Pamberi Trust’s Gender project FLAME (Female Literary Arts & Music Enterprise) proudly presents a series of events to mark and celebrate International Women’s Day (week!)

 

FLAME is a project established to empower women artists with information, knowledge and skills for survival and success.  The project has held 24 workshops, dozens of events, and 38 open mic sessions since it started in 2006, and has worked with well over 100 women artists altogether.  Viva, ladies!

 

 

ZIMBABWEAN MARRIAGES, What women should know.  Primrose Mungwari (ZWLA), Catherine Makoni (CAFOD), Primrose Dzenga (poet) - FREE, All welcome!

‘AGUA CON SAL’ (Water with salt) – a story of two women fighting to survive in a society of great opportunities.  Olga is a young Cuban who arrived in Spain with a scholarship, expecting the beginning of a better life. As an immigrant she suffered the ups and downs of marginalisation, but was unable to return home.  Mari Jo was born into a family full of problems, who work illegally in a furniture factory earning two Euros per hour.  ‘Agua con Sal’ (Water with Salt) is a fight for survival.   FREE All Welcome!  Courtesy of the Embassy of Spain.

 

A platform for women to come out in the comfort of day time and participate in the arts – song, dance, poetry, whatever - this is your space Sistaz, come do your thang!  The Book Cafe

 

SAT 13, 5.30-7pm, ‘WOMEN of the WORLD’ - A stunning lineup of some of Zimbabwe’s most beautiful voices – a dazzling display of divas coming together to celebrate and salute Women of the world.  DUDU Manhenga, RUTE Mbangwa, PRUDENCE Katomene-Mbofana, KUNDISAI Mtero, HOPE Masike, ADIONA Maboreke, and featuring poets AURA and ‘DIKSON’.  Brought together by and featuring ZCM/Norway music exchange artist CECILIE Giskemo for a sneak pre-HIFA preview.   Supported by Pamberi Trust, promoting women artists under the gender project FLAME @ The Book Caf