Privilege – the unearned advantage that some groups experience over others. When I was at Chancellor College, one day, I was approached by a boy and girl outside of Room A who told me they saw me talking in the library (the Chikanda side, where kulongolola was very much welcome) and thought I would be […]
Category Archives: Social Sciences
Things I was Never Told About Therapy (Guest Post)
Hie. I’m Faith. Not that Faith. A different Faith. I don’t know if I should introduce myself now or just keep writing and trust that there’s going to be an intro of sorts at the end of this. Anyways. I was asked to write about something and honestly I never know what to say or […]
Leadership
I wrote a thread on leadership on Twitter some weeks back, and it got the attention that I wasn’t expecting. Several people said it was insightful, so I thought of sharing it here. So a friend of mine and I were talking and we happened to get into the topic of some harmful leadership habits. […]
Of Elephant Poaching and the Importance of Local Consultation
I recently watched a documentary which looked into elephant poaching in Mozambique, and how the illegal trading of ivory is likely to make elephants extinct if no sustainable intervention is found in five years. It was sad, to say the least. The presenter/researcher/prober of the show (from a first world country) went around, trying to […]
Neighbours
I think one of the best examples of income inequality in Malawi is found in the city of Zomba. There are two schools that are next to each other. One is called Mponda Primary School. The other is called Sir Harry Johnson Primary school. Even by the name, you can tell which is for the […]
Life After University
Ever since I successfully managed to endure four years of university torture, I’ve had the very same question flung my way… “Nde ukutanino?” Honestly, this question annoys me. For so many reasons. I don’t mean the people who ask me are annoying per se, but the question annoys me because of personal reasons. I know […]
For Richard Mussa (PhD)
The news that Dr Richard Mussa has passed on is very very hard to believe. Surely, this is a mistake? I just bumped into him in town the other day! He was alive and well, he looked very healthy. What was this? It took me so long to accept it; heck, I don’t even think […]
Leaving prints through mentoring
Last academic year, I had the opportunity to be a mentor at Pirimiti CDSS as a member of Little Big Prints, a GirlChild Education intervention. I wasn’t sure what to expect, but I knew I would meet loads of girls with hopes and dreams to finish their secondary school and go to college. All I […]
Africa you don’t see on media
I was on twitter the other day, and came across a tweet that said, “Africa you don’t see on media” and to it was attached a picture of a beautiful resort/hotel with a gorgeous pool and a city in the far distant. Such a paradise. It was breathtaking! And I was about to started going […]