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		<title>Award winning producer/actress determined to put  Betty Makoni official story on big screen</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2013 18:44:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Award winning producer/actress Demetria Karongah: Thorns (2009), (The In Laws 2011) has produced another moving short drama entitled Never Again which is a short adaptation from Betty Makoni”s biography Never Again. The 10 minute film will be screened for the first time  on the 13th of April the same day the book is being officially [...]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://muzvarebettymakoni.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/BG4A3256.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-1968" title="Actress Demetria Karongah takes Betty Makoni`s mother role" src="http://muzvarebettymakoni.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/BG4A3256-300x200.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="200" /></a><strong>Award winning producer/actress Demetria <strong>Karongah: </strong>Thorns (2009), (The In Laws 2011</strong>) has produced another moving short drama entitled Never Again which is a short adaptation from <strong>Betty Makoni”s biography</strong> Never Again.</p>
<p>The 10 minute film will be screened for the first time  on the 13<sup>th</sup> of April the same day the book is being officially launched in London. The film touches on one of the most touching chapters of the book when Betty’s mother suffered physical and emotional abuse to her death at the hands of her abusive husband. The film serves as a contribution to the cause that Betty Makoni has been championing for many years and it brings the visual element to her story.</p>
<p>Shot on the 5D Mark 3 and set in the UK the piece is meant to provoke thought on domestic abuse of women across the geographical divide. “Abuse is universal it’s found everywhere in the world so although the book was set in Zimbabwe we decided to set the film in UK but maintain the message , said Karongah.The film features for the first time on screen inspirational speaker <strong>Glorianne Francis</strong> as (Betty’s father’s small house).Torro Entertainment’s <strong>Charles Guvamatanga </strong>as Betty’s father,<strong>Tinashe </strong>as young Betty and <strong>Demetria Karongah</strong> as Betty’s mother.</p>
<p>“We hope to develop a feature script in future and make a biopic for this extraordinary lady”, said Rufaro Kaseke an acclaimed producer and cinematographer who wrote the screen play and directed the film.The film is also a co-production between <strong>The Zimbabwe</strong> <strong>Film Guild UK</strong> and <strong>Sahara Movies</strong> a production company co- owned by Karongah and Kaseke.</p>
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		<title>Betty Makoni`s new year resolutions: I stand on solid foundation for my work</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jan 2013 18:50:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Via Facebook I came to UK to start a global network for girls. For three years I have gone round the world meeting with people who share the same mission, vision and passion.In the few days I was in Arizona I took some quality time examining everyone who will come in my circles of work, [...]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Via Facebook</p>
<p>I came to UK to start a global network for girls. For three years I have gone round the world meeting with people who share the same mission, vision and passion.In the few days I was in Arizona I took some quality time examining everyone who will come in my circles of work, social media , charity work, my private consultancy work, my interests like writing and poetry, my family nucleus or extended, friendship, church&#8230;I have the list now. As I move up with my work I list those I feel support me the most and I support them the most. 2013 in my year to keep positive energy and take my work a level higher. <a href="http://muzvarebettymakoni.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/FAB-Magazine-August-2012-Betty-Makoni.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-1965" title="FAB-Magazine-August-2012-Betty-Makoni" src="http://muzvarebettymakoni.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/FAB-Magazine-August-2012-Betty-Makoni-229x300.jpg" alt="" width="229" height="300" /></a>I did the background work and the foundation is very solid and anyone who tries and shake the foundation of my work is automatically deleted. There is a time in life where one must spend more energy and time where it is most appreciated. 2013 I am here with my foundation and all I want is to thrive and rise.</p>
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		<title>Where are we as Zimbabwean women and girls are forced into prostitution?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Dec 2012 00:18:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bettymakoni</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Betty Makoni I had spent the  whole day(Thursday 20 December, 2012) without  going to my Facebook page and before I retired to bed I thought I could just check in case there is an urgent case needing my online advice as I get 15 to 20 such messages daily and especially from women in [...]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>By Betty Makoni</p>
<p><a href="http://muzvarebettymakoni.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/457024_3474568665111_545923028_o.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-1901" title="457024_3474568665111_545923028_o" src="http://muzvarebettymakoni.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/457024_3474568665111_545923028_o-199x300.jpg" alt="" width="199" height="300" /></a>I had spent the  whole day(Thursday 20 December, 2012) without  going to my Facebook page and before I retired to bed I thought I could just check in case there is an urgent case needing my online advice as I get 15 to 20 such messages daily and especially from women in Zimbabwe and parts of Africa. Much to my horror a Zimbabwean man had posted on my Facebook wall a video (Source: Nehanda Radio) of a woman deported from UK and then died in a prison in Kenya under unclear circumstances.</p>
<p>As Deliwe Nyamandi`s picture got closer into my eyes and mind, I just thought deeply how we could have saved her life if only we had talked to UK government on a full rehabilitation program we could put her on and provide just basics for her to be home and restart her life. I am fully aware there are such programs to reskill immigrants with hope to rehabilitate them back to their countries. Reskilling failed asylum seekers and financing their resettlement could be a huge investment especially for women because they would not be deported to do prostitution which can lead to trafficking.  My feeling is that of all the women I know,  none of them wants to be a criminal or prostitute. Economic deprivation is a war against these women and they fight it back with whatever means available. The war may not have obvious guns or bullets we see or it may not be as physical as a storm or Tsunami killing millions in New York or Japan or Indonesia but daily women who are poor are in an endless symbolic economic war, tsunami, flood and  earthquake  to survive and many a times they lose their lives. Food for thought!!!</p>
