Over
200 Zimbabwean women were fooled into thinking that they would be house maids
in Kuwait only to find out that they were being used as sex slaves. These women
were left stranded in Kuwait as some of them do not have passports plus money
for travelling expenses.
According
to the NewsDay of 28 April 2016 ,the Zimbabwean
government ignored
the cries of these women citing financial problems and some parliamentarians
even tried to raise funds but their efforts were in vain.
The Herald of 28 April
2016 has a headline saying “Chivayo rescues
trafficking victims.” According to the story it is said that Mr Wicknell
Chivayo bought return tickets worth $58k for the 32 stranded women.
Barely a month ago Chivayo was being attacked by the media
because he had not paid Pasuwa’s salary. The article sparked a cold war between the media and Chivayo. A lot of
issues were evoked by the media which Chivayo had done in the past. People
shouls always bare it in their minds that “to err is human,” and no one is
perfect. The media forgot about how Chivayo had rescued ZIFA’s debt to ensure
Zimbabwe remained in the 2022 World cup.
Most women were delighted to read today’s article on Chivayo’s
donation as they felt for the women in Kuwait. Bubblejoy Chimbwedza said she
believes regardless of someone past behaviour if they do something good, it
should be appreciated.
Sibonokuhle Mpofu said "The government failed to raise funds to get these suffering women to Zimbabwe but Wicknell managed to help these women. What he did is a good thing as these women left the country because they wanted to put a meal on the table for their families. Being a sex slave is not a good thing at all. I wish most businessmen in the country should see what Chivayo did as an example to follow,"
Charles de Lint says every time you do a good
deed you shine the light a little farther into the dark. And the thing is, when
you're gone that light is going to keep shining on, pushing the shadows back. From this context, it simply means
nomatter what people will say about Chivayo what he has done will always be
remembered.
As human beings we should be remembered for the things we do. The things we
do are the most important things of all. They are more important than what we
say or what we look like. The things we do outlast our mortality. The things we
do are like monuments that people build to honour heroes after they've died.
They're like the pyramids that the Egyptians built to honour the Pharaohs. Only
instead of being made out of stone, they're made out of the memories people
have of you. That's why your deeds are like your monuments. Built with memories
instead of with stone.
Being used as a sex
slave is not something that anyone would love to be. One’s identity is robbed,
and one is left empty. In reality, no female desires to be a part of this
nightmare. The dwindling economic situation in the country has forced a
lot of people to cross the Zimbabwean boarder in search for greener pastures.
Most people don’t not care much about the kind of job they will do as long as
they can make money, but being a sex slave is not one thing that one would love
to do.
