20 June is the United Nations World Refugee Day
Theme: Real People, Real Needs -Vanhu Chaivho, Nezvido Chaizvo
Singabantu Abaqotho, Silezidingo Eziqotho

And WE ARE THE REAL PEOPLE SPEAKING OUT ABOUT OUR NEEDS.
It seems to us that Zimbabweans are not treated as real people with real needs, WE are treated like refugees our own country. WHY DO WE THINK THIS?

1. Refugees are people who are displaced  – MANY Zimbabweans are displaced without a roof over their head. Our homes were demolished and no one has attended to this injustice. On top of that rents and rates are now skyrocketing and people will be chased from their homes. STOP RAISING RENTS AND FIND A WAY TO LET US HAVE A ROOF OVER OUR HEADS
2. A refugee is someone who is uncertain of their personal security – the rule of law is not respected and police officers are a law unto themselves! See15 September 2008 GPA. 18. Security of persons and prevention of violence 18.2 Gravely concerned by the displacement of scores of people after the election of March 29, 2008 as a result of politically motivated violence. 18.5 The Parties hereby agree: (g) to work together to ensure the security of all persons and property; (h) to work together to ensure the safety of any displaced persons, their safe return home and their enjoyment of the full protection of the law. CONDUCT TRAINING SO POLICE OFFICERS RESPECT HUMAN RIGHTS AND UNDERSTAND THEIR ROLE IS TO SERVE THE NATION.
3. Refugees survive on handouts – they have no means to stabilize their lives and earn a living There is 95 % unemployment so people try to earn a living by informal or cross border trading. People do this to try to survive hardship but instead they suffer arrest, are forced to pay a bribe, their goods are looted with no way to get justice. See 15 September 2008 Global Political Agreement. 3. Economic recovery 3.1 The Parties agree: (a) to give priority to the restoration of economic stability and growth in Zimbabwe. The Government will lead the process of developing and implementing an economic recovery strategy and plan. To that end, the parties are committed to working together on a full and comprehensive economic programme to resuscitate Zimbabwe’s economy, which will urgently address the issues of production, food security, poverty and unemployment and the challenges of high inflation, interest rates and the exchange rate.
   STABILISE THE ECONOMY TO CREATE JOBS BUT UNTIL THEN ALLOW US TO TRADE WITHOUT HARRASMENT BY POLICE AND ZIMRA.
4. Refugee children do not go to school – Zimbabwean children cannot get their right to a decent education and spend their day playing in the roads. Teachers are refugees in other countries because they were harassed by militia and chased away by low salaries. OUR CHILDREN MUST GET THEIR RIGHT TO AN EDUCATION – AND TEACHERS TO EARN A LIVING WAGE.
5. Refugees cannot easily get health care and live in conditions that breed disease – There are very few professional staff and little medication in hospitals, the service is expensive. Doctors and Nurses do not earn a living wage. PRIORITISE HEALTHCARE FOR ALL URGENTLY.
6. WE ALSO DEMAND THE RIGHT TO ENJOY OUR FULL CITIZENSHIP WITH OUR OWN CONSTITUTION See 15 September 2008 GPA. 6. Constitution Acknowledging that it is the fundamental right and duty of the Zimbabwean people to make a constitution by themselves and for themselves; Determined to create conditions for our people to write a constitution for themselves; and Mindful of the need to ensure that the new Constitution deepens our democratic values and principles and the protection of the equality of all citizens, particularly the enhancement of full citizenship and equality of women.

Our needs are real and need to be urgently attended to and political leaders must respect us enough to deliver and also to deliver the promises made in the Global Political Agreement.

 Our leaders said they were
CONSIDERING our shared determination …a nation where all citizens respect and, therefore, enjoy equal protection of the law and have equal opportunity to compete and prosper in all spheres of life.
COMMITTING ourselves to putting our people first by arresting the fall in living standards and reversing the decline of our economy.
DETERMINED to build a society free of violence, fear, intimidation, hatred, patronage, corruption and founded on justice, fairness, openness, transparency, dignity and equality.
DETERMINED to act in a manner that demonstrates respect for the democratic values of justice, fairness, openness, tolerance, equality, respect of all persons and human rights. 