<p>One does not need to do an expensive and sophisticated `Needs Assessment` with thousands of US dollars to  be convinced about  the poverty and pain of women in Zimbabwe and elsewhere in Africa and some parts of the world. It is right in our eyes, ears and mouths. We know it and see it as well as talk about it. What is left is to do something practical to transform victims of poverty into women and girls with their own ‘empowerment handbags’.  A passionate donor or development worker needs just two days at a funeral in Mbare (a poor high density suburb in Zimbabwe) and be with young women and men who attended Deliwe Nyamandi`s funeral to see what economic deprivation and poverty can do to a people. Sometimes, we development workers and donors do our needs assessments at wrong time, wrong place and with wrong people and no wonder we miss addressing some root causes of poverty like shown in the video of  funeral of Deliwe Nyamandi, a Zimbabwean woman deported from UK and later died in unclear circumstances in Kenya.</p>
<p>The funeral of Mbare socialite Deliwe Nyamandi   invites us all to put our heads together. Her body came to Mbare one of the poorest high density suburbs in Zimbabwe for burial and its final resting place as a reminder of what we can do to help women come out of poverty. She went to UK with nothing and came back to Zimbabwe with nothing-not as lucky as many others I meet daily whose lives were transformed by UK. Her body lay in a small open truck with a little artificial flower on the coffin. Mourners included young women who were all drunk and openly sang and shouted they were prostitutes and for a dollar they could give a man a full package of sex. This is unusual at funerals where people are much more serious and in deep mourning. Infact not that many would be in  state of drunken behaviour because men are the ones who drink the most at funerals but again their behaviour remains under control. I think this level of drunken behaviour and use of   pornographic language and dance points to a much deeper crisis where poverty and violence are root causes. It is a situation that shows deprivation   that many choose to ignore and dismiss. When there are so clear indicators of something gone wrong   the women are quick to be labelled loose without hearing their side of the story. But they are in huge numbers which is something that we should quickly think and act on. A much deeper and critical analysis brings a sad reality of what economic deprivation can do to a woman.  The young women have lost dignity of their bodies. They are angry at society. They are angry at having no income and jobs. They are angry at their friend Deliwe dying in such gruesome circumstances. They are angry at injustices they cannot speak about. To show anger they sing many songs all night in a vigil for Deliwe. They dance their anger out. They drink and take all sorts of dangerous drugs and substances. The men too are equally affected. The funeral resembles Sodom and Gomorrah in the bible and no one cares about being naked, drunk and reckless with life. It seems if one loses everything to survive and all they have is sex and beer then so what.</p>
<p>Honestly, my question should be heard by someone or anyone with a project or funding addressing poverty.  I am writing to those who work to end poverty in the world to look at funeral of Deliwe Nyamandi video and her friends who came to say goodbye to her. The video is not somewhat quality in terms of pictures but it is definitely  quality in terms of content we need to know about how poverty has reduced many women into prostitutes and victims of all forms of violence.</p>
<p>My question has been asked before and it is a repetition in the ears and eyes of many. Where are we when women are going through such pain, poverty and persecution? This is the very society expected to protect them. When things go to this level we must all put our heads together and save humanity. Chinua Achebe once wrote that things fall apart and the centre holds no more. Today  his words speak to Zimbabwean women`s situation and   I write that  some Zimbabwean women  have fallen into pieces and where are we to put the small pieces together? Where are we?  Please note, ‘We’ refers here to anyone with more than they need in Zimbabwe. ‘We’ refers to our leaders, donors, UN Women and us all who work with women and girls.  ‘We’ refers to every Zimbabwean who can help from wherever they are. I have used ‘We ‘   because I am including myself and everyone who can help.</p>
<p>On reflection I asked myself where are we those who claim to work in development work. Where do we do our needs assessments when we do not attend events like this to listen and see for ourselves and spend nights with such vulnerable and disadvantaged groups of women whose shout for help is clearly shown by their faces and bodies so used up in prostitution? Where are we doing our needs assessments? It is when we go and sit down with a small group of girls and women and ask with some questionnaires that we miss the real stories as often our results are predetermined. Do we get to spend time at their greatest times of need like funerals like this?</p>
<p>The video below would have someone who is big and at policy level in government or UN Women in Zimbabwe declare such a situation a state of emergency. This video presents us all an opportunity to channel resources to creating jobs, vocational training centres, drug and substance abuse counseling centres and some economic rehabilitation programs. Even all prostitutes I grew up with  in same neighborhood  in Zimbabwe while I was a little girl,  never shouted out so openly that they are prostitutes-it was a taboo. Ironically these are the new voices speaking against poverty. Why is it we are taking  so long to hear them and  come to their rescue?</p>
<p>Where are we women leaders as our continent sinks with poverty stricken women like this?</p>
<p>Please watch video here and mind you it is in local language Shona but am so sure those who do not speak Shona just from what is happening here you can easily relate: Sourhttp://nehandaradio.com/2012/12/20/video-bizarre-funeral-for-deliwe-nyamandi/ce Nehanda Radio</p>
<p>Also related to this news read:</p>
<p>Zimbabwean woman deported by five countries dies in Kenya</p>
<p><a href="http://www.thezimbabwemail.com/zimbabwe/14880-zimbabwean-woman-deported-by-five-countries-dies-in-kenyan-priso.html">http://www.thezimbabwemail.com/zimbabwe/14880-zimbabwean-woman-deported-by-five-countries-dies-in-kenyan-priso.html</a></p>
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		<title>My replaced visa biometric card will be tied to my braa string</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2012 01:44:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bettymakoni</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Biography of Betty Makoni coming out soon]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As we grow up and become more modernised we forget simple lessons that kept our mothers and everything they owned in tact.  Here is how I bring back the lessons of keeping everything tight in a braa. I recently completed a very successful trip to the US where I went to meet fans and supporters of Girl [...]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As we grow up and become more modernised we forget simple lessons that kept our mothers and everything they owned in tact.  Here is how I bring back the lessons of keeping everything tight in a braa.</p>
