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Colleagues. As of Monday we had circa 200 children of school going age arriving in Bulawayo Metropolitan Province that were deported from South Africa. We will need to ensure these children are back in school next term and calling on private sector to participate in our “keep-a-child-in-school” packs that include stationary, uniforms, school shoes & tuck. Three entities I am involved with have already pledged to contribute. We will work on the costing using concessionary prices for items that will go into this PACK to support 1 student and share. This work is pro bono and is being done by private sector. Government has already said the fees for these children are covered under the BEAM program. There are a few university level students who were deported midway and some at the end of their third/fourth year that will need more curated and specific interventions. Let’s restore the dignity of our returning countrymen as best we can