International Women’s Day

With women and girls worldwide celebrating International Women’s Day on Sunday, the learners from Sunshine Private School voiced why they believe women should be celebrated.
JUSTISIA SHIPENA
Vivian Ralenga

Women should be celebrated because they’re dependable. They’re the best counsellors, they multitask like bosses, they’re empowering and they give birth to future leaders, which makes them even stronger and selfless because they look after everyone before themselves.

Nina Murray

I think women should be celebrated because they have been disadvantaged for a long time. We have risen from becoming housewives to engineers.

Nokutenda Mugandani

I think women should be celebrated because they are the main source of reproduction and they are empowering. We have to celebrate the Eves of this world because they give birth to nations upon nations.

Massy Kanyange

Women go through a lot of things and they are always judged. Women should be celebrated because they are breaking down walls and building even higher walls, not just for themselves but for the youth as well.

Alicia Jansen

Women should be celebrated because they give life, they empower other women and they create leaders for the future. Women go through pain but still put on a brave face to be strong for their family and women keep on inspiring, a clear example of my mother.

Ndeyapo Shaanika

I think women should be celebrated because for years we have been broken down and told to be housewives and that we are only good for housework, but we have been proving that the stereotype is wrong and we are becoming very successful entrepreneurs, among other things.

Gabriel Ithste

I think women should be celebrated because many died for our freedom and carried us for nine months. They led the future generation into a positive one. They should also be recognised for their positive actions and accomplishments, like one of my role models Harriet Tubman.

Tia Gonteb

I think women should be celebrated as in the past people looked down on them as strong individuals who are capable of transforming the world. Women are the backbone of the future and, for that, I appreciate the women in my life.

Yazeed Mahmoud JaBalla

It is vital to celebrate the women in our societies as well as give them love and remember the hardships they have to face on a daily basis. Hopefully we learn a lot from their journey. They brought us life and if there are no women, there is no love.

Semba Uendjipa

As far as I’m concerned, women should be appreciated on a daily basis, no matter what day it is. They have transformed the world and continue to do so with each passing day. People should celebrate this, always. We should do so while alleviating the pressure from ourselves and from each other.

Timotheus Junior Dalla

Women should be celebrated for their boldness and gentle personas. They are confident in themselves and make sure to pass this energy onto others. They play an important role as the mothers of our nation.

Leonel Nangolo

I think women should be celebrated as they are abused in many ways: Physically, mentally and sexually. We sometimes forget to give them the love they deserve throughout their journey and, as a result, we forget about the women before us, the women around us.