Girl Child Creativity

The Mokador New Year Music and Poetry Extravaganza brings you a variegated taste of blooming and ripened artists. The Event is to celebrate the coming a prospective and thought to be progressive new year, as well as creating new spaces for the Zimbabwe Young Talent. We hope and believe in celebrating together with you on the night. We are having on the line the Ebony Sheik founder George Porgie, he once played with Don Gumbo and Busi Ncube, Edgar Langaveldt will be in the house at the master of ceremony, Rival Tribe a young Sungura outfit. Vibrant Afro soul young band the Laggards. Young female and male poets with their vibrant voices, Poets like Mwana Afrika, Dimitri, Carter, Dariius, Momo, Unique, Yvonne, Terry K, Chikepe, Zvevanhu, Zimbabwe Poets for Human Rights, Dblok and many others. Not forgeting slo act of Mbira zdemutupo, Innocent Mupemba and his afrocentric artistic prowess. We will be bringing you the Program of the Event on the day. ...

The event is presented by Spoke-N-Heard and GirlchildCreativity. Celebrating culture and diversity through poetry, music and dance with Momo, DBLOK, Rutendo Machiridza, Savana Afros, So Profound, Vokal and other Amazing female and male artists. In the House will the Zimbabwe Poets for human rights, Mbiravolution  Exhibition. We are celebrating our cultural food, music, poetry and mbira as the year braces to the end. We have an amazing African menu - madora, matemba, mufushwa, derere, chimukuyu nedovi, traditional beer. So come and enjoy such a delicacy. Program /Mokador Cultural Fiesta 5pm- Arrival of Guests, Patrons of Mokador and Artists 5.30- Artists Briefing and Program distribution by Organizers 5.35- Welcome Remarks by Mokado Team / Hosts and Venue managers 5.45- Brief background of the program by Vokal[ Event Coordinator] and Mbizo [Marketing and Networking Adviser 6.00 pm-630pm Opening Act - Mhofu Mbira group 6.30 -640- Momo poet 6.40-6.50- tsitsi poet 6.50-7.00pm- Dariu...

The 17th of November was a day filled with creative and arts motivation at the bookcafe with a lot of activities lined up in celebration of art and creativity. We all gathered in the morning of this day waiting for the motivational speech by Seasone our guest a Zimbabwean born UK based Hip hop artist. She gave a lot of positive insight about how to balance arts with school, with work and with family chores. She illustrated on the issues of being committed, resilient and hardworking. The Artist/Motivator gave a long narrative of her life. She started her art and her singing during her school days at Queen Elizabeth high school in Harare. Her art is more based on childrights and she believes in meaning, purpose and a positive attitude. Participants at the seminar were quite touched this was realised during the brainstorming session and the comments they gave after the seminar. Seasone aka Pamela Mandaza is leaving for the United Kingdom after a 2 week stay in Zimbabwe. Under...

PROFILE: SEASONE. Who is a nurse, a wife, a music writer, a mother and a hip hop artist. She is born to Maxwell and Joyce Ndongwe, first of three children.In Harare, Zimbabwe. She is one of the first true Zimbabweans and not Rhodesian. She moved to the UK when she was 7 years old, and returned to Zimbabwe aged 14years. She went to Queen Elizabeth School and finished her A-levels there. It whilst she was there she met her now husband, Will M. Mandaza. Seasone is mother to three boys Naishe 9, Taro 7, and Tanaye 5. Her oldest son Tatenda passed away last year. At 18 years she returned to the UK to pursue a career in Nursing. She trained at City University in London. She has worked as a Nurse since 2002. PASSIONS: Seasone is passionate about music. She started rapping at age 12. She could often be found in her room listening to the likes of Patra, Lady Saw. She emulated the likes of Da Bratt, Queen Latifa, Mc Lyte and many others. To her surprise she was good at rhymin...

