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Her Story
Lived experience, told in the first person.
Regina Chari: Overcoming Addiction and Managing 21 Years of Recovery
Driven by her passion for orphaned children in Zimbabwe, Regina Chari left her home in the USA and relocated to the motherland and now runs Refuge:Zimbabwe with her husband. Regina opened up to The Weight She Carries about her painful childhood and overcoming addiction.
From a Shy, Reserved Girl to a Digital Marketer and Public Speaker: How Loveness Nleya Transitioned Into Her Passion
Loveness Nleya is at the top of her game and living her dream as a digital marketing consultant, speaker and coach. She comes from a very loving Christian family unit and is the firstborn of three children, two girls and one boy. She narrated her story of stepping out of her comfort zone to pursue her passion to The Weight She Carries.
INSPIRATION: Spoken Word Artist Racheal "Voko" Ncube Talks About Her Love of Poetry
Discovering one’s passion and living it is a success in and of itself. Racheal “Voko” Ncube has discovering that pursuing her calling has led to opportunities knocking at her door instead of her seeking them out. Juggling between an education and pursuing one’s God-given talent is very difficult for a lot of people, but not for this young lady.
Restored: Philani Kinyabo's Story of Finding Happiness Again After Bipolar and Depression Diagnosis
Philani Ama Kinyabo is a 33-year-old positive lady who was born and raised in Harare. She has two sisters from her mother’s side and seven from her father’s side. She described her childhood as normal.
TWSC Submission: Surviving the Loss of my Baby
My name is Thobekile Moyo. I grew up in Gwanda but later relocated to Harare where l finished my education at Waddilove School. I am 43 and currently have three kids aged 20,12 and 15 months old. Although it is difficult to talk about, l will share my story just to help someone out there.
How This Single Mother Found the Strength to Rise Above Heartbreak and Start Over
Her path to motherhood was intentional and well calculated. She was in love and starting a new life with the man she believed would be her forever. But forever had other plans. What wasn’t part of the equation was abandonment, a series of heartbreaks and severe abuse.
How I Found My Purpose: My Unplanned Pregnancy, Job Loss and Pursuit of my Passion
Cynthia studied psychology and HR at Monash in South Africa thinking it would land her in a profession that helped people with their emotional issues. That was what she really loved doing. Her parents advised her to do HR as a backup because they didn’t see a real earning future in psychology.
In-depth Story – Reema Sukumaran: Surviving a Tumultuous Childhood and Being Abused by a Pastor
She wanted more than anything to be daddy’s little girl. But the outgoing father who seemed so loving towards other people, was a different man at home. He had a volatile temper and was extremely violent towards her and her brothers. Over the years, she witnessed her mother endure her father’s wrath as the family grew increasingly terrified of him. Surely life would get better
TWSC Submission: How Believing in Myself Made my Dreams Come True
I grew up with a passion for modelling. I remember when I was doing my primary school, I would take part in modelling competitions and would model for people at home. They never took me seriously.
Founder of DigitalAgeConversations Shares How a Closed Door Expanded Her Sphere of Influence
A few years ago, I was at the peak of my career in the broadcasting sector as Legal and Corporate Services Director of the Broadcasting Regulator in my country. At the time, I did not realize the power and potential that was in me until I was thrown out of my comfort zone of holding my breath, waiting for someone to give me permission to be the best version of myself. When my c
TWSC Submission: How Discrimination Nearly Derailed My Success
I started work as a copy typist at the University of Zimbabwe and was promoted to the post of secretary in the public law department in 1990. I was then further promoted in 1995 to the post of senior secretary at the University of Zimbabwe Centre for Distance Education, Bulawayo region, which later became Zimbabwe Open University in 1999.
I Survived
Sean Kingston in his song “Beautiful Girls” sang a line, “all these beautiful girls, they only wanna do you dirt; they'll have you suicidal, suicidal when they say it’s over....” Adults and kids sang along, oblivious to what they were singing, myself included. It is only when it hit closer to home than l could ever imagine that l understood what it truly meant to be suicidal.