Letters

Letters

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Letters episodes

  • Letter to Chiefs from Senior Chief Theresa Kachindamoto

    This special episode of Letters, hosted by Gloria Dzanjalimodzi and Uchizi Manda, honours the life and legacy of Senior Chief Theresa Kachindamoto, a visionary leader who fought tirelessly to end child marriage in Malawi. Known for her courage and relentless spirit, she freed thousands of girls from harmful practices, challenged cultural norms, and always put the wellbeing of children first. In this episode, we also hear from two girls that were freed from child marriages.


    Though we recorded her letter in 2020, we release it now in 2025 in the wake of her passing. Her words are a reminder that her legacy lives on; in every girl who can envision a better life because of her, and in all of us who are called to continue her work. We share this episode with love and gratitude, in honour of a leader whose seeds of change will keep growing for generations to come.


    Trigger Warning: This episode contains references to sexual assault and other sensitive topics. Please listen with care.



    36 min
  • Tabitha's Letter

    If you don't have time to listen to the whole episode yet, we've prepared a snippet for you. Listen to Tabitha's letter to football here.

    6 min
  • Letter to Football from Tabitha Chawinga

    This season begins with a heartfelt letter to football from Malawi's pride and glory: Tabitha Chawinga. In this episode, Tabitha relays what it was like growing up as a girl in Rumphi who had a dream to play football. With commentary from Lerato Honde and our guest hosts, Tadala Chalamanda and Zwere Malunga, we discuss what it means to be a woman in a male dominated sport.

    29 min
  • Letter to Athletes from Mary Waya
    Mary Waya is a Malawian netball legend, she played in Malawi's National team, the Queens, for over 25 years and is currently the Director of Netball at the Ministry of Youth and Sports. Mary started playing international-level netball at age 14, and played in more than 200 representative matches for Malawi. She competed in two World Netball Championships, three Commonwealth Games and two World Netball Series. This episode contains a letter from Mary Waya to athletes, the episode also features a commentary by Lerato Honde. For more information about the Mary Waya Foundation and Netball Academy visit www.marywayafoundation.com .
    The music in this episode is produced by The Dream Manifest, sound effects from www.zapslat.com
    34 min
  • Letter to my Body from Chimwemwe Kamkwamba
    Chimwemwe is a partially deaf Malawian woman and the current miss deaf Africa for 2019/2020. She is also an advocacy member for the Malawi National Association of the Deaf (MANAD). For the last episode of the "Letters to my Body" sub-series, we have a letter from Chimwemwe Kamkwamba, she speaks about her experiences as a partially deaf woman in Malawi. This episode also features a commentary by Alinafe Malonje.
    Music in this episode produced by The Dream Manifest, sound effects from www.zapslat.com
    34 min
  • Letter to my Body from Stella Nkhonya Chisangwala and Patricia Moyo
    Stella Nkhonya Chisangwala was diagnosed with polio at the age of 7, she has physical disabilities and walks with crutches and calipers. She is also the founder and National Coordinator of a Disability Rights Organisation called WAG-Disability Rights. Patricia Moya is a 26 year old woman with a certificate in Rural and Community Development. Patricia also has physical disabilities and walks with crutches. This episode features a conversation between Ucizi Manda, Alinafe Malonje and Lerato Honde.
    Music in this episode produced by The Dream Manifest and sound effects from www.zapslat.com
    43 min
  • Letter to my Body from Stella Nkhonya Chisangwala and Patrica Moyo

    Stella was diagnosed with polio at the age of 7. She is the founder and National coordinator of a Disability rights Organisation called WAG-Disability Rights that empowers women and girls with disabilities and provides them with information regarding their rights. Patricia Moyo is a 26 year old woman who was born with disabilities, she is physically challenged walks using crutches, she also has a certificate in Rural and Community Development. This episode also features a conversation between Lerato Honde, Alinafe Malonje and Ucizi Manda.

    The music in this episode is produced by The Dream Manifest, sound effects from www.zapslat.com

    43 min

About Letters

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The stories of African women can easily be buried and forgotten if we are not intentional in keeping them above ground. The contributions that African women make to their families, their countries and their societies in general aren't talked about enough.