End of year detailed update of GirlchildcreativityProjects 2012 Introduction - Girlchildcreativity project continue to unbelt small but massive life changing, confidence building and talent development activities in Zimbabwe. We have moved a great stride though funding remain a hindrance. The project have so far generated a lot of interest across lifestyles, cultures and backgrounds including students, academics, school teachers, cultural groups, young girls and young female artists. We have so far covered much ground in a number of projects that include Zim-Nigeria literary exchange, Girlchild Voices Fiesta, Female Poets for Environment, Urban colleges Writers Prize and the newly initiated Artist in Residence Program. Projects GirlchildVoices Fiesta - the program is held on the 29 th of September every year in conjunction with the 100 thousand poets for change that is celebrated around the world yearly and is led by Michael Rothenberg. This ...

Girl Child Creativity: Presentation by Janet Goldner - New York based art... : Dear Writers, poets , Journalists and friends in creativity and arts Girl child creativity and First Floor Gallery Hara...

Dear Writers, poets, Journalists and friends in creativity and arts Girl child creativity and First Floor Gallery Harare cordially invites you to  a motivational seminar with Janet Goldner. A guru in Visual arts, writing, arts teaching, cultural diplomacy and research. This is a very big opportunity to be inspired and get motivated to do more work in your creative life. This is your chance to get knowledge from this arts guru whose practical resume covers 15 pages. Her entire life in shrouded in arts fellowships, artists in residence programs, arts fellowships, writing and other.  Janet is in Zimbabwe through the US embassy Full bright program and she have been running visual arts workshop in partnership with First Floor Gallery. Bio summary-Over 30 years as an active artist, Janet has shown her work in over 20 solo exhibitions, and nearly 100 group exhibitions throughout the US, as well as in Lithuania, Germany, Italy, Bosnia, A...

Girl Child Creativity: Urbancolleges Writers Prize : Background - This Program is a pilot project of Girlchildcreativity. In the developed world schools, training centres, institutions...

Background -This Program is a pilot project of Girlchildcreativity. In the developed world schools , training centres , institutions of higher learning organize programs suitable for talent search , development and sustainability of the creative industry. Literacy, readership and book culture development are necessary tools to build a creatively motivated country. Hence the creation of a wri ... ters prize in urban colleges is notable program to prepare innovative and creative professionals. Only a creative society is a developed society. Founder - The founder of this idea is an international performances poet/Writer/Creative Projects Specialist .Whose work is entirely published in more than 70 journals ,anthologies ,critical reviews around the world. The Expert is the founder of GirlChildCreativity Project 2011, The Young Writers Caravan 2003 , This is Africa Poetry Night 2006 ,The African Drums Poetry Festival 2007 ,Amateur Poetry Conference 2006, The Artist...

Your Environment, My Enviroment, Female Poets for Environment Report REPORT TO THE PRODUCER OR POETS FOR ENVIRONMENT PROJECT SEMINAR HELD ON THE 13TH OF OCTOBER 2012   INTRODUCTION The aim of this report is to highlight the issues that were addressed during the seminar conducted on the 13th of October 2012 from11 am to 1pm. The report will encompass  three sections that  will be identified from A , B and C. Section  A will focus on  the programs’ general background ,section B will look at the goals of the  female  poets for the environment and section C will be based on the intended plan for the project.                                                       ...

Girl Child Creativity: The Poet/Writer in Library Concept : The Poet /Writer in the Library Concept.   The Zimbabwe Library Association Mashonaland Branch is rapidly preparing for the Intern...

The Poet /Writer in the Library Concept. The Zimbabwe Library Association Mashonaland Branch is rapidly preparing for the International Schools Library Month in conjunction with National Library and Documentation Services to host a number of events around Harare for the promotion of reading culture and literacy development. Several meetings and interventions are being organised to prop up the whole concept that have to to with the importance of libraries in Schools and reading . On the 18 th of October 2012 the Zimla mashonaland Branch and other stakeholders are going to a district library event in Glen view where they will be a number activities and speeches marking the importance of literacy and libraries. The Chairperson of Zimbabwe Library Association Mashonaland Branch is working flat out for the library month to be a fruitful month that will bring another face of the readership culture in Zimbabwe Of note is that the celebr...

