Warmth Meets Treatment: KidzCan ED Daniel McKenzie Welcomes NetOne’s Winter Drive For Rainbow Village

By Ross Moyo

As Zimbabwe faces colder months, KidzCan Executive Director Daniel McKenzie says winter poses extra risks for immunocompromised children.

Speaking at a NetOne Winter Drive event hosted by KidzCan, Rainbow Children’s Village at 111 East road Belgravia, Harare, McKenzie made his point.
“Warmth is part of care. A cold child is a child whose body is fighting two battles,” he said.

He welcomed NetOne’s 2026 Winter Drive partnership with KidzCan Rainbow Village. The telecoms operator donated blankets, bed linen, blood pressure monitoring machines, glucometers, blood sugar testing kits and other essentials for patients and caregivers.

“NetOne understood urgency. While we prepare for the golf tournament later this month, they moved now to deliver immediate support. That is partnership with impact,” McKenzie said.

Rainbow Children’s Village houses children and caregivers free of charge, with each having their own room. Many families travel from outside Harare and arrive with limited resources. “Blankets and clean linen mean parents can focus on treatment, not survival basics,” McKenzie noted.

The Winter Drive aligns with KidzCan’s mission to bridge gaps in care. “We support diagnostics and medications because cancer treatment is expensive. NetOne is now bridging the comfort and dignity gap too,” he said.

McKenzie said the initiative builds momentum toward the NetOne KidzCan Charity Golf Tournament on 26 June in Bulawayo. Proceeds will strengthen KidzCan’s capacity to provide care and accommodation for patients and families.

“Corporate partners like NetOne show that business success and social impact go together. When a company connects communities to hope, not just networks, children benefit,” he said.

His message to corporates is clear. “Winter cannot wait. Children cannot wait. We need more partners to step up so no child fights cancer alone,” McKenzie concluded.