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GirlchildCreativityProject End of Year 2011 Update

Dear Supporters , well wishers , the media , clusters and friends. The year 2011 was a successful and a very busy year , thus the year we managed to launch this noble project girlchildcreativity, www.girlchildcreativity. blogspot.com.We carried a series a programs and activities  in schools , public affairs centres  , children drop in centres , homes and cultural centres. We saw the launch of the project in june 2011  with the assistance of the US Public affairs Department , New ambassador hotel , girlchildnetwork , chidza cild care centre and other we ll wishers and girlchild activists. The New ambassador hotel hosted and sponsored the launch of this project , while the public affairs provided with communication , admin ,markeing  and small grants for growing the project. The Chiedza Child care  centre hosted the first  motivational workshop  that saw the attendance of 21 students of the age between 13-21 , we had good writing and...

Bulawayo Food for Thought seminar Update [Role of creativity in empowering and developing girls] by Mbizo Chirasha

Bulawayo Food for Thought seminar [Role of creativity in empowering and developing girls] by Mbizo Chirasha   Thursday the 13th of October was a hive of activity at the Bulawayo public library where the American corner is situated, the Girlchildcreativity project director gave a vibrating and thought provoking session to a crowd of participants that was well represented by educationists, academics, child development activists and the media. The discussions centered on how to foster creativity to the girl child, the importance of empowering the girl child through creativity, talent identification and other models of mental development, the role of parents and teachers in stimulating creativity in children. Some participants argued that sometimes their talents and creativity die a natural death in their growing stages , and it came to light that lack of creative dynamics like motivation, talent realization and inspiration in talent demise. Some argued  its difficult...