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"I strongly believe that, regardless of what is happening in politics – not just in Zimbabwe but in many different parts of the world – if we want to change things, we will need to go to the grassroots and teach them to stand up for themselves, because if we can empower them beyond being a victim of a political situation, then we are making change happen."

— Chido Govera

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"I learned to redefine myself regardless of what happened to me when I was a kid, I've been able to reclaim myself. This is something that's required for every individual. We are not what happened to us."

You realise that if you can work, you can actually get there step by step, you can put food on your plate

I don't think I would be doing what I'm doing now in Zimbabwe if I didn't believe there is a possibility for a change

"People don't see what they have, they're busy looking at what they don't have and worrying about how they can get there, and yet when they start by appreciating what they have, then their lives will be different and their goal in life will not be to project what they don't have and to use it to define themselves when they can learn to define themselves by what they have."

I've been able to reclaim myself. This is something that's required for every individual. We are not what happened to us

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