Girl Child Creativity

THE GIRL CHILD CREATIVITY MOTIVATIONALPOETRY WORKSHOPS AND POETRY WRITING WINNERS JUNE   2011   THE workshops were held at Chiedza child care centre the workshops culminated into a poetry writing competition that saw 10 young girls wining prizes ranging from textbooks , meals , cash courtesy of the , the New ambassador hotel , Muzvare Betty Makoni and the us embassy public affairs in Harare. THE WINNING YOUNG POETS ARE AS FOLLOWS Dephiny      Mavesere/mbare high school-14 years Poem title /CHANDO CHEGORERINO Hecho chando cghegorerino Chokwapaidzachembere Dzoita mbare mumakumbo nokudziya moto Ha-a chando chegore rino chakaoma Ko iyo svutugadzike Dzimwe chembere dzopisa zvizukuru Nokuda kwechando Pwere madzihwa kuyererera kunge mvura chaiyo Ha- a chadarireiko chando chegorerino Mhandara dzorara dzisina kugeza nokuda kwechando Chando ngachisadaro hama vadiwa Wadaririreiko chando? CHARLENE MASITARA/CHIEDZA CHILD CARE CENTRE/18 YEARS Poem title/HOPE Hope is a feeling of expectation and d

REPORT JUNE ACTIVITIES 2011 THE GIRL CHILD CREATIVITY JUNE ACTIVITIES/A JOURNEY OF MOTIVATION. The girl child creativity June activity was divided into 3 categories that included  the press and launch conference of the initiative , the motivational workshops and the food for thought seminar in the name of MOTIVATING GIRLS IN CREATIVITY. All these activities included a number of participants who have the passion in the development of girl child creativity. PRESS LAUNCH -the 9th of June 2011 saw the  launch of the   Girl child creativity to the Zimbabwean press that included , girl child activists  , artists , poets , writers and arts female reporters and presenters inclusive of Shamiso Yikoniko from the Sunday mail , nyasha musarara from Zbc , there was also Simbarashe Manhango from Alpha holdings , as wellas Trevor Makonyonga from Zimbojam.On the day Agnes Gudza , who is the Press point person was moderating the press/launch event  , while among the speakers was Sharon-Hudson-Dea

Opening up Creative Spaces for the Girl Child Culture - Inside Art Monday, 13 June 2011 10:50 5 Share A new organisation focusing on nurturing creative talent in girl children has been launched. Named Girl Child Creativity, the group will focus on spotting and developing artistic ability in girls between the ages of 12 and 19 from all over Zimbabwe. Co-ordinated by poet Mbizo Chirasha, the Girl Child Creativity and Motivational project is aimed at reducing female under-representation in the literary arts, creative writing poetry and performance arts. ^ Mbizo Chirasha addresses guests at the Girl Child Creativity launch. To the left is US Embassy spokesperson, Sharon Hudson-Dean. Speaking at the launch held in Harare this week, the opulently vocal Chirasha said, “We want to teach the girls how to find opportunities with

Girl Child Creativity Project Launched June 14, 2011 // A new project, Girl Child Creativity, aimed at mitigating the under-representation and unbalanced participation of young females in the arts in Zimbabwe was launched last week in Harare. The project which is a brainchild of  internationally acclaimed performance poet and writer, Mbizo Chirasha and veteran filmmaker and broadcaster, Agnes Gudza, is aimed at enhancing the ability of girl-children to develop themselves mentally and creatively. “The aim of this project is to reduce the under-representation of young women in the creative industry. We want to teach the girls how to find opportunities with their talents and develop them. We want to avoid the syndrome in the country currently where people want to fly yet they can only crawl,” said Chirasha. “We are going to have motivational, poetry and writing workshops. In future, we are going to have talent realization programmes where we going to have a

Creating creative spaces for girls MASIMBA BIRIWASHA, GROUP ONLINE EDITOR | HARARE - Jun 14 2011 A new project, Girl Child Creativity (GCC), aimed at mitigating the under-representation and unbalanced participation of young females in the arts in Zimbabwe, was launched last week in Harare. The project which is brainchild of internationally-acclaimed performance poet and writer, Mbizo Chirasha and veteran filmmaker and broadcaster, Agnes Gudza, is aimed at enhancing the ability of girl children to develop themselves mentally and creatively. “The aim of this project is to reduce the under-representation of young women in the creative industry. We want to teach the girls how to find opportunities with their talents and develop them. We want to avoid the syndrome in the country currently where the girl child wants to fly yet she can only be allowed to crawl,” said Chirasha. “We are going to have motivational p

Mbizo Chirasha- Producer/Coordinator          -International perfomances poet/published writer/live literature producer founder of the Girl child Creativity intiative Agnes Gudza- Press Launch Moderator -a veteran broadcaster , a journalist , a writer and a film maker and have a wide exprience in logistics and events organization , have worked with ZBC for 8 years Sharon Hudson-Dean- Guest Speaker Head of the US embassy Public affairs in Harare and have worked in the South Africa in  the same capacity , have a very keen interest in arts and community development Marko Ndlovu- Guest speaker -Director of Chiedza Child Care centre , the centre is the host of the motivational /poetry/writing workshops reading and writng sessions. Nyasha Mazango- Guest speaker - Director for Girl child network zimbabwe leading an organization that is playing a fundamental role in the protection of girl child rights Garry  Webbstock- Guest speaker -Director of the New Ambassa

GiRL CHILD Creativity June Program/Partners and Well wishers 1] US EMBASSY PUBLIC AFFAIRS ,HARARE -the section of public affaiirs assisted in the communication , documentation , adminstration , internet facility of the project -assisting with  a series of meetings and adisory  briefings -provision of book prizes to the girlchild poetry compettion -head of education USA,advised on workshop participation -thediplomacy and events office  worked hard on providing space , advise and meetings ,logistics running up to the MOTIVATING GIRLS IN CREATIVITY SEMINAR to take place at the Public Affairs on the 21st of june 2011 -head of US embassy public affairs will be one of the guest speakers at the Girl Child Creativity press launch. 2] CHIEDZA CHILD CARE CENTRE -situated betwen  Ardebene and Waterfalls , its a place  that keep children busy with activities and looking after disavanteged children fromcommunities and schools around -the Centre will the host of the all female moti