<p>I recently completed a very successful trip to the US where I went to meet fans and supporters of Girl Child Network Worldwide. I must confess and say flying into three states is often tiring but of course that is no excuse for anything that I should keep tight. On 17 December I was very excited about flying back to England to be with family when suddenly at check in I realised that my biometric visa card had slipped out of my passport- unaware of it because had I known this should have the only thing I could have tied to my braa as getting another one is a cumbersome process. I was left with no choice than to admit the card was lost and so no flying back to UK.</p>
<p>Thanks to my insurance company and my husband who supported me otherwise without their support I could have faced challenges.</p>
<p>Always I want to draw lessons to share with others. Next time I travel I will have a small pocket tied to my braa.  We used to do this a lot as child vendors and we lost not a penny that I know. That is where I will put my biometric visa card when it is replaced in a few days.  I do not want to miss Christmas with my children especially after long periods of away from home.</p>
<p>On Thursday 2o December I begin the process of getting my visa back and thanks to all friends who kept me company.</p>
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		<title>Our heroes are not big names but big struggles:Nomqhele Tshili</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2012 01:18:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Betty Makoni Pays  tribute to daughter of late Nomqhele Tshili Since the death of Adam Ndlovu was announced, I am  touched to imagine what his family must be  going through. I was moved like many in the world. I kept hearing though that when this accident happened there was also a 24 year old woman [...]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Betty Makoni Pays  tribute to daughter of late Nomqhele Tshili</p>
<p>Since the death of Adam Ndlovu was announced, I am  touched to imagine what his family must be  going through. I was moved like many in the world. I kept hearing though that when this accident happened there was also a 24 year old woman who died in the same car. A  day or so after,  I learnt from a young woman via inbox Facebook that some Zimbabweans had posted many nasty things on the news sites many of which were directed to this young woman. How sad and in our culture it is a taboo to be this disrespectful.</p>
<p>I do not stop on one side of the story and so I researched on who exactly Nomqhele Tshili was. First point of call I googled her. As you know even what I google about someone and especially posted by another unreliable source is not what I take with full heart. I went to her Facebook page and luckily she was a friend of one of the young women on my page. I followed her page since she opened it and from there I came up with the following story.</p>
<p><a href="http://muzvarebettymakoni.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/207045_112636292145027_5179966_n.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-1892" title="207045_112636292145027_5179966_n" src="http://muzvarebettymakoni.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/207045_112636292145027_5179966_n-206x300.jpg" alt="" width="206" height="300" /></a> Nomqhele Tshili was  a single mum and her daughter`s photo in uniform is the first to capture my mind since I work for girls. She is her mum`s  exact duplicate-look alike. I just thought how people could so easily not  choose to send condolences to a nine  year old girl and choose to attack her deceased  mum. In all her status updates she sounded a very spiritual young woman who uses the bible to seek for answers and it looks like she posted something that made her stay strong one of which is, `<em>Lord Jesus you are the pillar that holds my life</em>.` Later on, as I scrolled down her Facebook page I realised she was in fact a graduate in Bible Studies.</p>
<p>In following her daily posts on Facebook I discovered like many young women she had challenges but she was so determined to forge ahead with her life and she posted `<em>It&#8217;s time to let go of e past, before it affects e future. Gudnyt people.</em>` What I like about Nomqhele Tshili is that always she found reason to move ahead with her life and all her postings show exactly she self motivated herself daily. She wanted the future to be best  which many of us do not think about.</p>
<p>As one reads deeper into her thoughts I shared deep sadness when she paid tribute to her late mum and the message she posted in May read like `<em>Msng someone who wl alwys b loved. Today its e 9th year since she left m. Wl alwys her, my mum</em>.` This message tells me she lost her mum when she was about 13 years and she might have faced many struggles as an orphaned girl  and therefore to have a degree and lead in a church is quite an achievement.</p>
<p>I always try and find out about young women like Nomqhele Tshili. I always want to learn about their daily challenges which many do not talk about. There are many who die in tragic situations like her and society should know these young women may not be heroes like some men with big names  but their daily triumphs show heroism. In this young woman, I saw a single mum determined to achieve. I saw a graduate and I saw an orphaned girl  who keeps strength. In her case she found the church a place to be and it is now people in her church who will come and celebrate her spirituality.</p>
<p>On behalf of all girls I give strength to her daughter and hopefully all family members will unite and support her till she reaches her potential as a woman leader. One day when her daughter googles she will know women like me paid tribute and wished her peaceful rest. Our heroes are not big names only. Our heroes are young women who struggle daily.</p>
<p>I also say rest in peace Adam Ndlovu and I followed you from way back as you did us proud as a nation. Such heroic deeds leave pleasant memories.</p>
<p>Peter Ndlovu wishing you a speedy recovery.</p>
<p>Please note her church made this announcement:Funeral gathering for Nomqhele Tshili, a member of 2nd service who passed on in a car accident on Sunday night at No. 10 Collenbranda Rd, North End. Burial arrangements have not been announced yet. Let&#8217;s stand with the family during their time of loss.</p>
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		<title>CNN Hero Betty Makoni one of the speakers at Maya Angelou Women`s health Summit</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Sep 2012 14:53:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Lena Terrence: Intern(Muzvare Betty Makoni Empowerment Initiative and GCNW) CNN Hero Betty Makoni is honoured to be one of the speakers at Maya Angelou Women`s health Summit in North Carolina happening from 27   to 28 September 2012. The Summit is focused on Women’s Health as a Global Priority. Betty Makoni was recently appointed Women [...]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>By Lena Terrence: Intern(Muzvare Betty Makoni Empowerment Initiative and GCNW)</strong></p>
