The Success of Chisiya Writers' Workshop
During the first week of August, 2015, we launched Chisiya Writers' Workshop at Gwavachemai Secondary School, in Mazvihwa, Zimbabwe. This workshop was made possible by the support and sponsorship of Muonde Trust. Gwavachemai Secondary School in Mhototi provided the venue (up to three classrooms for our breakout sessions) and the logistics of selecting participants, and offering clerical support and proving teachers who worked as the steering committee on the ground. Also, some of these teachers functioned as the moderators of the different group sessions, as well as time MC for the day-to- day running of the workshop proceedings. That allowed the three facilitators to focus on teaching and leading workshop and presenting speeches. In all, we had a productive week. My co-facilitators. Memory Chirere and David Mungoshi, are some of the best writers in Zimbabwe. More reflections to come....