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A Writers Contest for Urban Schools

 by Mbizo Chirasha- Project Team Member In a bide to  identify , motivate ,promote and develop talent GirlchildCreativity Project  a grassroots literacy and creativity  promotion organization and   one  professional ,independent college ILSA college  have  come together to host  a serious  of programmes  in the promotion of creativity and  literacy in colleges ,high schools and other academic institution. One such project is the Urban Colleges Writers Prize. The project is taking off with Colleges ,Schools, Media and Cooperate governance familiarization seminar , the seminar will outline the process and the progress of the project up to the day of the Awards Night. Organizers of the event are confident that  the events leading to the finalization of the contest  will be successful.Negotiations are being held between the organizers and the Cooperate organizations for issues of funding the Project processes. Schools and Colleges invited include  all those from high  and low dens

The Zimbabwe sewer system under threat

By Mbizo Chirasha- Coordinator   Female Poets for the environment 17 th of February 2013 Since independence in 1980 our infrastructure in Zimbabwe has not been repaired. Mostly in high density suburbs of Mbare, Highfeilds, Mabvuku and Epworth where population growth is rife. Typhoid and Cholera outbreaks are rampant threatening people’s lives. Municipal authorities have failed the general populace. Water sources near by have been the receiving end of sewer effluent    causing    a vicious circle of domestic and environment threat. Children are seen swimming in dams of stagnant sewer sources caused by bursting toilets and old pipes. Old township suburbs have an eye sore during this previous rainy season. The other damaging factor is that the City authorities are not pumping enough water for sanitation purposes due shortage of water treatment chemicals that have since hit the country since ten years ago. The same little untreated water is a health hazard due to uncleanness.