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<p>CNN Hero Betty Makoni is honoured to be one of the speakers at Maya Angelou Women`s health Summit in North Carolina happening from 27   to 28 September 2012. The Summit is focused on Women’s Health as a Global Priority. Betty Makoni was recently appointed Women World Summit`s Campaign Ambassador for 19 days on ending violence against children.</p>
<p>“I have never been to any conference, workshop or summit where I feel so much energy even before it happens. This is one summit which will bring practical solutions to women`s health all over the world. The summit deals with root causes of poor health amongst women and girls. There is no effective way of tackling a problem than dealing with its economic, social and political root causes,” said  Betty Makoni</p>
<p>In June 2012, Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina announced the creation of the Maya Angelou Center for Women’s Health and Wellness (MACWHW).  A team of physicians, nurses, administrators, community leaders and patients united together to pursue the dream of revolutionizing women’s healthcare.  For too long, there have been disparities in women’s health across the United States and abroad.   Women around the world deserve to have the best quality and access to healthcare, the knowledge to recognize when the deserved standards are not met, and the empowerment to expect nothing less than the best.</p>
<p>The mission, values and vision for the MACWHW are lofty and the life-work of dreamers who believe that women deserve the very best of health.  The work will be daunting, but not impossible.  To address the disparities in women’s health, the innovative work will require diligence and a multi-faceted approach.  The Summit will honor our commitment to the global improvement of women’s healthcare through research, innovation, clinical programs, public awareness, advocacy and community education.  The Summit curriculum is designed to attract regional and international participants to a solution-focused forum which will provide an environment conducive to education, networking, and discussion.  The grand finale of the three-day conference will be an <strong><em>Evening Celebration of Women</em></strong>.  The Celebration will bring awareness to the awe-inspiring and passionate work of community leaders who improve the health of women and girls</p>
<p>“The issues we will be discussing certainly affect women here in the United States, but we also hope to raise awareness for those all-too-prevalent and often tragic conditions that impact the lives of so many more women around the world every day,” summit organizer Dr. Chere Gregory, the director of neurosciences at Forsyth Medical Center, said in a prepared statement.</p>
<p>Betty Makoni and  Film Director,  Michaelene Risley are the luncheon keynote speakers  for the opening day of the Maya Angelou International Women&#8217;s Health Summit on September 27, 2012. The Maya Angelou Center for Women&#8217;s Health and Wellness (MACWHW), located at the Novant Health/Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem, NC, is the sponsor and host of MAIWHS.</p>
<p>On the evening of 9/27, there is viewing of the <em>Tapestries of Hope</em> directed by Michaelene   Risley with Betty Makoni and her girls in Zimbabwe as the principal characters in the movie. Both ladies   agreed to remain and engage with the audience. Participants will be allowed   the opportunity to purchase signed copies of Ms. Makoni&#8217;s autobiography, <em>Never Again: Not to any woman or girl again</em>.  Both the movie and book are expected to inspire the audience and to be the highlight of the day which includes a robust agenda and very renowned faculty (<a href="http://www.mayaangelouhealthsummit.org/index.php/agenda/summit-agenda">http://www.mayaangelouhealthsummit.org/index.php/agenda/summit-agenda</a></p>
<p>Betty Makoni`s presentation will discuss cultural beliefs regarding HIV and the endangerment to the health of women and girls as well as how Girls Empowerment Villages provide protection to girls and improve the health of women and girls. She will also highlight some advocacy work done globally to change some harmful cultural practices to protect health of women and girls.</p>
<p>The Summit&#8217;s mission is to educate healthcare professionals about the variety of health issues of women globally, many of which present themselves in patient care environments in the US, as our society becomes more diverse.</p>
<p>Amongst the most renowned and high profile speakers include but not limited to Mary E. Singletary, the president of the National Council of Women of the United States; Betty Makoni, the founder of Girl Child Network Zimbabwe, an organization that concentrates on the rights of girls in several countries; Kathryn Bolkovac, a former United Nations International Police Force monitor and producer of <em>The Whistleblower</em> , a documentary on efforts to stop sex-trafficking in Bosnia; and Imani Walker, co-founder of the Rebecca Project for Human Rights, an organization that helps women and girls in the United States and Africa.</p>
<p><strong>More details on the Maya Angelou Health Summit are on these links </strong></p>
<p><a href="http://www.mayaangelouhealthsummit.org/">http://www.mayaangelouhealthsummit.org/</a></p>
<p>(<a href="http://www.mayaangelouhealthsummit.org/index.php/agenda/summit-agenda" target="_blank">http://www.mayaangelouhealthsummit.org/index.php/agenda/summit-agenda</a>).</p>
<p><a href="http://www2.journalnow.com/news/opinion/2012/sep/20/editorial-angelou-center-leads-way-n-womens-health-ar-2622196/">http://www2.journalnow.com/news/opinion/2012/sep/20/editorial-angelou-center-leads-way-n-womens-health-ar-2622196/</a></p>
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		<title>Empowerment is pulling brains up there, not labia down there</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Sep 2012 18:18:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I wrote this poem after the audiotapes a female Pastor called Mai Gunguwo posted all over the internet teaching girls and women to take sex as the only solution to life challenges. Read the whole article about her teachings on link below this poem. My poem seeks to educate women and girls on the need [...]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I wrote this poem after the audiotapes a female Pastor called Mai Gunguwo posted all over the internet teaching girls and women to take sex as the only solution to life challenges. Read the whole article about her teachings on link below this poem. My poem seeks to educate women and girls on the need to be empowered and unleash their potential. Ironically the sexual organs they are taught to focus on are down there and the many challenges we face in life need us to think beyond giving sex to men. Although this woman preacher made it in life through sex to her husband as she asserts, we advise women and girls never to take life so naively. There is much more to life than making a man happy or disfiguring delicate body parts like the labia to please. She makes sex a myth and mystery and my poem urges women and girls to do something in life and to be economically empowered.</p>
<div id="attachment_1886" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 210px"><a href="http://muzvarebettymakoni.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/549942_364723343567835_100000905167855_1081850_2053690405_n.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-1886" title="Girls Education is first " src="http://muzvarebettymakoni.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/549942_364723343567835_100000905167855_1081850_2053690405_n-200x300.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="300" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Girls Education is first </p></div>
