I caught up with Maxwell this week who is in the process of handing in his course work having completed his final exams. This is the end of his three year teacher training course and he will know his results just before Christmas.
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Securing a child’s education lays the foundation for them to build a strong future. When a child is orphaned they often become the lowest priority and can be seen as a financial burden to the extended family that absorbs them into care.
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Wilbert was one of the very first deaf children I met when I moved to Mutare in 1986.
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Deaf adults and staff at Nzeve teach sign language in short workshops and in the evening at a sign language course. Last term we taught 30 policemen, 35 people wanting to be sign language interpreters, 20 college students and 150 school children.
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It’s been a really exciting start to the new term at the Amatelaz Homework Centre in Mutare, Eastern Zimbabwe!
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But when going to school does not come automatically – when you are deaf and cannot go to your local school and your family do not have the money to send you to the only secondary level boarding school which accepts deaf children in the Province – then school becomes more important to you.
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Circle time is an important time of day at Nzeve. Children all want to tell their news and stories!
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Deaf children and adults have the same need for support and counselling as hearing people, but rarely get the help they need due to communication challenges.
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I am delighted to announce that Natasha has passed all 11 subjects of her O Level (Zimsec) exams with 4 As, 6 Bs and a C. (These are equivalent to the UK GCSE exams.)
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Violet is a young girl who lives in very difficult circumstances. The family is growing and Violet is the eldest of her mother’s three children.
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Senior was orphaned whilst still in primary school and through Amatelaz found a place where he received love, care and opportunity.
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It was a delight to see Maxwell last week and celebrate the successful completion of his first year at Teacher Training College. His third term placement was out of town in the rural areas however this term he is working at a school in Sakubva, near to where he lives.
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I had the privilege of visiting Peter’s Hair Salon whilst visiting Zimbabwe last week. Peter, Daniel and Nomsa were orphaned 12 years ago.
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The mission for the Nzeve Deaf Centre this year is to target community leaders in and around the local area.
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All is well this with the school fees all paid up for those who brought their school reports on time. Things have improved since we introduced ‘bring a report first before we pay fees’ policy.
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Hope for life is pursuing its vision to empower children, adolescents and youth living with HIV/AIDS through psycho-social support. Through our initiatives we have made a positive impact in many children’s lives.
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Some of my most memorable moments would have to include hand-painting at Nzeve (deaf school) and seeing not just the reaction of the children but also the staff!
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On our first day we were up early to attend a Sunday morning church service in the local community.
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Visiting Zimbabwe was an amazing and very special experience. From the first moment of meeting the team at the airport I felt excited to be going away with some wonderful people; and they didn’t disappoint!
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One of the most enjoyable parts of going on global expeditions with Operation Orphan is spending time with the people involved.
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