{"id":11087,"date":"2025-12-08T07:39:18","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T07:39:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/?p=11087"},"modified":"2025-12-08T07:39:19","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T07:39:19","slug":"birthday-with-a-purpose-back-to-school-drive-to-empower-underprivileged-learners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/?p=11087","title":{"rendered":"Birthday With a Purpose, Back-to-School Drive to Empower Underprivileged Learners"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><br>Siziba Thando<br>www.zimgbcnews.co.zw<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As schools prepare to open for the 2026 academic year, a heartwarming community campaign is underway to ensure no child is left behind due to lack of basic school supplies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The initiative, themed \u201cEquip Young Minds, Empower a Sustainable Tomorrow,\u201d is collecting stationery to support disadvantaged learners while promoting eco-conscious education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Driven by a passion for giving back, the initiative is being led by a young organizer who has turned a personal milestone into a mission of impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI&#8217;m looking for stationery so that I can go donate it to less privileged children. This is part of my birthday celebration. I usually celebrate my birthday at an orphanage, but this time I want to do something different. I just want to source stationery donations so I can put a smile on other children\u2019s faces,\u201d said the campaign\u2019s founder Lorraine Mheyamwa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The donation drive is calling on well-wishers to contribute pens, pencils, notebooks, rulers, and other essential learning tools. These will be distributed to children in rural and vulnerable communities before schools reopen in January.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How to Donate:<br>Donations can be dropped off or arranged via:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udcde 0780 597 880 or 0735 070 780<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Beyond providing supplies, the campaign also aims to inspire environmental responsibility by nurturing future climate leaders through education. It emphasizes the link between empowerment and sustainability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The initiative echoes a powerful verse from Galatians 6:9:<br>\u201cLet us not become weary in doing good, for at the right time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Community members are encouraged to support the campaign and share its message using hashtags:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SupportOurSchools #SustainTheDream #BirthdayWithPurpose<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>With one act of kindness, a young change-maker is helping others prepare for school and planting seeds of hope for a brighter, eco-friendly future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow Zim GBC News for More Updates:<br>\ud83c\udf10 Website: www.zimgbcnews.co.zw<br>\ud83d\udc26 X (Twitter): @ZimGbc<br>\ud83d\udcd8 Facebook: Zim GBC News<br>\u25b6\ufe0f YouTube: Zim GBC News<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Zim GBC News\u00a92025<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Siziba Thandowww.zimgbcnews.co.zw As schools prepare to open for the 2026 academic year, a heartwarming community campaign is underway to ensure no child is left behind due to lack of basic&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11087","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-local-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11087","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11087"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11087\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11088,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11087\/revisions\/11088"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11087"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11087"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11087"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}