BY Sarah Munthali

Lilongwe, October 26, MANA: Association for Women in Media (AWOME) on Saturday, donated assorted food items and soap to Mai Mbambande Elderly Home in Lilongwe.

In her speech AWOME National Vice Chairperson, Lisa Malango, said the donation is part of the association’s initiatives to celebrate mothers during the month of October.

“As women in media, we felt it was important to donate these items to the elderly home, to help them in their daily needs,” she said

Malango applauded Mai Mbambande elderly home for taking care of the elderly people saying the elderly need to be valued, respected and cared for, by the society.

 Mai Mbambande elderly Home Founder Deborah Mbale, thanked the association for the donation.

“We are going through difficult times financially and for the Association to bring us this support, we really appreciate,” said Mbale.

She called on well-wishers to donate to the elderly home, to ease some challenges they face.

One of the elderly people, Grace Kathelele appealed for more support towards  the elderly  bemoaning witchcraft accusations towards them saying they breed hate.

“Some of us who are at this elderly home would have been dead by now, because we were chased from our homes and accused of being witches,

Thanks to Mai Mbambande we now have shelter and we are able to eat, ” she added

The donation included cooking oil, sugar and soap.

Mai Mbambande Elderly Home located at Dzama Village in Traditional Authority Chitukula,  supports 84 elderly men and women.