February issue- Girls Writes

'Girls Writes '
Monthly updates on Girls and Young
Women's empowerment from RNCYPT

WHAT IS SAFE SEX
Safe sex is all about protecting yourself and your partners from sexually
transmitted infections. Safe sex helps you stay healthy and can even make sex
better. STI's are infections that are passed from one person to another during
sexual activity. Anybody who has oral, anal, or vaginal sex, or genital skin-to-skin
contact with another person can get STI's.
Safe sex means taking steps to protect yourself and your partner from STI's when
you have sex. There are lots of ways you can make sex safer. One of the best ways
is by using a barrier like condoms, (male and female condoms) and/or dental
dams — every single time you have oral, anal, or vaginal sex. These condoms cover
parts of your genitals, protecting you and your partner from body fluids and some
skin-to-skin contact, which can both spread STI's.
Many young people especially girls and young women are reluctant to using
condoms because of negative attitudes including the following;
Gender-related reasons: in a patriarchal society men decide when and how
sexual intercourse takes place.Trust: asking for condom usage in a long-term
relationship is seen as a lack of trust.
Your first day of school can at
times be difficult. Remember
Condoms reduce sexual pleasure and may have physical side effects.
to trust your instincts and
Social status: you look cheap by using condoms that just are be free yourself. of charge. Men will
not pay for sex if you insist on condom usage.
Belief that condoms cause HIV, could trigger pain in the kidneys or cause
worms.
These attitudes are caused by a lack of information about condoms and safe sex, if
you would like to know more about safe sex do not hesitate to get in touch with
us.
WISE UP AND CONDIMIZE

Girls and Young Women 'WRITE'
out
W e a r e e x c i t e d t o s h a r e w i t h y o u 3 o f t h e t o p w r i t i n g s w e
r e c e i v e d i n t h i s m o n t h ' s G i r l s W r i t e s c o n t e s t . B e f o r e w e d o s o ,
L e t u s a p p r e c i a t e e v e r y o n e t h a t p a r t i c i p a t e d i n t h e c o n t e s t ,
i n c l u d i n g y o u n g m e n f o r t h e i r w r i t i n g s c o n t r i b u t e d i m m e n s e l y t o
o u r l i b r a r y . W e w i l l s h a r e t h i s a s l i t e r a t u r e i n o u r S R H R h u b s
( K a t i y o , C h i n h o y i a n d R a f f i n g o r a ) .

K a n a W a f a r i s a
A h ! I n o n a k a i y i a s i i n o z v i m b i r a
N h a i w e i n o d a b e p a i y i ,
H o n a k a w a w o o n d o k a , w a p e r e r w a w a g o m b e r w a
m a z a n o p e r e r e
P a y a w a k a z v i i t a s h a n g w i t i ,
N h a s i w a t i t u z u s e z i z i r a e d z e r w a
Z v i r w e r e z v a k u t i n a m e n a m e s e t s v i g i r i p a m a t a m a ,
M i m b a y a k u p i s a n d o n d o ,
W o t i k u t s v a m b e r i m a n g w a n a m u s a n a ,
N h a i w e g w a r a i w e , z a n o i r a i r a n w a
K u n y a n g e w a f a r i s a c h e n j e r a N h a m o !
C h e n g e t e d z a h u p e n y u h w a k o ,
R a m a n g w a n a r i v e m b u r e t e t e
W o v a M u n h u a s i n a c h i r w e r e c h o k u p i h w a k a n a
c h o k u p a v a m w e
W e d u w e e b e p a r e d z i v i r i r o r a k a k o s h a
N e k u t i u k a t a d z a k u k o s h e s a i y i k o s h e s o
u c h a v a M u n h u a n e u k o s h w a h w e h o s h a
# S a f e s e x
# S t o p c a r e l e s s t h i n k i n g
S h u m b a " K a r e n t h e p o e t "

