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26 THE STANDARD STYLE /COMMUNITY/ BREAKING NEW GROUND September 28 to October 4 2014 "Read and Discover Your World" says Katrina Patricia Mabviko-Musanhu EVERY parent desires the best for their children. The expectation is usually that their children will live to achieve bigger dreams than their own. What tends to be forgotten many a times is the responsibility that parents have to plant this “seed of greatness” into their children as early as possible if indeed they are to grow to produce “greatness”. In Children of Dreams, Lorilyn Roberts talks about the importance of committing time to children. “You must be committed to your children first. Otherwise, they will receive the leftovers,” she says. Katrina Wallace Karenga believes that her mother contributed to her becoming the avid reader that she is as well as discovering her passion for creative writing. “I studied sciences for my first degree and yet today I am in the creative sector and enjoying what I do,” she said with a brightening look on her face. Katrina works as a material development specialist for a regional Non-Governmental Organisation and her responsibilities include writing books as well as developing posters, pamphlets and training materials and manuals for different target groups. Her passion goes beyond just packaging stories and publishing information to encouraging children to read in her spare time. To this end, she is heavily involved with the Harare City Library where she works with children encouraging them to read so as to widen their understanding of the world they live in. “My mother would go to the library once or twice a week without fail and would take us with her although we were very young. Initially we used to just sit in the library and watch her read and take away more books to read at home.” It was through watching her mother that Katrina began to develop an interest in reading. “The books that my mother read gave her access to so many different experiences and an understanding of so many cultures. When she spoke to us or told us stories it was as if she had travelled around the world.” Katrina confessed that she wouldn’t be where she is today if it was not for the many books she has read since childhood. Reading different novels and fiction books ignited in her a love to tell stories as well as a passion to share information. Each story she read gave her an opportunity to reflect on her being and to understand herself better. “The more you read, the more you get to know more about yourself in view of the world you live in. You develop an ability to understand what is good and what is bad and are able to make an informed decision based on a wider understanding of the choices available,” she added. Katrina believes strongly that reading also gives one an opportunity to acquire critical thinking and problem solving skills. The notion that these skills are acquired only from reading academic books is not necessarily correct. She said that a person who is widely read is likely to perform better in an interview for example than someone who has only read to pass an examination. The one who is more widely read is likely to exude more confidence and display a better understanding of the multicultural society we live in and consequently show better human relations skills compared to the other. “I think that parents have an important role to play in as far as encouraging their children to read is concerned. I don’t believe that they necessarily have to be readers as is the case with my mother. Simply reading a story to a child on a regular basis is enough to ignite their imagination and this is a good place to start. Story telling creates enthusiasm for reading” she said. In addition, it is never too late for anyone to develop a culture of reading. If you struggle to read through one book from beginning to end, Katrina’s advice is to begin by reading stories that you enjoy the most. The more you read the more your interest grows. From here you can then begin to look for small books by authors who write on subjects you enjoy to read about and the rest will take care of itself ! Patricia Mabviko Musanhu is a Company Director/Producer at Black and White Media Productions. She can be contacted at pmabviko@gmail.com
September 28 to October 4 2014 THE STANDARD STYLE / ARTS 27 ZIMAA UK 2014 edition nominations drawing to a close Masimba Makasi - ZIMAA UK The Zimbabwe Music and Arts Awards UK (ZIMAA UK) return for the 4th year with a mission to further the Zimbabwean arts scene in the UK. This year’s event will be held at the Adams Park Conference Centre, High Wycombe on 29 November 2014. The event includes a 3 course dinner and live entertainment as well as the awards show and after-party. Tickets have been released on general sale and organisers say they are in the process of assembling an exciting line up of artists. Adopting the national flower, the flame lily as their insignia, the PR officer for ZIMAA UK, Masimba Makasi said “The beauty and grace of the flame lily stands for all that is good about Zimbabwe. Its Latin name “Gloriosa Superba” which literary translates to “Glorious, Superb” represent the aspirations we have for Zimbabwean art to make its mark on the British and International scene in the same way West African arts have crossed into the mainstream. In fact, there is much more symbolism to the flame lily that fits into our ultimate objectives for this organisation and UK based Zimbabwean arts”. Since the awards’ inception in 2011, following on from the ZimAwards in 2009 and 2010; ZIMAA UK has provided an unrivalled platform where all artists based in the United Kingdom can be nominated and stand a chance to win the award based on how many votes they get from members of the public. The process also includes all Zimbabwean artists who have toured the United Kingdom in the past calendar year. In addition, the votes and the acts will be elaborately reviewed by the judging panel made up of seasoned promoters and credible industry insiders with unbiased minds. Commenting on whether the exercise was not merely a popularity contest the organisers said, “We are constantly looking for ways to improve our voting and nominating systems to ensure that every nominee is deserving and that everyone has a fair chance of getting voted for. One such way is creating awareness of the event in the press and public domain to ensure every qualifying artist is nominated and voted for by those who believe they deserve to win. Another way is to invest in stricter voting systems which we have done.” Nominations are currently open until the 3rd of October, they will go through a review process to assess eligibility before voting starts. Previous winners include Shanky, Cynthia Mare, Jane Doka, Nox Guni and many others. The awards are not only limited to music but also honour art arts sectors life film, fashion, literature, promotions as well as broadcasting and the media. Other previous winners have included ZimOnline Radio, King Alfred and many others. The organiser would like to thank all their sponsors and are pleased to say that there are still opportunities to sponsor the event. For further information and to nominate, please visit the website www. zimaa.co.uk or write to info@zimaa. co.uk
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