Yunah Buvmbwe, Zimbabwe
Yunah Buvmbwe is a blogger and a community activist for women’s rights. She is also a volunteer for local organizations.
In this episode, Yunah discusses:
– experiences and observations that motivated her to begin writing poems about girls’ rights when she was 12 years old…
– realizing that she could be a voice for girls and women who did not feel that they could speak out…
– what motivates her to continue writing about the challenges women and girls face…
– in college, learning about blogging, attending workshops, and creating her own personal blog, Today’s Truths—My Voice is My Purpose, What’s Yours?…
– writing for the Girls’ Globe platform…
– how reading about other women’s work in their communities helps keep her motivated…
– the importance of working to ensure that government policies are implemented, like the Education Amendment Act in her country…
– how writing helped her overcome shyness and build self-confidence…
– her connection with the women in her community, how their experiences inspire her writing, and the project she initiated to support women in addressing the real issues they face…
– her mother’s role in helping women in the community, too…
– how social media has helped her interact with other woman and see what they are doing in communities globally to advance women’s rights…
– the importance of creating safe spaces for women to share their ideas and their experiences…
– and why we all need to raise critical issues and challenge stereotypes that women face in our own communities.
