#yali2016

[ptojectasha]

Remembering Shero Vweta Chadwick (1988 - 2020), Founder of Projectasha.Org. Your work of empowering women and girls and your legacy Projectasha.Org lives on #sherovweta #iamasha #projectasha #yalit #mandelawashingtonfellow #washingtonfellows #udmwf #yali2016 #nigeria #africa #channelstv #repost #sherovweta #cyfi #africa4her #unwomen #clintonfoundation #accessbank #alibabagcfr #carolinehutchings #aliciakeys #oprah #own #oprahwinfrey https://www.instagram.com/p/CDubYz4nqAk/?igshid=tvgy2yjpzt37

#sherovweta #iamasha #projectasha #yalit #mandelawashingtonfellow #washingtonfellows #udmwf #yali2016 #nigeria #africa #channelstv #repost #cyfi #africa4her #unwomen #clintonfoundation #accessbank #alibabagcfr #carolinehutchings #aliciakeys #oprah #own #oprahwinfrey

[ngosikadzistyle]

The new year is here and things are getting quite exciting for me, I learnt something about New Year resolutions…it is better to have goals and aspirations WRITTEN DOWN.

I am not a vision board fanatic, I am a list fanatic. Let me tell you my story.

January last year, my career walls were closing in on me and had conceptualised an idea called HAMBA to start in 2016. At the time I had a partner who was keen, up until we came back to Harare.

Me and my official photographer, my sister with the lens (Yes the one who had a Tanzanian/Zimbabwean lobola party)

My plan was to not work in my job forever and instead start a company, HAMBA an online travel magazine/concierge service.

I had gotten myself in trouble at work and was in fact banned from the weekly meeting, it is funny when I think of it today. So instead I used that time to write applications for funding for HAMBA. Needless to say I was on my own driven by trading my life rotting at a desk to feeling the spray of water on a speedboat instead.

In MAY when I got the funding for TONY ELUMELU FOUNDATION, I did not expect it at all. I jumped up and down and was so proud of my idea having been approved as top 1000 ideas out of over 45 000 applicants.

He sure does it! Jesus is Lord believe in your dreams and aspirations. HAMBA tshirt in Livingstone Zambia

A year later I realised how my list or what to do and what needed applying was very important. I missed some opportunities like YALI2016, this year I have applied for YALI2017 and Lawd knows what might happen. The idea is to plan and speak good in your life, and as January 2017 has arrived, my dreams of 2016 have come to reality.

A cocktail by the Elephant Hills.. #NyamiNyami is the name

Never stop believing, planning and listing your life plans for the year, take note of opportunities and see your life fall into place. Even those you fail, you can always reflect how to improve on the next attempt.

I took my leap of faith…be courageous!

xoxo

Robz

Say yes to New Year GOALS! They come true The new year is here and things are getting quite exciting for me, I learnt something about New Year resolutions...it is better to have goals and aspirations WRITTEN DOWN.

#Aspire #Goals #HAMBA #HambaNow #Inspire #Life #New Year #New Year Resolutions #Travel #Travel Zimbabwe #zambia #zimbabwe

[moyo3k]

From A to Zim. 🇿🇼 #moyoxZim #zimbabwe #travel #yali #yali2016 (at Harare, Zimbabwe)

#yali2016 #travel #zimbabwe #moyoxzim #yali

[outofthedarknesss]

My Sudan

I was told to tell my story, so that I will try to do.

My story is of my nation, my people, my land and a sky that is bright blue...

I come from a country that is torn. Where babies die, before they’re born. Where mothers morn their children, fathers, brothers, and their unborn.

A country where I’m not African enough because I’m not black enough and where I’m not Arab enough because I’m not white enough. A country that split into half because one side was the wrong shade of black and because one side worshipped Jesus and the other worshiped another almighty god.

They broke up our land, and with it they broke our hearts. Together we were strong, but now we suffer, because we're apart.

I come from a country that is torn. Where people kill each other for money, power and the throne. We’re so used to wars that we don't know how to live in peace. We’re taught not to trust the system, the government or the police. Apparently everybody wants to save us, so we’ve been plagued with hatred, illness and disease.

But if that’s all you know about my country, then let me set things straight. We’re a people who see death everyday, yet we are never afraid.

They tell us we’re poor, but I think we’re quite rich. Not in money of course, but in love, history and culture that is.

They tell us we’re weak, but I think we’re quite strong. And even though I sometimes think god dislikes us, we still carry on... We’ve made it through wars, hunger and thirst, so don’t tell me god is fair, because it seems like we’re cursed.

We’re simple people, we believe in honor, loyalty and respect. We honor our guests and keep our doors open; and our elders we do not neglect.

Life may be hard, but my people always smile. And after every long, painful day, we’ll go sit and have some tea on the Nile.

Talking about the Nile, my country is where the two Niles meet, and even though one is blue and one is white, in perfect harmony they flow and they thrive...

We used to be the Kingdom of Kush, an empire so powerful and strong. I don’t know what happened but somewhere in history, something went wrong. My vision for my people is that one day we can be free. Free of poverty and discrimination, united and maybe… maybe someday we can agree to disagree. We love to speak of diversity. Africa is so big, and it’s so diverse, and we’re all so different. However, is it our diversity that makes us special, or our humanity at the end? But anyway, it seems like being “different” has become the new world trend…  

Our humanity unites us, and not the color of our skin. It shouldn’t matter who you love or which god you believe in!

I don’t have much to say, I’d rather let my actions speak. I’m only one out of millions, and after all, aren’t we all unique?

#YALI2016 #ignitetalk #Sudan #Africa

[moyo3k]

✊UBUNTU! #vsco #yali2016

#vsco #yali2016

[moyo3k]

Prep for our @drexhibit pop-up house tomorrow. #drexhibit #yali2016 (at The Greater Austin Black Chamber of Commerce)

#yali2016 #drexhibit