Statue at Serima Mission in Zimbabwe

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"MOTHER OF PEACE"
RBO-Author: Tariro Makanga

A group of elderly Catholics, convinced that Mary, the Virgin Mother of Jesus, is calling them, leave their beautiful homes and secure jobs to live in a rural area in Zimbabwe and look after AIDS orphans.

Children at "Mother of Peace" in Mutoko / Zimbabwe

Harare, the Capital City of Zimbabwe, can be heaven to some people, but for some youth of Zimbabwe it has become hell.

George Msumba met Josis Ndanga who left his rural home to go to Harare when he was fifteen.
Most of the youth go to the city expecting to find employment but this is often not possible.

The agony of living without knowing where the next meal will come from leads many youths into a cycle of alcohol and drugs. The night-clubs become the playground to forget the miseries exerted by city-life.


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"YOUTH AT THE BRINK"

"Josis Ndanga's desire to lead a better life seemed strong.
Was ist because he was insulated from the temptations of the city that he was able to become stronger here in Mutoko?
If he returned to Harare would he survive?
Playing the devil, I decided to tempt him..."



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