So, I spent the day just following the news around me, and I felt more despondent as the sun set. I followed the inauguration news of the South African President, and there is really no real deep shrills, thrills or dance in the air. I follow the Malawi elections, and am in for a shock with all the drama and the usual stories of rigging, annulments, and the electoral commission asserting itself. I take loooong sip of orange juice, and am wondering where to find some good news. I then go to my recent favourites social justice, human rights, security issues. No, Ukraine is still in the throes; and ummmm our daughters are yet to be found in Nigeria; and you know what, the world is as silent, about the recent crimes against humanity in South Sudan. The Malaysian airlines is still missing, an the Palestinians are still fighting for freedom. My mind drifts on to my work with civil society and womens organisations, and I see that all around me, three times the energy is spent on organisational politics and not on the core mission. Whats the difference with that which we criticize of governments? Well, there must be some good news somewhere...not yet and not really, because we are yet to get the funding needed to finish our classroom at Magaya primary school. Then, I check my emails and I get some exciting news, some flicker of hope. My heart misses a beat. Is this for true. Africa is launching a two year campaign to end child marriage! I like this piece, at least and hopefully, this is something that is tangible, education and health for the girls, economic and life opportunities. I smile, for I know that its possible to end child marriage within a single generation. My heart opens wide, and I embrace the confusion around me, real politics, real power should be about basic rights and dignity for the people. I immediately find my voice. I can sing again in my heart, in the knowledge that the cause I stand for, that drives my daily passion ~ seeking dignity and rights ~ is a the loudest echo within my soul. I feel the sun rising and never setting again.
Posted on: Sat, 24 May 2014 16:05:10 +0000
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