All roads this Friday lead to Raylton Sports Club in Harare for the Sunday “Mhofu” Chidzambga Covid-19 Walk, an event meant to raise funds for frontline workers in rural areas.
This comes after the event finally got the green light from government.
With the country experiencing a sharp spike in Covid-19 cases, the government, postponed the event two months ago as a measure to curb the spread of the virus.
Organisers of the event were delighted that the charity walk finally received the nod from the authorities.
Organising Secretary, Martin Changachirere says, “We are raring to go, we had waited for so long for the event to take shape but finally we got the approval. It has been a tough and long journey but we never lost hope, we kept the faith with the hope that one day the charitable event will happen and serve towards helping those forntliners workers in remote areas.”
Tatenda Mhembere, the Organising committee member says, “We are very grateful for the support and encouragement that we received from our partners across the globe.”
“At one point we thought of giving up because of the obtaining situation and since the leeway was prolonged we almost threw in the towel but they kept pushing us. We therefore invite all progressive Zimbabweans to come and donate towards this worth7y cause,” he adds.
Five-time Soccer Star-of-the-Year George Shaya and former Dynamos coach David Mandigora will be the curtain raisers at this historic event while the main man of the day Mhofu, will see himself walking 50 times the length of the pitch.
The Sunday “Mhofu” Chidzambga Covid-19 Walk was inspired by former British serviceman Tom Moore who walked 100 laps of his garden and raised 32 million pounds for the National Health Service staff in that country.