<p><strong>Empowerment is pulling brains up there, not labia down there</strong></p>
<p>Empowerment is a process and not an event</p>
<p>That Instils, facilitates and provides the means</p>
<p>For a girl is empowered, focused and goal orientated</p>
<p>She is transformed from perceived victim into leader</p>
<p>She is transformed from myths to meaning</p>
<p>She is transformed from old traditions to modern wisdom</p>
<p>She is provided all basics for education first</p>
<p>She keeps one metre from sugar daddies</p>
<p>She is in classroom and not bedroom</p>
<p>She is let to lead and not led</p>
<p>She is supported and not scrutinised</p>
<p>Never teach a girl to pull clitoris down there</p>
<p>Teach a girl to pull the brains up there</p>
<p>Never teach a girl to elongate labia down there</p>
<p>Teach her to elevate herself educationally</p>
<p>Never teach a girl to a man`s pocket</p>
<p>Teach her route to her empowerment bag</p>
<p>Never teach a girl to marry only</p>
<p>Teach her to merry when married</p>
<p>Never teach a girl to look for master</p>
<p>Teach a girl to look for partner</p>
<p>Never teach a girl for work down there</p>
<p>Teach a girl for work up there</p>
<p>Never teach a girl house work only</p>
<p>Teach a girl to explore work out there</p>
<p>Never teach a girl a way to brothel</p>
<p>Teach a girl what hands can do</p>
<p>Never teach a girl to say, “Maybe”</p>
<p>Teach a girl to say Yes OR No</p>
<p>Never teach a girl to be a future beggar</p>
<p>Teach a girl to give to beggars in future</p>
<p>Never teach a girl confusion</p>
<p>Teach a girl to remain focused</p>
<p>Empowerment instils and facilitates the means</p>
<p>Empowerment is to empower a girl, powering nations</p>
<p>Empowerment comes hard way but is lived easy way</p>
<p>Empowerment injects itself where life is tough</p>
<p>Empowerment is decision and not destruction</p>
<p>Empowerment transmits energy and never laziness</p>
<p>Empowerment is two way and never one way</p>
<p>Empowerment is quality and not quantity</p>
<p>Empowerment is life long term and not short term</p>
<p>Empowerment is not a crowd, it is an individual</p>
<p>Empowerment is in closed doors and never so open ones</p>
<p>Empowerment is life and not death</p>
<p>Empowerment is up there and not down there</p>
<p>Empowerment is assertive and not passive</p>
<p>Empowerment comes in large containers and not small ones</p>
<p>Empowerment is feared and not favoured</p>
<p>Empowerment is not between a girl`s legs</p>
<p>Empowerment is all over her body</p>
<p>Empowerment is not pulling labia down there</p>
<p>Empowerment is pulling brains up there</p>
<p>Copyright Betty Makoni</p>
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		<title>Female Defence lawyer for five men who raped a 12 year old girl</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2012 08:39:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Read this story before my commentary-by Betty Makoni http://nehandaradio.com/2012/08/21/five-men-rape-12-year-old-girl/ Five different men had sex with an orphaned girl at five different times. When the girl testified in court she said she was in love with one of the  the men who according to present law in Zimbabwe is the alleged rapist. The law in Zimbabwe [...]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="_mcePaste">Read this story before my commentary-by Betty Makoni</div>
<div><a href="http://nehandaradio.com/2012/08/21/five-men-rape-12-year-old-girl/">http://nehandaradio.com/2012/08/21/five-men-rape-12-year-old-girl/</a></div>
<div>Five different men had sex with an orphaned girl at five different times. When the girl testified in court she said she was in love with one of the  the men who according to present law in Zimbabwe is the alleged rapist. The law in Zimbabwe  is very clear; sex with a girl under 16 is statutory rape and sex with a girl under 12 whether she consents or not is rape.  She is only 12 years and the law says that she is a minor. Some of the men had sex with her well before she turned 12. In court she had to face a defence lawyer who asked questions to do with her past sexual life. The child revealed many men had sex with her? That gave the female defence lawyer leeway to prove the girl was loose and so the older men ranging from 21 to 26 years old had done no wrong continuing with sex adventures on a child they  were supposed to protect as adults. Even though the girl was a minor  then noone person in court stood up for her to  insist that even if she said yes to sex the law says No.</div>
<div>The magistrate  judged  the case from a moral point of view where in the end the girl was taken to be loose and an attitude that she called trouble for herself. I am just thinking what really goes on in the mind of a defence lawyer who is female and has been a girl herself when she stands face to face interrogating a minor in court and making all efforts for her male rapist clients to walk scot free? Does she not know orphaned girls are more vulnerable? Does she understand at age 12 a girl does not consent to sex? If so why did she try hard  to prove the girl`s past sexual history is to blame rather than that  indicating this is  a minor at risk and needing protection? It must be very hard defending rapists who take turns to rape a minor. This is gang rape and well organised syndicate we are very familiar with. Sometimes they refer each other to the same girl and being the child she is,  easily succumbs to pressure and gives in. But also the prosecutor is also male. The attitude is the same. A girl or woman considered loose has no sympathy in our communities .Whether they are wronged or not, their crime is that once they are viewed as loose then everyone takes advantage of them. It is the same stereotyping  that caused the justice team to throw out the case of this 12 year old girl and let the men pay a small fine of $200. The female defence lawyer fought very hard for the men to be let to go whilst the prosecutor watched and could not stick to his guns and defend this unfortunate girl. There was no social worker and the aunt to the girl represents the old traditional system of labelling girls who have early sex. She condemned her own child and supported defence team. She was virtually in sympathy with the rapists. She felt the men were trapped into sex. The 12 year old girl had noone in court to help her understand she is a minor in need of protection.</div>
<div>Many people contacted me on lenient sentence given to  the five men who had sex with this minor and there was outrage out there  on what am doing about it. Well I do something daily. I tell the government of Zimbabwe to protect children and never let rapists go scot-free. If I had other powers like magistrates in this case have, then these men should rot in jail.  The fact that the men were fined 200 dollars each makes mockery of my previous efforts to have deterrent sentences for rapists. How can $200 be the punishment for a child whose life is destroyed like this? My reaction is to remind everyone that a 12 year old girl is strictly a child in need of care. Every man who said they had sex with her must get stiffer punishment to deter other would be rapists. This case has opened way for many men to rape 12 year olds under guise of being their boyfriends. Some girls who are 12 years old are just babies we must protect as parents, government and general public. Wherever we see any man having an affair with a little girl we must report immediately.</div>
