CAREER PROFILE :Meet Mabala the ticklish tale writer

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Mabala was born British and after graduating as a teacher went to Tanzania as a volunteer and fell in love with the country.

They are based on a whole series of experiences, many of which bubble up inside as you are writing. Who has not seen such corruption among some members of the traffic police force? And of boarding unsafe buses and praying to God that you arrive safely. I have had very personal experiences of disability so the theme of disability comes naturally into many of my works. The scenario around building the village youth centre is an expression fo the goals of the youth organisation I am director of, TAMASHA. We believe that young people need their space and we are working towards that in many districts in Tanzania. I wanted to show that providing spaces for young people is key to their positive development. In my work with young people also, gender based violence against girls is so common and so hidden that I felt it should be talked about.

CAREER PROFILE :Meet Mabala the ticklish tale writer

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