By Admire Chitsungo
Two vulnerable Kadoma residents have received newly built homes under an inclusive housing project by Craft Properties Holdings, with the developer now seeking partners to fund 13 more houses.
The two three-roomed houses were handed over to beneficiaries at Holyland High-Density Suburb in Kadoma at a ceremony attended by local and provincial authorities.
Mashonaland West Minister of State for Provincial Affairs and Devolution Dr Marian Chombo was the guest of honour, while Kadoma mayor Cllr Nigel Ruzario and council officials also attended.
The beneficiaries include a person with a disability and a person living with albinism.
Craft Properties founder and group chief executive officer Professor Kudakwashe Taruberekera said the company donated 15 residential stands in November 2025 to support vulnerable members of the community.
Ten of the stands were allocated to persons with disabilities, while five were earmarked for people living with albinism.
The company funded construction of the first two houses to demonstrate the project and encourage other organisations and individuals to support the construction of the remaining homes.
The completed houses are electrified and plumbed and have tiled floors, kitchens and bathrooms.
The project is aimed at providing beneficiaries with access to decent accommodation while demonstrating a model that could be replicated through partnerships between the private sector, government, local authorities and other stakeholders.
Chairperson of the National Disability Empowerment Trust of Zimbabwe, Moses Marufu, welcomed the initiative, saying decent housing was important in promoting the dignity of persons with disabilities.
“We thank Craft Properties for giving dignity to our people in line with what President Mnangagwa always says: the country is built and sustained by its own people,” Marufu said.
Stakeholders called for support from corporates, civic organisations, development partners and well-wishers to finance construction of the remaining 13 houses.
The handover comes amid broader efforts by stakeholders to promote the inclusion of vulnerable groups in community development and access to basic social services.
