"Growing up it was not easy for me, witnessing my mother go through difficult times trying to make ends meet in raisin…"

"There are times that are still painful for me to talk about, but my mother is a fighter and she gets things done and …"

"My mother always told me that she could not give me the world, but only education because that’s the inheritance I ge…"

"Those who are familiar with Chirumanzu know that it is a long distance between those places. I recall we left the hou…"

"This one time in Form 4, my mother had to wake up at around 4am to ask for financial help from one of the farmers in …"

"I have so many people who are not even related to me to thank for helping my mother to send me to school. I always tr…"

"I had the privilege to be raised by strong independent women, when my mother fell sick and when she also had an oppor…"

"My late grandmother taught me how to cook, how to take care of myself, how to pray and to work for something, she was…"

"I used to shrink myself in the crowds so that people won’t see how tall I am, because I used to get mocked for being …"

"So, I never participated in anything that would make me stand out as I was always referred to as “toro” tall girl and…"