Journalists donate to colleagues to cushion them against effects of Covid-19
Kisumu Based Journalist Faith Matete who is also the coordinator for Jofwambo for Jafwambo initiative in Kisumu region counts food items donated to Journalists who are vulnerable to cushion them against the effects of Covid-19-Photo By Dickson Odhiambo
By Dickson Odhiambo
By Dickson Odhiambo
July 27, 2020
Journalists donate to
colleagues to cushion them against effects of Covid-19
A section of Journalists across the country have come together for the second
time and donated funds which have been used to purchase food items to
colleagues who have been really hit hard due to effects of Covid-19 pandemic.
The Journalists under the banner of Jofwambo for Jafwambo {Journalists
for a Journalist} managed to contribute about shs 114,000 which has been used
to buy food items to their colleagues in five counties.
Addressing the press today in Kisumu while presenting their
donations to the journalists, Kisumu Coordinator for Jofwambo for Jafwambo
Faith Matete said this is the second phase of the program meant to cushion
vulnerable scribes as a result of the effects of the Corona virus pandemic.
Matete says the first phase of the initiative was started in
April this year where funds were raised by the journalists themselves so as to
help purchase food and other items.
She says the second phase commenced this month and has
benefitted a number of vulnerable colleagues in five counties namely Nairobi,
Kisumu, Siaya, Homa Bay and Migori.
Matete says if there will be need to proceed to phase three
of the initiative, it will be considered since a sizeable number of journalists
are still vulnerable and need help from colleagues.
Samuel Owida who witnessed the distribution of the donation
in Kisumu said the process has been above board and only those who are really
vulnerable have benefited.
Treasurer for Jofwambo for Jafwambo initiative Dickson
Odhiambo says this has been a good gesture, adding that the phase two has benefited more journalists than phase one because more funds have been
mobilized for the exercise.
He says a number of Journalists mostly correspondents working
for media houses in various regions are very vulnerable due to the effect of
Covid-19 hence the need to offer help to them.
“A number of Journalists have undergone pay cut from the
media houses they work for due to the effects of Corona virus hence there is
real need to come to their rescue,” he says.
He appeals to partners who can chip in any way to help
cushion scribes across the country.
The scribes have thanked their colleagues who have turned up
and contributed to the initiative.
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