The Girl in the mirror Podcast
Re-Righting her story: Staying Grounded through life's storms #TGITMWebinar with Lilian B Mboyi
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Re-Righting her story: Staying Grounded through life's storms #TGITMWebinar with Lilian B Mboyi
006 Finding the resilience to navigate the challenges that life brings with Nomusa Mguni Mhlanga
On this episode, Lilian Mboyi is joined by Nomusa on The Girl in the Mirror Podcast.
Nomusa is a successful career and businesswoman who has achieved a lot of personal victories. From leadership roles at school to attaining 2 degrees, becoming a leader in municipalities, and running an online business.
Though she wore an outer garment of personal achievements, on the inside she wrestled with fear and doubts stemming from a troubled adolescence. At the age of ten, her mom encouraged her to fight to pull out of surgery and carry that attitude of being able to accomplish anything she put her mind to with her through life.
Those words empowered her to push through and rise in her career path despite the fear and self-doubt. She has finally come full circle to deal with her childhood nightmares and is emerging to rise as a mature woman who is excited to support and empower other women through their own challenges by sharing her story.
005 - You cannot play someone else’s drum, you play your own with Kebokile Dengu-Zvobgo
Kebokile Dengu-Zvobgo, Interim Assistant Vice President for the Office of Study Abroad and International Programs, has been with Pitzer College for over 30 years. Her main contributions to Pitzer College have been running the Pitzer program in Zimbabwe for 10 years, founding and running the first three semesters of the Botswana program, directing successful Pitzer exchange programs and facilitating the Vaccine Development project in partnership with the Botswana Vaccine Institute and the University of Botswana.
Kebokile also teaches classes in Gender and Feminist Studies. Her research interests are in women and the law especially human rights.
Kebokile holds an MSc. from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland.
004 - A rich life, a love for stories and the power of writing in the mother tongue with Barbara Makhalisa-Nkala
Barbara Makhalisa is one of the early published female writers in Zimbabwe. Also known as Barbara Nkala her married name. She is the author of fiction & nonfiction books written in both Ndebele & English. Barbara’s writing career began when she won an award in a national writing competition for her first book, Qilindini, a detective thriller, whilst her second book, Umendo, was considered a classic for its portrayal of the marriage institution.
In 2015 she was awarded a PhD from the National Institution of Science & Technology, for her work in education & Literature. Heading the IBS Institution of Zimbabwe, Barbara coordinated the translation of Ndebele & Shona Bibles, as well as a Chichewa New Testament. She later founded Radiant publishing, whose vision is to publish for transformation. In Scaling Up mentoring & promoting the development of other writers for the future development of Ndebele Literature in Zimbabwe, She has established the Barbara Clara Makhalisa Literary Trust, which promotes the advancement & Publishing Of Ndebele Literature, development of a Reading Culture & establishing reading resource centres through funding & Training..
003 - Hurdles are stepping stones to better things with Haphen Muchapondwa
002 - The rise from village girl to a multiple-award winning Global Health Leader with Professor Sheila Dinotshe Tlou
Re-Righting her story: Staying Grounded through life's storms #TGITMWebinar with Lilian B Mboyi