Z i v i k e l e
P h a t h a i s i h l a n g u , u p h o s e u m k h o n t o .
U p h o s e l a p h o z i k u h l a s e l a .
P h e l a i n d o d a i b o n a k a l a n g o k u h l a l a i h l o m i l e , n j a l o i f a
i z a m i l e .
Z a m a l a w e u k u v i k e l a e y a k h o i m p i l o .
I v i k e l e e m a g c i k w a n e n i
.
V i k e l a i m p i l o n g a z o z o n k e i z i k h a t h i .
W e n s i z w a e m e h l e m e h l o .
U c a n s i u y a m t h a n d a a w o n g i w a .
I s i m a m e s i z i w i s e l a k u w e u t h o k o z e .
Z i d l e l e e z i n y e i n s i z w a u b o b o t h e k e .
K o d w a c h a !
A w a z i n e z e u k u d l a l a k u h l e .
K u t h i m a u y i b o n a i n t o m b i e b i t s h e l e z i ,
I n t o m b i e n g a t h i e g e z a o c h a g w e n i i g c o b e n g e q a n d a ,
U v e l e u h l a n y e , u v a l e k e a m e h l o l e n g q o n d o z i t h u t h e
k a n c a n e .
U b a m b e l a p h a , u t s h i y e k w e h l u l e l o k u t h i u c a b a n g e .
K u t h i l a p h o u y i b o n a i b o b o t h e k a ,
A v u k e u m a l u m e , a m e o m e e t h i q h a
L i v i v i z e l e i k h a n d a , i n h l o z i y o i s i l e n g a n j e n g e y e x o x o
e m a n z i n i .
N g e w a l a l a n g e s i p h a n g e p h a n g e u v e l e u y i h l u b e z o n k e
i m p a h l a .
I j a b u l e i n h l o z i y o n g o b a i g c u l i s w a n g o k u b o n w a y i s o .
U v e l e u y i v i t h i z e u n g a z a n g e w a n a k a n a u k u z i g q o k i s a w e n a .
N g e n h l i z i y o u t h i , ' n g a z e n g a j i m b a ' k a n t i a w a z i ,
L e s i s i p h a l a p h a l a s i k u h l e k a u s u l u n g a p h a k a t h i .
S i g e g e d e k a s i b a m b e i k h a n d a s i b o n a u b u w u l a b a k h o .
P h e l a s i y a t s h i s a , s i v e l e s i d i n g a a b a n j e n g a w e ,
B o n a a b a z a s i n c e d i s a u k u p h a t h a l e l i l a n g a b i e l i n g a k a .

Kwanganani mfana wakithi ube lobungani lejazi
lomkhwenyana.
Kwanjani uzwane labezempilakahle, uvele uhlolwe
ungakazitheli emalangabini.
Lamhlanje ukhala ezimathonsi awazi wenzeni.
Miningi imithwalo iyasinda.
Uhlalile uNgculaza wazinza.
Uthe ebona inhlalakahle wabiza abakubo bazoqutha ngakuwe.
Lamhlanje uhamba nje uyisidumbu esiphefumulayo.
Awucakanga umathambothambo.
Okubonela ekudeni uyafunga athi umathambo khehle.
Bewuthi uhlakaniphile.
Bewuthi ungena mathupha kungekho mvimbi.
Bewuthi awudlali lejazi lomkhwenyana likuqedela ubunandi.
Ikanti ubuzokhela amalahle abilayo.
Ubuzicutha impilo kancanekancane ungananzeleli.
Uyakhala ufuna uziwe mbani lowo mkhosi.
Babekutshela ubaphatha njengezithutha.
Bekulimukisa ubathuka njengeziwula ezingazi isiwiji.
Ubuthi bayizithutha ezidla iqude lingachuthwanga ligijima
lensiba zalo.
Bewuthi unambitha umhluzi , kanti ukhothelela ukufa.
Lamhlanje ubezwa kokuphela bethi ,'zivikele' .
Ufise ukubuyela emuva kodwa kwale.
Ongakwenza yikubonisa abanye .
Nomagugu Gumede

SAFE SEX
Perhaps it was a huge mistake when her mother told her that
a wise woman makes use of her hands,
An even grave one when her father interjected, "...and
always serve men on your knees."
Because now she's often seen outside of pubs and taverns,
Skimply dressed and eargerly waiting to employ her folk's
ambiguous advice on potbellied men that truant their significant
others to have
their phalluses worked on by a convenient other.
Turning a minor who cannot bargain safe measures into an
underpaid proletariat.
As she stands in waiting,
She spits out a thick phlegm and pops a handful of tablets
to rejuvenate her cells that are under attack from "the virus."
Amidst the process, her memory is jogged.
She recollects that fateful day when that shameful man
refused to use protection.
It is only when one of her "workmates" gets a
client and bids her farewell that she snaps out of her nightmare,
And she waves and shouts "STAY SAFE!"
And she only hopes she gets the abstract meaning of
her phrase.
By Beloved Pakanyengwa
Advocates of Hope Zimbabwe

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