FOOD PROGRAM UPDATES

We were able to successfully distribute groceries to over 140 families and individual community members supporting each other during this difficult time of Covid-19. We remain committed and connected, looking after each other and knowing that united we stand strong. A big thank you to all organizers and volunteers for your roles, sacrifice, and passion in making this project a success. 

Thanking Our Volunteers

Volunteers contribute their time, their energy and their hearts at just about every event or project we focus on in our community. From small to large efforts, every little bit of their time and resource is truly appreciated and counts.

COVID-19

COVID-19 has revealed the vulnerabilities of our community members in employment. Our members need to be equipped with relevant skills to operate in the new economy. This needs to be done in a culturally appropriate setting. Whilst community members realize these weaknesses, most feel uncomfortable going into training. Being trained by members of their community will remove the anxiety members feel. We intend to equip our members to be employers instead of relying on being an employee. Whilst they might be competent in their areas of operation, a number of them have shown they would benefit from new skills which include entrepreneurship and running small businesses

Thanking Our Sponsers

#OneMillionMasksBC

“We at Zimbabwe Cultural Society of BC (ZICUSO BC) know the importance of wearing a mask to help flatten the curve. The One Million Masks initiative delivery arrived and we’d like to thank all partners involved in helping us continue to keep B.C. and our people safe #OneMillionMasksBC”

• #1: Leading British Columbia organizations come together in support of safe, essential travel

• #2: BC business, transportation, transit, and community organizations are collaborating for a safer B.C. to distribute one million masks to those in need through the United Way network:
• #3: The distribution of these much-needed masks is being organized by the United Way as part of the One Million Masks initiative and will help ensure everyone who needs to travel to access essential public services has the means and ability to do so
• #4: Distribution of the One Million Masks began in Metro Vancouver in late January and is expanding to those who need them across British Columbia this week via the United Way’s province-wide support network. It is expected that this distribution targeting a variety of populations from kids and young families to seniors, to the homeless will continue through March.