Biesshop Consulting

Thirty year-old Roseline Tshuma is a resident of ward five in Epworth District - situated South-East of Harare, approximately 18kms away. She is a single parent to a seven year-old daughter who attends grade one at Kubatana Primary school. Roseline is 1.6 meters tall, dark complexioned and maintains natural short hair and vends vegetables for a living. Behind all these lie a radiant smile, an infectious laugh and big black eyes that welcome one to her rather feather-soft persona. Roseline is a direct beneficiary of capacity building programs by Youth Agenda Trust (YAT). YAT is a partner to ActionAid International Zimbabwe (AAIZ). In September 2008, Roselyn’s life made a dramatic change for the worst - so it would seem. But looking at the past, the turn of events was for a bigger cause. It all started following her increasingly deteriorating health and endless calls by her sister Jacqueline Tshuma for her to get a full medical check. This was because she was always in and out...

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