My environment, Your Environment Female Poets for Environment Program- Press Release. We are society that is rapidly lacking respect to its environment, a people that is forgetting our responsibility in the preservation of our environment. We need to realise the impact we have in changing the way we use our land and our environment. We need to make more commitment to clean, conserve and protect our environment. We are a society of able boded and minded people who need to realise the importance of where we live. We need to close gullies, to recycle plastsics, to clean or drains, to go for green fuel and to stop cutting down trees and promote reforestation. Our Commitment - is to see a change in the way we value and treat our surrounding, Girlchildcreativity is organising a team of wordsmith, writers, poets and other artists that we start to realise the need to use creativity, artistry, creative interventions in the mobilization ...

Tirivanhu Therapeutic Community Creativity and Arts Intervention Extravaganza INTENTIONS Girl child creativity is a community project directed by Mr Mbizo Chirasha whose aim is to bring motivation ,arts inspirational activities to the people of Zimbabwe as well as developing girl child talent and creativity .The aim of the outreach therefore is to engage into the following activities on the 24 th of October 2 012 as part of community outreach programme. SUMMARY OF PROGRAM Outreach will include students from University of Zimbabwe and Women's University in Africa, artists (including girl child artists), school children from the Ruwa community as well as other stakeholders involved. The clients from Tirivanhu Community are also expected to participate in the events done on the day. EXPECTED OUTCOMES FOR THE OUTREACH Enhance diversional therapy for the clients Reduce stereotypes that are there between the menta...

pictorial Galore. Else Chimedza - Perfoming Poetry at  Fiesta MoreBlessing Size - Reciting  girlchild Poetry GirlchildVoices Fiesta artists  pre perfomance meeting Jeslin Robin- Mbira Artist for the fiesta Fiesta Press briefing Fiesta Press Briefing Guest of Honor and Sponsor Fiesta  Director/Producer articulating issues at Press briefing. Fiesta Director  Mbizo Chirasha[right] and Fiesta Presenter Doc Vikela[left]   

Girl Child Creativity: Post Press Release GirlChildVoices Fiesta 2012 by ... : By Mbizo Chirasha Introduction - Girlchildcreativity continues to bring motivation, arts   inspirational activities to the...

By Mbizo Chirasha Introduction - Girlchildcreativity continues to bring motivation , arts inspirational activities to the people of Zimbabwe . We continue to develop girl child talent and creativity with various activities around the country. We feel the world can be better through promoting the girl child in quest for her literacy and creative endowment. GirlchildVoices Fiesta for the 100 thousand poets for change and the celebration of girlchildcreativity through rhythm The event took place on the 29 th of September at the book cafe and was supported by Zim-gossip modelling and The Nigerian Embassy in Zimbabwe. The producer mbizo chirasha was excited to announce and curate a mix of talented artists that included poets,mbira , jazz ,traditional and Afro- fusion. Innocent Mupemba and group presented an exclusive show .Mupemba is a graduate of Pakare PAYE arts centre/KwaTUKU. Not be outdone were poets Umind , Gwangwadze ...

Girl Child Voices Fiesta Draft Program Celebrating girlchildcreativity through rhythm Fiesta Jockey - Doc Vikela Fiesta Curator - Mbizo Chirasha Fiesta  Artist Liasons - Simbarashe Gande and Kundai Archie Marunya Fiesta host Venue - Book Cafe Fiesta Date – 29 september 2012 Fiesta Time  for Audience- 1030am- 1PM Fiesta time for Artists  - 930 am  to 1pm Actual  program 930- 1030 – Artists arrival ,sound check and Registration 1030-1040- Opening Remarks by the Fiesta Curator/Producer. 1040-1100 am-Fiesta Buddies [ males voices supporting Girl child] Dvocal Poet Carter Makwarimba Tinashe mushayakanhu Sir Zvavanhu Marlon Macebo 1100- 1130-Fiesta Renditions[ Celebrating girlchild through Mbira] Jeslin Robin- Mbira Maestro /Guest Artist Yeukai from Sisters Open Mic /Mbira Section Innocent Mupemba /Pakare paye Mhofu Mbira – a powerful mbira group. 1130- 1200- Fiesta Cla...