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Stark challenges: Mentors Persist in Africa’s Pandemic Surge
Joy and Pain Within hours of landing in the U.S. from South Africa in May, I received my first COVID vaccination. What a precious gift of safety and freedom. I am so grateful, so filled with joy to reunite with...
Jul 28, 20213 min read
A Stronger Mentor Network
“The Mentor network really helps to keep everyone hopeful, focused and doing the most. A steady and continually supportive GSGC has kept me steady and focused. GSGC did not just drop everything at the challenge posed by the virus, but...
Jan 26, 20213 min read
Life During the Pandemic, From Two Teens’ Perspective
By Pamela Nyoni and Thubalenkosi Sibanda, Girls Time Club, Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe Pamela Nyoni Thubalenkosi Sibanda Burning aspirations, goal setting, interaction and gatherings are what gave life meaning. Ruefully, the vicious and unwelcome stranger, who they call COVID-19, shuttered everything....
Jan 26, 20212 min read
Impact on girls
Demand is up Today I did home visits for the boys, and I (asked my wife to come) with me to make a survey on what impact the COVID-19 situation has on girls. Parents seem to be very worried about...
May 21, 20202 min read
Lockdown: Urban and Rural Differences
Lockdown rules and enforcement vary in communities where GSGC works. Whether quarantined in towns, cities or the countryside, Mentors are finding different ways to keep in touch with their club members and help them manage daily life. Rural As the...
May 21, 20203 min read
Unraveling the Impacts of COVID-19 on
Women and Girls By Sefelepelo Sebata, Mentor, Rise N Shine club outside Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe It sounds cliché, but COVID-19 will adversely affect women and girls. Traditionally, they carry the brunt of war, famine and poverty. The COVID-19 pandemic will...
May 21, 20205 min read
Rising to the Occasion
The Heroes of COVID-19 By Sefelepelo Sebata, Mentor, Rise N Shine club outside Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe COVID-19 is a historic event prompting even more historic events. It is a world tragedy unfolding in front of our eyes, and fortunately or...
May 21, 20203 min read
The Dilemma of COVID-19 in Africa
GSGC helps Africa find African solutions How did we get here? I grew up in the 90s in Zimbabwe. The hallmark of Zimbabwe in the 90s was the Economic Structural Adjustment Program. The ESAP was one of the many...
Apr 24, 20205 min read
Keeping Africa Close
How to stay connected to Southern Africa when the pandemic keeps us apart, find movies, music and more. Movies Queen of Katwe (Uganda), DVD Queen Sono (So Africa), Netflix The Woman Who Loves Giraffes (So Africa) The DC Environmental Film...
Apr 24, 20202 min read
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