BUT WE HAVE NOT SEEN THE RESULTS THAT SHOW ANY COMMITMENT AND DETERMINATION? WHERE IS IT?

IN OTHER WORDS ….

Vanhu Chaivho Nezvido Chaizvo

1. Tiri kurarama sevapoteri munyika medu. Pekugara chaipo pari kunetsa.
2. Mitero iri kudhura dzimba takatengeserwa, kunge ivhu rekutengeserwa kunge nyika isiri yedu. Mari yokubhadhara pokugara yodhura kupfuura mari yatinotambira.
3. Muzvitoro zvose zvirimo asi chokutengesa hatina, mabasa hapana.
4. Vana havachaenda kuchikoro mari yacho idambudziko kuiwana.
5. Muzvipatara mishonga hamuna ukaiwana mishonga mari yokutenga hatina.
6. Vanoshanda ngava piwe mihoro ino kwanisa kuraramisa mhuri dzavo.
7. Mari dzokubhadhara pakufamba hadzinzwisisike, mibhadharo yacho inongo siyaniswa asi rwendo rwuri rumwe chete. Kunyanya nzvimbo dzekure
8. Tarisiro yedu ndeye kuti makambani ose avhurwe mabasa awanikwe.Vashandi vasapiwa mazuva mamwe ekusevenza mamwe ekusasevenza.
9. Tariro yedu ndeye vakashungurudzwa, vakapondwa, vakapisirwa misha hapana chatati tanzwa kana kuona. Honzeri dzemhirizhonga hadzisati dzaburitswa  pachena.
10. Tinonzwa muchikakavadzana nenyaya yezvigaro isu voruzhinji tiri kutambura. Redu ratakananga  gwara haticha rizivi.
11. Bumbiro remutemo tanga takaritarisira asi hatichanzwisisa kuti zviri kufambiswa sei. Richanyorwa here sekuvimbisa kwavanga vakaita kuti tiende kusarudzo ine runyararo uye iri pachena, kudzivirira kodzero dzedu?

SAYING IT IN ANOTHER WAY …

Singabantu abaqotho sifuna izinto eziqotho, silemicabango ekhaliphileyo njalo ebanzi.

1. Ngobuqotho bethu sifuna ukuphathwa ngendlela eqotho njalo sitshelwe izinto ngoba yithi amaZimbabwe aqotho. Sikhangele siyabona konke  okwenzakalayo, sesidiniwe ngezithembiso zamanga ngakho sifuna inkokheli eziqotho.
2. Lathi libumba uhulumende wenu womanyano lathi lifuna ukuhlenga amaZimbabwe pho kungaphi ukusihlenga kwenu udubo lokhu luqhubekela phambili?
3. Selihluthunele  abantwabethu ilungelo lokumfundo. Asisenelisi ukubabhadalela ezikolo ngenxa yembadalo ephezulu.
4. Abantu sebefela ezindlini bebelethele khona ngoba siswela imali yokubhadala izibhedlela ngoba zibiza inhlawulo engeneliswa nguzulu wonke.
5. Ezitolo  izinto azazani kodwa sizidla ngamehlo.
6. Isizwe sesilahlekelwe yibuntu baso ngenxa yokuswelakala kwemisebenzi, sesiphila sanyamazana ubudlova sobandile kuleli, kuthi laba abasebenzayo abaholi lutho.
7. Amapholisa konke lokhu akutshaya indiva ngoba bafuna ababafumbathisayo.
8. Sesiphila ebunyameni ngenxa yokuswela amandla kagetsi kodwa ekupheleni kwenyanga kufuneka amakhulu lamakhulu amalandi.
9. Izulu lana kodwa amanzi awakho ezimpompini zethu lokhu kwenzakala nje akulangcazelo esiyitholayo evela kumenisipalithi.
10. Lokhu uhulumende womanyano wasungulwayo asikaze sizwe inkulumo ephathelane lozulu kodwa esikuzwayo yikuthi babanga izihlalo lokuthi uzibani uyengaphi, uyecela imali yabo lokuthi kwenzakalani ngamapulazi abo. Abezombangazwe lingasitsheli ukuthi sokulenguquko, nxa inguquko isikhona  izabonakala kumpilo zikazulu.

Qhubeka – Take the Step – Yendera Mberi!