<div>Magistrate Mr Rodgers Kachambwa and   Prosecutor Mr Michael Reza are the government representatives in this case. Two of the men had to pay $200 as fine for having sex with a minor. Rape is a serious crime in Zimbabwe and it has mandatory custodial sentence and just wonder why the men walked away with paying money as if to pay for sexual services they received from a minor. It is very ironic.  Does it mean men can have sex with girls and then men pay government for services offered? How can they let rapists slip away just like that? Here is an opportunity to have investigated the five men more in case this is not the only child they are raping. The justice system  let the child down and allegedly  making her tell an open court of adults that she had sex with men further exposed the child and took blame on her. In this case where a minor was taken advantage of the magistrate could have referred case to a team of expert social workers and trained counselors to examine this case.It is not a case of falling in love-this is a syndicate of paedophiles taking advantage of minors.Love does not hurt a body of a minor and leaves it damaged physically and conditioned to abuse to a level where she openly takes it as norm. The child needed a social report and a trained counsellor to examine whether she understands what falling in love is or else what as a minor she thinks is love is betrayal by society.</div>
<div>For a  female lawyer defending rapists like Ms Karen Muyangwa of Mabuye from Zvarevashe legal practitioners, as a woman it must be very hard to see you asking a minor such questions in order for alleged rapists to win their case.It must be a very hard job and one you would not want to talk about daily. I find it next to impossible as a woman to defend rapists .Some jobs are very hard choices we make- a woman defending rapists and interrogating a child to an extent she says yes these are boyfriends and yet to a good educated woman one can sense these are monsters taking advantage of a child. I strongly feel all questions you posed to a child of this age to an extent her exposing rapists to the court is taken as confession is morally wrong. When a child tells court men had sex with her at age 12 know that at this age the law says a minor does not consent. So the list of men she brought up does not justify the rape she experienced from one of them.</div>
<div>The aunt of the girl never showed sympathy and social services in Zimbabwe must monitor members of the extended family like her who look after children. If she has daughters or sons she brought up a  in loving home then she must make her home more loving for this child. Many children who escape to find love with these rapists lack parental love and care. A child who is loved never goes to a rapist and leaves a good homes.Most homes orphaned  children live in are hell. Ask me about abusive relatives and my 600 page autobiography names and shames them one by one.</div>
<div>When female defence lawyers stand to ensure rapists walk scot free and then male magistrates and prosecutors agree, then the question remains on whether girls will be safe? It is almost watching as an atomic bomb is thrown to destroy a defenceless minor. The female defence lawyer won her case and rapists are back in our</div>
<div>communities. Who knows which girl is next?<a href="http://muzvarebettymakoni.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/girls-seated.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-1878" title="A typical 12 year old girl is a minor-File picture " src="http://muzvarebettymakoni.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/girls-seated-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a> Food for thought.</div>
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		<title>Facebook empowers the poor to go beyond bedroom, Betty Makoni</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Aug 2012 00:36:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bettymakoni</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week I posted a status update to my personal Facebook page for my friends. I have 5000 and close to 3000 subscribers. A lot of times I post messages with something that can inspire my friends. I have a constituency and a base for my activism. Most of my friends emerged from the poorest [...]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Last week I posted a status update to my personal Facebook page for my friends. I have 5000 and close to 3000 subscribers. A lot of times I post messages with something that can inspire my friends. I have a constituency and a base for my activism. Most of my friends emerged from the poorest social class like me. I post messages in Shona because I studied my native language Shona, to degree level and am very knowledgeable about how it can be better understood by fellow Zimbabweans and create campaigns grounded to our situations. I feel good writing in Shona idioms, symbolism and using language that is grounded to my friends` experiences and way of life. My knowledge of Sociolinguistics makes it imperative for me to look for language discourse that defines certain targets especially the poor. I know how to put humour and mix it with seriousness of purpose and use such language to persuade some of my friends to self-discover. As I explained before, my purpose of being on earth is to inspire so that women and girls dream bigger. I also touch the lives of good men and boys. This is something I love doing and I started this when I was a child vendor at age 6.</p>
<p>I started a series of status updates called <em>Gospel for poor children</em> where I post messages to constantly remind poor children and their families to break vicious cycles of poverty. Sometimes I am very didactic giving many life lessons while other times I use irony of situation and sarcasm and it all depends on how deep the message should touch them.</p>
<p>Last week I posted five messages under <em>Gospel for poor children</em> where I tried to raise awareness on how Facebook can change their lives if they use it beyond sex and bedroom. As someone who grew up poor and as a street vendor, I strongly feel that Facebook could be a place of opportunity where someone can self-teach through many people forming groups on developmental issues. Many inspirational quotes, scholarship opportunities, jobs, business ideas and just life saving information is posted every minute and rarely do some poor people take interest. I also know of many poor people from my country in Zimbabwe who are on Facebook who could take advantage and use Facebook to connect globally. It is expensive to buy airtime and get to be connected to the rest of the world and so I salute efforts to connect.</p>
