizens of this country. School is very important if the one is to live independent life. Please work hard. To parents, I can say, let us encourage our children to go to school. Do not give them household chores the time they are supposed to be at school,” said Chapatali.

He thanked those well-wishers who donated clothes and other items to the organization so as to be given to the orphans and the elderly.
” We are very thankful to all of you who donated clothes that you do not use so as to be given to those who do not even have. We could not do this without you and may the God bless you,” he said.

Chapatali stressed that Hope for Humanity being a youth organization that has just started, they meet a lot of challenges that restrict them to grow such sa lack of financial support, office space and other office materials. He however, urged the government and other well-wishers to come out and support them so as they reach out many with the donations.

” As an organization which is small,we meet a lot of challenges. We have dreams to reach out many who are in need of our help but we fail because we lack financial support. We argue the government and other well-wishers to come out and support us with donations. Sometimes you may have clothes that you do not wear, please bring them to Hope for Humanity. Think of Hope for Humanity, think for village and poor people,” he stressed.

In her remarks, group Village headwoman Chimutu thanked Hope for Humanity for the donation.

” We are very thankful to Hope for Humanity for this Donation. We hope, now students who were not going to school due to lack of school materials will such as exercise books will now be able to attend the classes. This should be a beginning and we argue them to do the same in other places where people are going through the same situation,” she thanked.
Hope for Humanity is based in area 49, Gulliver. The organisation’s mission is to help less privileged people who live in remotes areas of Malawi.