Comments on: Zimbabwe’s Forgotten Children: Review of the Documentary by Xoliswa Sithole

By: Charles Mbohwa

Charles Mbohwa — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 10:23:30 +0000

This was a moving piece of reality work. Could not help but shed tears. Thank you for opening up more doors in our lives so that we can contribute in our own way, becoming better prople in the process.

By: tania nott

tania nott — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 10:18:57 +0000

i watched this programme and it broke my heart little esther looking after that baby just wasnt right i would like an update on esthers life and i would like to do something to help make it better

By: Raymond

Raymond — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 04:56:06 +0000

Xoliswa Sithole, who I knew as Patience Sithole : Congratulations! Your work, as a Filmmaker, certainly provokes the viewer to question one’s standpoint in regards to the ongoing inhuman atrocities that plague Sub-Saharan Africa. A very old a dear friend, Raymond Edwards (Producer/Director at Blinding Films)

By: Louise

Louise — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 16:30:51 +0000

I also watched this documentary, and was moved to tears, that we have so much, and they have so little, how can this be in this day and age? Something is very wrong and I just pray we can make a slight difference, I would love to pay Obert’s school fees for him….I wish we could help these children directly. I just hope this money gets to them. Well done on producing this…

By: Gladys

Gladys — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 21:26:36 +0000

I am not able to recommend a sure-fire way to sponsor one child directly, but the website devoted to the documentary has information about offering support, http://zimbabweschildren.org/

I think a good charity is Zimbabwe Orphan Care. They provide donors with regular updates about the specific children they are helping, their progress, etc. It is not affiliated with this documentary but I think that they do very good work. Information about donating is on their website, http://www.zimorphancare.org/

By: Raj

Raj — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 21:07:15 +0000

Hi Gladys,

I wish to sponsor a child’s education directly in Zimbabwe and elsewhere within the African continent. I already give monthly to worldvision, plan and NSPCC but I directly want to sponsor a child right through a good education and pay for all their needs school fees, books, travel, etc.

I believe this is the best way to help them and their families ongoing, to improve many yet to be born by helping the one.

Please tell me how I can do this. I dont want to give to another oranisation but do what we were informed at the end of the documentary, that people have directly helped a child.

If finances permit I will sponsor more than one.

Many Thanks

Raj

By: Lucy

Lucy — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 17:56:27 +0000

I worked in developing countries for a few years and went to Zimbabwe on my forst holiday in Africa, remember my mouth hanging open at the freedom and comfort of ordinary people there compared to Angola where I was working, I was shocked to see zims forgotten children recently, their stories were heartbreaking.

By: Karen Lindup

Karen Lindup — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 09:26:08 +0000

My partner and I saw Xoliswa Sithole’s film Zimbabwe’s Forgotten Children last week on the BBC. We felt very sad and very helpless. Would someone be able to email me Xoliswa’s email address so I can see if we can help in anyway please? Many thanks.

By: winnie p n

winnie p n — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:13:18 +0000

Xoliswa, many thanks and God Bless for taking the courage to expose what the world would not have known or seen. I wish all the children the best in thier future

By: Gladys

Gladys — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:13:48 +0000

The website devoted to the documentary has information about offering support, http://zimbabweschildren.org/

I think a good charity is Zimbabwe Orphan Care. It is not affiliated with this documentary but I think that they do very good work. Information about donating is on their website, http://www.zimorphancare.org/