Letters

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

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

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

Chikondi Kanjadza is 24 years old and the current Ms. Albinism Malawi. This episode features her letter to her body as well as conversations with other women with albinism: Tumeliwa Mphepo, Emmie Chiumia and Pamela Juma. The women speak about their experiences as women with albinism in Malawi and their relationships with their bodies. This episode also contains a dialogue between Lerato Honde and Alinafe Malonje. Music in this episode produced by The Dream Manifest, sound effects from www.zapslat.com.

Professor Address Malata is the Vice Chancellor of Malawi University of Science and Technology (MUST), the first woman to hold a position of Vice Chancellor at a Public University in Malawi and the first to hold this position for the nursing/midwifery professions in Africa. She was the Vice President of the International Confederation of Midwives, becoming the first Midwife in Africa to hold this position. She was also the director of the World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Inter-professional Education and Collaborative Practice at Kamuzu College of Nursing. This episode features her letter to Nurses and Midwives as well as a commentary from Lerato Honde.  Music in this episode produced by The Dream Manifest and MadebyKAP. Sound effects in this episode from www.zapslat.com