Enabled by Social Cash Transfer
Disability grant gives Chikokomo a livelihood By Linda Mupemo Mackenzie Chikokomo sells vegetables to Chisamba District Social Welfare Logistics Officer Benard Tembo (center) and Social Welfare intern Linda Namala Walking steadily with the help of a crutch, Mackenzie Chikokomo weeds his vegetable garden on the shores of Mwomboshi river. Although he needs mobility aids to support the right part of his body, he is undeterred in his farming endeavours. Mr. Chikokomo, a small-scale farmer in Chisamba district in Central Province, is living with a disability which resulted from a crocodile attack when he was nine years old. He secured a piece of land near the river to enable him grow crops all year round. The 46-year-old, who is a father of two, grows Chinese, kale and maize for sale as well as for ...