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Malawi: Luthando Holdings has donated motorcycles to the Shaping Our Future Foundation (SOFF). The aim of the donation is to make sure that the organization has enough resources to affectively serve the community.
The donation was made on Wednesday with the representatives from both the organizations in attendance. The first lady of Malawi, Madame Monica Chakwera has has commended Luthando Holdings for their donation.
First Lady Monica Chawera is also the founder of the Shaping Our Future Foundation (SOFF) and she has thanked the organization for their role. The first lady’s organization believes that it is the responsibility of non government funded organizations to supplement the efforts of the governmemt.
The donation from Luthando Holdings will help SOFF significantly. According to First Lady Chakwera, it will ease mobility for the foundation’s field officers in rural areas.
The first lady made the remarks during the presentation of the bicycles on at Kamuzu Palace in Lilongwe. Chakwera said the current bicycles being used by field officers are not in good shape as they usually have breakdowns, putting their lives at risk.
“As SOFF, we appreciate the support we receive from our partners which has helped us to improve livelihood of needy people. These motorcycles will help our field officers to reach out to more girls and women in the rural communities,” said Chakwera.
She said SOFF is committed to empower and support women and girls to achieve their dreams. Managing Director for Luthando Holdings, Hendrix Laher, said it is important for them to give the donation to SOFF following challenges field officers face.
“We thought of donating these motorcycles as they will improve outreach, increasing efficiency and ensuring that no distance is too great to support lives in the communities,” said Laher.
SOFF Executive Director, Dr Michael Mkadawire, said the motorcycles have come at the right time as they were struggling with mobility issues.
Luthando holdings has donated two motorcycles of the model YAMAHA YBR 125G worth K19 million. The donation will help support better service delivery to the communities.