Organisation drills three boreholes for CBCCs

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Organisation drills three boreholes for CBCCs

One of the faith-based organisations in Phalombe district, New Life Anointed Ministries, has drilled three boreholes at different Community Based Childcare Centres (CBCCs) so that the children should have access to safe and potable water. Speaking during handover ceremony at Kaledzera CBCC, organisation’s executive director Christopher Kapito said there is need to ensure that children […]

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