By Wallace Mawire
The Ezekiel Guti Junior Legacy School in Zimbabwe, established under the vision of the late Ezekiel Guti Junior, late son of the late Archbishop Ezekiel Guti, on Tuesday 16 September, 2025 held a fundraising corporate open day to raise resources to support disabled children, including those with special needs.
The school is located in Shamva, off Mutoko road in Zimbabwe. It is one of the institutions falling under the ZAOGA Forward ln Faith Group of Schools and Colleges. Some of the children at the school have celebral pulsy condition and receive support from the staff team at the school.
Chairman of the school, Sizani Mhlanga said the special needs school is inclusive and the main focus is children with special needs. Mhlanga said the school was established in May 2023 and became operational in May 2024. He said it offers quality education and care to children with with special needs, empowering them to reach their full potential.
Mhlanga said some of the children at the school are living with autism, down and other conditions. He said the children receive individual support from their staff team, depending on their different conditions. Mhlanga also said the school has limited resources which is a challenge in delivering it’s ambitions.
He also said the school is in its infancy and has some Infrastructural developments to be embarked on like building more classrooms and dormitories, just to mention a few. Mhlanga also said Ezekiel Guti Junior, the visionary founder was a child with special needs.
Her mother, Archbishop Professor Eunor Guti said her son was born on 13 December 1982. She said the school is set to do great work for children with special needs. She urged communities to help children with special needs. She also said the school is going to be an international hub to help protect children from abuse.
According to the school’s fundraising committee Chairperson, there are plans to host an annual open day and fundraising golf days. The committee said the first phase of the school was completed at cost of approximately $655 000 and the second phase is estimated to cost $2,5 million, also covering scholarships for at least 200 children and various infrastructure development initiatives.
The fundraising day was attended by a number of leading corporates and banking institutions institutions in Zimbabwe.