by Community Contributor | Mar 15, 2021 | Community Contributions, For The Culture
Written by Anesu Nyakubaya-Nhevera I remember the day I got to the Beitbridge border post. As night fell I could see the beauty of the lights across the border, in Musina. My Canaan, right there. To this day I can never put the feeling I had into words. Some can say I...
by Community Contributor | Mar 12, 2021 | Community Contributions, For The Culture
Written by Shereen Asafo-Adjei One day in class, a guy I thought was insanely beautiful asked me if I wanted to give him “head.” At the time of my life, I was scared to ask questions because I didn’t want to be branded as a FOB (fresh off the boat- someone who just...
by Community Contributor | Mar 8, 2021 | Community Contributions, For The Culture
Written by Rumbidzai It was mid-summer in Zimbabwe when my uprooting happened. I knew that this was coming, but my 10-year-old mind had not fully grasped what it meant for the future. I didn’t know I was facing one of the biggest changes in my life. I had just turned...
by Community Contributor | Aug 31, 2020 | Community Contributions, Mental Health, Health & Wellness
I was a teen mom and now I’m a young mom, who’s ambitions are far beyond someone who has a whole family to look after. After having my daughter at 19, with no clear knowing of myself, I dropped out of 2nd year… All because I was 5 months pregnant and...
by Community Contributor | Aug 26, 2020 | Community Contributions, For The Culture
Written by Zilanie Tamara Gondwe Taboo. Uttering the word vagina is taboo in my country. Taboo things and practices are usually proscribed to women. The Oxford Dictionary defines taboo as: 1. A social or religious custom prohibiting or restricting a particular...
