Dear Friends
Warm greetings and hopefully you are fine
Girl Child Network Zimbabwe has just come to the end of a Directors Induction and leadership transition meeting which started on 4 July and ended on 10 July .
I personally took some time to listen to so many stories from staff and as someone who was on the ground understood the challenges very well .On the first day I shared with staff that we would use appreciative enquiry and also try and gain strength from something that is positive and works .So we listed many things and we felt that all of us would get more strength to carry on if we think about our work bringing more positive results for girls in Zimbabwe
On Friday 10 July we sat down and refined some of our resolutions and tonight we are going for a farewell dinner to thank each other for mission accomplished and also to dream on the new vision .Tonight 8 Girl Child Network staff who have completed the our induction course will receive certifcates of competence and please know that staff who receive these certificates have proved that they can take GCN to greater heights if they are only given the support . . . .
The only message that I have is that please continue your support for GCN because the girls in Zimbabwe are at risk.There were many stories of girls being raped in the home ,school and community.Due to the scarcity of the foreign currency Chitungwiza [a large suburb of Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe] is now rife with child commercial sex work
Thank you so much Stephen Lewis [www.stephenlewisfoundation.org] for supporting GCN staff and founder members to meet and come up with such resolutions .Your support to grassroots groups has always been great and comes from the heart
I send warm regards,
Im hurt to get the news of the growth of child sex work in Chitungwiza where I reside. Im currently at MSU for my final semester. My husband and I have have a beautiful daughter and Im worried and scared .
I am with GCN in the fight and am currently doing research on the impact of community mobilisation in fighting girl child abuse. If you can assist me please I would be greatfull.
MAy God guide this fight until girl child abuse is history.
I would like to make a donation as an individual its not much I am hearing this for the first time.
I pray and wish Tare that she must know God will heal her completely and I wish I could do more.
Please go to our web site, http://www.girlchildnetworkworldwide.org or give directly to the family. Their account number is available there. Thanks so much.
I wonder if there are any men in your organisation titled as it is .
I believe not all men are evil and may indeed have beneficial contributions to make in GCN