Blogs & Updates
Journey To Motherhood – The Birth
In the Shona culture, after marriage and towards the third trimester of the first pregnancy they do what they call "masungiro" which basically is when your husband and his family officially take you back to your parents' (or relative's) house to be looked after and be...
The Stigma Of People With HIV Among Africans
I recently learned that one of my cousins has AIDS. Even though we haven't been in contact for a few years, this information hit me really hard. While still trying to process everything, I couldn't help but wonder why it had to get to the death sentence that is AIDS...
Making Choices
We say our advocacy is for women having choices, then we need to be comfortable with all the choices women make, especially when we are not privy to the prevailing circumstances.
African Literature: A Gem
"Stories can break the dignity of a people. But stories can also repair that broken dignity.” - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Have you ever listened to a song and felt like the artist had you in my mind when he or she penned it down? Sometimes we find healing, peace and...
Benchwarmers
I never thought I would be one of those women who feel a sting each time they heard someone had tied the knot. Yet here I am today. My social media feeds are scrawling with friends, relatives, enemies, even people I don't know tying the knot. It seems that people are...
Sailing Through The Rubble
Happy new year beautiful people! This year starts off on an honourable note for me. Being here contributing to Teakisi is an honour. I never imagined a platform like this would be available for someone like me to voice my thoughts. Cheers to Teakisi for building a...
Life Lessons From The Year 2021
I can't believe that another year had began. The last year has an unexpected year with so much to offer. There is definitely a time I saw it impossible to make it this far but oh well, the Lord stays truthful to his people. At the start of the 2021, we believed that...
The Right Time
"We do not seize the day. We wait for the right day." - unknown Truth be told, I did not see myself agreeing with the enthusiastic motivational speakers in my life. Their aggressive “start now” mantra seemed rather forced when I was lying in bed aimlessly for months...
Importance Of A Personal Budget
A budget is an estimation of revenues and expenses over a specified future or period of time. In other words a budget is financial plan for defined period. To successfully manage your financial side of of your life, you need to have a budget that will assist you in...