posts by Shirley Michael

Appeal

APPEAL PYP is supporting a music project based in Highfields Harare through Anu Heritage Trust a registered charity in Zimbabwe. We are collecting all sorts of musical instruments that we can get hold of. So if you have musical instruments that you do not need any more or you know someone who does, please get in ...

Acute shortage of children’s ARVs hits Lower Gweru – Article from the Herald.

Acute shortage of children’s ARVs hits Lower Gweru Wednesday, 13 June 2012 20:49 Paidamoyo Chipunza recently in Lower Gweru THERE is a serious shortage of anti-retroviral drugs for children in Lower Gweru, forcing health officials to administer adult ARVs to children living with HIV and Aids. Sister Charity Ndlovu in charge of Madigane Clinic in ...

Appeal for help.

The Pahushamwari Trust Fund

On the 11th of February an online group of friends responded to a plight posted by PYP of a young man who needed to raise his outstanding fees in order to get his A’ level results. The ladies decided to each contribute towards this cause. Within a week the ladies had not only raised  enough ...

World Disability Day; Message from PYP Young Ambassador Colleen

As a young ambassador for PYP, today I honour every individual in this country (Zimbabwe) with a disability. no-one will never know or understand the daily challenges we go through, the discrimination we face, the way we are “used” to secure funding from international organisations but never see that money or the way society treats us like we’re ...

Sanitary wear …. an issue too private?

It has always been our pledge in our Dignity Restored campaigns that young women from disadvantaged backgrounds should be allowed to live without fear, work with dignity and play without shame. Our previous campaigns in Zimbabwe have had such overwhelming reception by girls from all walks of life and this has given us the opportunity ...

Countdown to the PYP Christmas Cheer Campaign

Countdown To The PYP Christmas Campaign

“Tiny Worlds Within the World” Youth Exchange Program Turkey

PYP will be taking part in a youth exchange project in Turkey on 13-18th November 2011 The exchange has been organised by a group of called ‘THE YOUNG EXPLORERS’ and the foreign language department of a high school called Turgutlu Milli Piyango Anatolian High School which is located in the historical town of Manisa; and their ...

The PYP Xmas Cheer Campaign

The PYP Xmas Cheer Campaign A group of Positive Youths, comprising 10 young people will be travelling to Zimbabwe for 2 weeks in December 2011 for the PYP Xmas Cheer Campaign.  The volunteers’ trip will deliberately coincide with the Christmas holidays as their intention is to “spread some Christmas Cheer” during the festive season. The ...

give us sutin Better 2 DO!!

Driving past a park in Bramford, Ipswich, I came across the above sign and I couldn’t help but stop the car for a second glance. They say every picture tells a story and I cannot believe I found a picture that aptly sums up all that have been fighting for in my adult life. First ...