Emily Nyamadzawo from Nketa, Bulawayo is seeking $16 000 to enable her daughter, Rosemary, (3), who was born with undeveloped limbs, get artificial limbs in South Africa.
BY TALENT GUMPO
The procedure costs $16 000, but the family will also require more funds to cover travelling expenses.
Nyamadzawo (35) said: “When I gave birth to my daughter I discovered that she did not have fully developed limbs and I was told that I must raise money to take her to South Africa to get artificial limbs, but I have not raised even a single cent towards that.”
She is the sole bread winner for her family.
“I am not able to raise the money because I do not have a stable source of income. I sell vegetables sometimes when I find someone who can babysit her because I cannot go with her to the market, but people are always afraid to look after her.
“She requires a diet that I cannot afford and she has allergic reactions to certain clothing materials and I cannot afford to buy all this,” she said.
Nyamadzwo said Rosemary’s father walked out on them after her birth because he could not accept her disability.
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“Her father disappeared soon after she was born and I have not seen him ever since, rumours say he is in South Africa, but have lost contact with him, ” she said.
Nyamadzawo said she approached Isandla Esihle, a non-governmental organisation which focuses on people with rare conditions and diseases, the organisation partnered with Edgars and donated a wheelchair for the child.
“I am grateful to Edgars and Isandla Esihle for the wheelchair because at least now I will be able to take her with me to the market,” she said.
Donations can be sent to her through EcoCash on 0772 269059 or Isandla Esihle merchant code on 2 8803.