<p>I advised some poor people in my Zimbabwean community to think beyond spending all energy on being obsessed with sex and posting pornographic materials. I never said anyone should stop posting messages on so called sex education as that is unstoppable. I never said anyone should stop the so called sex education and even though those who have done it for over a decade claim they are still learning. What is disturbing however, is how those obsessed with sex have taken it upon themselves to attack whoever is not married a virgin especially women and girls. Daily,  there is a woman or girl who is being attacked for poor sexual performance. Vulgar language is used and women and girls are the ones who are blamed for everything. Obsession is evident in men who have stopped going to work and sitting all day to comment and harass women on sexual matters making an idle mind a very dangerous one too. This is not sex education and those who open the Facebook pages are not experts in sex and reproductive health and sometimes give wrong information. Vaginal tightening herbs are prescribed which can be detrimental to women`s health. The advice is posted in such a manner one would think sex and misinforming public is only thing we can do as Zimbabwean society.</p>
<p>To cut long story short . An undercover journalist from Newsdzezimbabwe came to my Facebook and pulled down my status update and decided to alter my original posting. My message was reposted on their news site without interviewing me. The tone of my message was twisted to sensationalise it. I have many professional journalists from Afro News who cover what I post on my Facebook and they always inbox me to approve an article. To think someone pulled my status update to get hits on their website is sad. Abusing my name is equally bad.</p>
<p>The good part is that I have started a life campaign called NEVER AGAIN and this comes from the title of my autobiography. Never again should bogus websites abuse us . I have my own websites and blogs and Facebook. I am empowered to speak for myself. I will not allow the abuse and so demand Newsdzezimbabwe to bring my status update back.It is mine and they cant make news from it. Give Caesar what belongs to Caesar. I am empowered to deliver my news to the world via respected news sites. Now there are two or so people who are commenting on this site and being vulgar. I ask them to stop it.</p>
<p>One thing for certain is that we women who come from countries where news was centralised and where our messages are twisted now stand up with empowerment social networks like Facebook and many others to speak our minds. We don’t want anyone to speak for us and twist our words. Below is how a response came via Proudly Zimbabwean Facebook page and it is from a young woman who was there and who is there on my Facebook.</p>
<p>Please let me speak to the poor. I know them as I have been one of them and I am still in poor communities working daily. Now social media empowers us and leave us to use it to the betterment of our lives. Period. Beyond obsession with sex are bigger visions that can develop our families and communities.</p>
<p>Below is a response from Delta one of my FB friends and she puts it straight to the point. Below are comments from friends who follow me. I could not have out it better. What a great communications and PR persona this young Zimbabwean woman is.</p>
<p>Delta Milayo Ndou Actually the website picked up her status update from her Facebook profile and then used it to write a story that is misleading. The whole story is a quote of her status update she was NOT slamming Zimbabweans, she was not slamming anyone actually but was making an observation and specifically addressing her FB friends not the whole nation of Zimbabwe. Now she is being blasted by Zimbabweans retaliating to being &#8216;slammed&#8217; when she didn&#8217;t even write her remarks to address every Zimbabwean. It is very disingenuous of these half-baked websites to just trawl the internet and pick people&#8217;s views out of context just to rabble rouse. And to be fair, we all have a right to parade our thoughts in their nudity on our FB profiles for the benefit of the audience we choose by accepting FB friendship requests without having some uncouth individuals taking it upon themselves to make that the basis of a story. Talk about a storm in tea cup! She&#8217;s not banning anyone from spending their days obsessing over sex on FB if that&#8217;s what they want. And she doesn&#8217;t need to be a life coach to express a view point. Disagree with her if you like but take into account that her remarks had nothing to with slamming anything or slamming anyone. Some so-called online journalists are good at setting the cat among the pigeons to drive traffic to their dubious websites.<br />
Delta Milayo Ndou<br />
I am not very bothered about the fact that they published her FB status update but I am irritated by the framing and slanting and angling and deliberately manipulative contextualization of her remarks wherein they get to blatantly lie and s<br />
ay she was making the remarks with the intent to &#8216;slam&#8217; Zimbabweans. Its not true that she was slamming Zimbabweans, they get to misrepresent her motives and open her up to public abuse by giving her remarks negative, and even malicious, connotations. FB is a public space and the expectation of privacy is largely determined by the privacy settings one activates on their profile and the careful, deliberate screening of who they choose to &#8216;befriend&#8217; so indeed, status updates are fair game but journalistic ethics of balance should be observed rather than deliberately misrepresenting a person&#8217;s views in a way that casts aspersion upon their person. And I don&#8217;t know, that with her high profile Betty could qualify to be among us the &#8216;ordinary, harmless folk&#8217;&#8230;.lol</p>
<p>Below is wrongly plagiarised status update by the newspaper called Newsdzezimbabwe</p>
<p><a href="http://www.newsdzezimbabwe.co.uk/2012/08/sex-on-facebook-betty-makoni-slams.html">http://www.newsdzezimbabwe.co.uk/2012/08/sex-on-facebook-betty-makoni-slams.html</a></p>
<p>My Facebook page has reached maximum and so follow me on my Fan page as I send out more inspirational messages. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/bettymakoni1">https://www.facebook.com/bettymakoni1</a></p>
<p>Below is my status update which was plagiarised and posted inaccurately. I have also included responses from my friends.</p>
<p>Maswera here mashamwari.Kuno ndaswera hangu. Hurombo zvahunoita-inenge vicious cycle.Iwaya mafacebook page edu aya. hiya mai nhiya.Handiti muri kuona vanhu vachivhura magroups iwaya. heya.mamwe magroups anoswera achitaurwa nezvepabonde chete.hapana kana chinobuda chehupenyu hwedzidzo kana.ukaswera uri mugroup iroro uchifunga kuita zvebonde ndiwo hupenyu chete watorasika muhwani room. Pafacebook pa</p>
<p>no huyai nezvinhu zvenyu muchishambadza zviri kuita vane mari izvi. kwete kuswerera bonde. huyai mutaure maskills enyu. tsvagai mapage mamwe ane mabusiness ideas kwete kungoti like like pataurwa zvinyadzo. facebook iri musika ndikuudzei. heya vamwe vari kupfuma wani natagging chaiyo nekunyora zvepabonde.zvino mungarare pabonde for life here.Lets look beyond sex and see if we get some knowledge on scholarships ,work,selling zvinhu.Murombo akapusa haarove chine nguwo,murombo akanaka anorova chine nguwo&#8230;Muzvare Gospel for poor children</p>
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<p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/francis.modhlani"><strong>Francis Francisco Modhlani</strong></a> Kwakabva nemunhu anonzi Muzvare Betty Makoni ka. A ma1.Zvamataura apa zvikukutu mufunge apa tumacent twunenge twuchipera nekuronda zvepabonde chetechete!!Mwari anongotuma anyerere hake *Thnx</p>
