Covering A Woman’s ‘Shame’ – (Dignity And Virginity)
This is such a funny story to be telling now. Growing up in a small community, word went round fast and a lot. If somebody was to get married, we would probably know about it faster than the family of the in-laws. When I was to move to boarding school, neighbours were already congratulating me […]
Zimbabwe: Chinhoyi Hospital Restoring Women’s Dignity
Back in 1981, heavily pregnant Mary Maropa (not her real name) left her village in Nkayi for hospital expecting to return with a baby. Little did she know that she will not only return with tears on her cheeks but also uncontrollably leaking urine from her vagina, a medical condition known as vesico-vaginal fistula (VVF). […]
Maryam: 
Iyanuoluwa Isinkaye: 