Violet Banda
Violet Banda (1991/1992) ni ripota na mwanaharakati wa haki za watoto kutoka Malawi. Kupitia maonyesho yake ya kila wiki ya redio, amevuta hisia za umma na serikali ya Malawi kwa matatizo yanayoathiri watoto katika nchi yake, ikiwa ni pamoja na unyanyasaji, ubakaji, ndoa za kulazimishwa, na ubaguzi kutokana na ugonjwa wa UKIMWI.[1][2]
Banda alizaliwa akiwa na VVU (HIV). Wazazi wake wote wawili walikuwa na virusi hivyo na walifariki kutokana navyo.[3] Mama yake alifariki Banda akiwa na umri wa miaka mitatu. Aligundua kuwa yeye mwenyewe alikuwa na VVU akiwa na miaka 14.[4] "When I found out I was positive, I was in primary school," Banda has said. "Whenever I would tell people about my status it happened that I lost all my friends. Some didn't want to be near me or touch me. They just ran away." Hali hii ilimfanya apate ugumu katika masomo yake shuleni.[5]
Maisha ya awali
[hariri | hariri chanzo]Banda alizaliwa akiwa na VVU (HIV). Wazazi wake wote wawili walikuwa na virusi hivyo na walifariki kutokana navyo.[6] Mama yake alifariki Banda akiwa na umri wa miaka mitatu. Aligundua kuwa yeye mwenyewe alikuwa na VVU akiwa na miaka 14.[7]
"When I found out I was positive, I was in primary school," Banda has said. "Whenever I would tell people about my status, I lost all my friends. Some didn't want to be near me or touch me. They just ran away." Hali hii ilimfanya apate ugumu katika masomo yake shuleni.[8]
Uanaharakati
[hariri | hariri chanzo]Banda alizungumza kwa mara ya kwanza wazi kuhusu maambukizi yake katika mahojiano ya mwaka 2006 kwenye Radio Timveni, kipindi cha kila wiki cha nusu saa nchini Malawi kilichojikita katika masuala ya watoto. Phillip Kamwendo, meneja wa programu wa Timveni, amesema kwamba bibi yake Banda hakuweza kukubali hali ya VVU ya Banda mpaka aliposhiriki kwenye kipindi cha redio. Banda alipotoa hadithi yake akiwa na umri wa miaka 14, bibi yake alibadilisha mtazamo wake kuhusu mjukuu wake.[9]
"Banda personifies the power of radio in Malawi," stated Speak Magazine.[10] Tangu alipoanza kuzungumza wazi kuhusu maambukizi yake, Banda amesisitiza umuhimu wa elimu kuhusu VVU kama njia ya kuzuia maambukizi mapya.[11] Baada ya mahojiano hayo, aliajiriwa kama mwandishi wa habari kijana katika Radio Timveni. Kazi yake ni kuchunguza ukatili dhidi ya watoto na kuwahoji kuhusu ubakaji, unyanyasaji, na ndoa za kulazimishwa.[12] Radio Timveni ilianzishwa na Plan Malawi na tangu mwaka 2011 imekuwa ikiendeshwa kwa kujitegemea kwa ufadhili wa Plan Malawi na Plan Sweden.[13]
Banda alizungumza katika Oslo Freedom Forum mwezi Mei 2011. Akiwa na umri wa miaka 19, alikuwa mzungumzaji mwenye umri mdogo zaidi katika historia ya kongamano hilo. Katika hotuba yake "Giving Voice to Malawi's Youth," alizungumzia changamoto zinazowakabili watoto Malawi, ikiwemo ubakaji, unyanyasaji wa walimu, na ndoa za kulazimishwa. Alitaja pia visa vya watoto waliopata maambukizi ya VVU kutokana na ukatili wa kijinsia.[14] Mwezi Julai 2014, alizungumza katika Mkutano wa 20 wa Kimataifa wa UKIMWI (International AIDS Conference) mjini Melbourne, Australia. Alisisitiza umuhimu wa kupinga unyanyapaa na kuboresha maisha ya watu wanaoishi na VVU duniani kote.[15]
Marejeo
[hariri | hariri chanzo]- ↑ "Radio waves inspire change in Malawi - Speak Magazine". Ilihifadhiwa kwenye nyaraka kutoka chanzo mnamo 2017-11-16. Iliwekwa mnamo 2024-07-02.
- ↑ Stephens, Jennifer. "The Forgotten Generation: Young People Born with HIV in Malawi". Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. Iliwekwa mnamo 20 Novemba 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date auto-translated (link) - ↑ [(https://oslofreedomforum.com/speakers/violet-banda)[dead link] Violet Banda]
- ↑ [(https://pulitzercenter.org/reporting/forgotten-generation-young-people-born-hiv-malawi)[dead link] The Forgotten Generation: Young People Born with HIV in Malawi]
- ↑ ["Speaker: Violet Banda". Oslo) Freedom Forum. Iliwekwa mnamo 20 Novemba 2016.
{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help)CS1 maint: date auto-translated (link)[dead link] - ↑ "Violet Banda". Oslo Freedom Forum. Iliwekwa mnamo 20 Novemba 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date auto-translated (link) - ↑ "The Forgotten Generation: Young People Born with HIV in Malawi". Iliwekwa mnamo 20 Novemba 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date auto-translated (link) - ↑ "Violet Banda". Oslo Freedom Forum. Iliwekwa mnamo 20 Novemba 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date auto-translated (link) - ↑ "Violet bryter stillheten i Malawi". Ilihifadhiwa kwenye nyaraka kutoka chanzo mnamo 2016-11-22. Iliwekwa mnamo 20 Novemba 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date auto-translated (link) - ↑ "Radio waves inspire change in Malawi". Ilihifadhiwa kwenye nyaraka kutoka chanzo mnamo 2017-11-16. Iliwekwa mnamo 20 Novemba 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) CS1 maint: date auto-translated (link) - ↑ "Sex workers abuse hospital resources in Chitipa". Nyasa Times. Machi 2017. Iliwekwa mnamo 16 Machi 2017.
- ↑ "Malawi to have first child-run TV station, Timveni". 27 Julai 2012. Iliwekwa mnamo 20 Novemba 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date auto-translated (link) - ↑ "Malawi to have first child-run TV station, Timveni". 27 Julai 2012. Iliwekwa mnamo 20 Novemba 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date auto-translated (link) - ↑ "Oslo Freedom Forum: Violet Banda". Iliwekwa mnamo 20 Novemba 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date auto-translated (link) - ↑ "Violet Banda Closing Session Speech" (PDF). Iliwekwa mnamo 20 Novemba 2016.
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