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<p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/bettymakoni"><strong>Betty Makoni</strong></a> Davison kusiya information yaunopa yese iya munhu asina kana chinhu kunotenga airyime yekunonyora zvebonde.kutadza kuitawo self teaching.kutsvaga nyaya dzatete nasekuru.hanzi kupedzera miseve pagunguwo.pane infirmation yakanaka pano yekuti munhu akaverenga anoitawo motivation<br />
.haya wasted energy</p>
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<p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/bettymakoni"><strong>Betty Makoni</strong></a> ?<a href="https://www.facebook.com/gerald.chafa">Gerald Chafa</a> kana matailors vedu vekuzimbabwe vakaita page chaiyo voratidza mbatya dzavo do you know vanowana market chaiyo globally .kana anything &#8230;munoti vanaAmazon ndeevanhu vari supernatural here &#8230;kana kana &#8230;kuitawo kapage kebasa rako ..shuwa kuzoti ndakaroyiwa ..nhema shuwa kuzviroya ..morning to night iri nyaya yebonde chete eish</p>
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<p>U have a good idea and mind. Honest truths</p>
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<p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/bettymakoni"><strong>Betty Makoni</strong></a> ?<a href="https://www.facebook.com/mutsa.murenje">Mutsa Murenje</a> ndaona madzimai vechidiki ava .apa hauna kana course apa wakamirira tototoriro baba vachauya nenyama &#8230;apa vamwe vari kuronga mitambo yanamutukudzi nanawinky nanamapfumo iwe uri kungotevera vamwe chete .kana vemacharity madiki ko kuronganawo moita fundraising.kuswera uchingoti like mapage evarungu-kupusa chaiko</p>
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<p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/davison.mudzingwa"><strong>Davison Mudzingwa</strong></a> misdirected energy&#8230;gandanzara shavi renhamo..</p>
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<p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/bettymakoni"><strong>Betty Makoni</strong></a> ?<a href="https://www.facebook.com/francis.modhlani">Francis Francisco Modhlani</a> ah nhamo inotevera munhu kunge mumvuri.manje woti kadollar airtime munhu ouya kuzoita comment yerudo &#8230;kusiya mainspiration ari kuita vamwe kana kuita download reading book remwana many books are for free &#8230;.kuswera natete nasekuru kunyora zvebonde eish</p>
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<p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/bettymakoni"><strong>Betty Makoni</strong></a> ?<a href="https://www.facebook.com/memory.mubvekeri">Memory Manuel</a> ah kana madzimai echidiki semi nefacebook munoita mari naro.moona zviri kuita vasikana veLondon using social media to make money ..padiki diki ndategwa &#8230;..ah tinoda kusimuka asikana tese &#8230;yava nguva yerevolution.manje bonde racho rikapera munhu anodyei &#8230;</p>
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<p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/francis.modhlani"><strong>Francis Francisco Modhlani</strong></a> Chidzidzo ichi dai chatibatsira chokwadi zvinopisa tsitsi</p>
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<p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/bettymakoni"><strong>Betty Makoni</strong></a> ?<a href="https://www.facebook.com/nkosiyabo.ndlovu">Nkosiyabo Kay Ndlovu</a> true ..magroups aya anoda kutoitwa maclub edevelopment &#8230;manje eish munhu kuuya kuzotegwa nevamwe 5 years uchingotegwa ko kutegawo timbokuona &#8230;shungu shungu dzinodiwa ..kana kuswera vanhu vachitsvaga varume instead yekutsvaga life survival skills heya kunyora kikikiki kuseka nhamo serugare</p>
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<p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/blejaka"><strong>Bee Jay</strong></a> ?<a href="https://www.facebook.com/bettymakoni">Betty Makoni</a> everthing happens for Pussy mind u,lol</p>
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<p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/bettymakoni"><strong>Betty Makoni</strong></a> ?<a href="https://www.facebook.com/davison.mudzingwa">Davison Mudzingwa</a> ah wakamboona like manyaya dzako here dzembusiness ideas kana &#8230;.kutiza knowledge munhu kuswera hangu achiliker naked picture pafacebook .poverty yakaoma wena</p>
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<p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/davison.mudzingwa"><strong>Davison Mudzingwa</strong></a> lol&#8230;ishavi chairo..</p>
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<p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/tnyashanuh"><strong>Thakurah Nyashanuh</strong></a> Which site can we download books Betty? may I have a link please!!</p>
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<p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/bettymakoni"><strong>Betty Makoni</strong></a> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.entrepreneurshipafrica.com%2Fbusiness-resources%2Fexperts%2Fa-ramp-up-need-for-african-smes-in-process-innovation.html&amp;h=WAQH6tdMFAQF2QjkKu5xdVz3_MOhW6xGYGosy5nwk4sxeuA&amp;s=1" target="_blank">http://www.entrepreneurshipafrica.com/business-resources/experts/a-ramp-up-need-for-african-smes-in-process-innovation.html</a></p>
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<p>HARARE &#8211; We are now in the age of a largely market-driven economy, as opposed to&#8230;See More</p>
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<p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/bettymakoni"><strong>Betty Makoni</strong></a> Dear <a href="https://www.facebook.com/tnyashanuh">Thakurah Nyashanuh</a> here they are ..you sing up like facebook and you get books for free<a href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bookshare.org%2F_%2Fpromo%2F2010%2F10%2Fadwords2%3Fgclid%3DCLXXuIu17LECFc0mtAodmhkA1g&amp;h=1AQHHeYuwAQFdKlTKrHb4z0jNzT7_zPKoklFdZK-rLpSddQ&amp;s=1" target="_blank">https://www.bookshare.org/_/promo/2010/10/adwords2?gclid=CLXXuIu17LECFc0mtAodmhkA1g</a></p>
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		<description><![CDATA[Event Date: August 18, 2012 &#8211; 10:25 - August 19, 2012 &#8211; 23:25 Zimfest London will welcome Betty Makoni to the event celebrating the launch of her inspiring autobiography. Girl Child Network Worldwide, the charity Betty Makoni supports with her efforts will be exhibiting its work and honoured that Zimfest will donate every 5 pounds bought via [...]]]></description>
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<p>Zimfest London will welcome Betty Makoni to the event celebrating the launch of her inspiring autobiography.<br />
Girl Child Network Worldwide, the charity Betty Makoni supports with her efforts will be exhibiting its work and honoured that Zimfest will donate every 5 pounds bought via this announacement.</p>
<p>Each time you buy a ticket you get discounted for the book and also £ 5 pounds will be donated to Girl Child Network in Zimbabwe. Click here<a title="http://www.zimfestlive.com/2012/08/betty-makoni-book-signing-at-zimfest-london/" href="http://www.zimfestlive.com/2012/08/betty-makoni-book-signing-at-zimfest-london/">http://www.zimfestlive.com/2012/08/betty-makoni-book-signing-at-zimfest-&#8230;</a></p>
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