Abasakhulayo eZimbabwe abangamankazana ikakhulu abemaphandleni baqhubeka bebhekane lobunzima obugoqela ukukhulelwa bebancane okubangela ukuthi kube nzima ukuba baphatheke ekuthuthukiseni umnotho welizwe.
Lokhu kuza ngemva kokudingisisa okwenziwa ngabenhlanganiso ye Plan International okuveza ukuba amankazana afika isilinganiso esingamatshumi amabili lasikhombisa ekhulwimi-26% emaphandleni yiwo kuphela anelisa ukuphumelela kumihloliso ye Ordinary level.
Inhlanganiso le iveza ukuba abaphansi kwetshumi ekhulwini-8% yibo abaphumelela ukuya emakolitshini awemfundo ephezulu.
Ingcitshi kundaba zamankazana zithi kunzima kakhulu ukuba abantwana abatholakala bekhulelwe baphumelele ukuya phambili ngesikolo nxa kuqathaniswa labafana bona abaqhubeka ngemfundo lanxa kuyibo abone amantombazana.
Eyinye yalezingcitshi esebenza lenhlanganiso ye Centre for Girl Child Protection uNkosikazi Nompilo Mlotshwa ithi abantwana abazithwalayo bayehluleka ukuqeda isikolo okwenza bengaphatheki kumnotho wakulezinsuku.
“Abantwana abanengi emaphandleni bayehluleka ukuqeda isikolo lapho sebezithwele okwenza ukuba kube nzima ukuba baphatheke komnotho walulezinsuku odinga amabhuku,’’ kutsho uMlotshwa.
Amazwi ka MaMlotshwa asekelwe nguNkosazana Pauline Chere ingcitshi esebenza lenhlanganiso ye Young Women Arise, osakhulayo.
‘’Umnotho wakulezinsuku awusafuni umuntu ongazange aye esikolo wayafundela izinto ezifana lokusebenzisa imitshina efana lama computers le internet. Amankazana amanengi ayazithwala ehluleke ukukufeza lokhu,’’kutsho uChere.
UNkosikazi Prisca Phiri ongumbalisi eHarare uthi kuqakathekile ukuthi kube lemfundiso eqinileyo ngokubaluleka kwesikolo kubantwana abangamankazana.
“Kumele izikolo zemaphandleni zenze lokho okwenzakala emadolobheni lapho esifundisa abantwana ukuba bahloniphe imizimba yabo.”
Osakhulayo owafunda esikolo se Somalala eZhombe uNkosazana Tabeth Sibindi uthi inengi labantu akhula labo lehluleka ukuqeda ngenxa yokuzithwala.
“Abanengi engafunda labo bayehluleka ukuqeda isikolo ngenxa yokuphazamiswa imizimba yabo. Ungakhangela esikolo engafunda kiso kwaphumelela amankazana amane kuphela phakathi kwamatshumi amane ukuba babhale abedlula itshumi baqeda sebelezisu,’’ kugcizelela uSibindi.
UTalent Manala odabuka eFilabusi uthi ngenxa yokusabalala kwabotsheketsha abantwana abangamankazana sebezithola besebunzimemi bokuyengeka behluleke ukuqeda isikolo.
“Amankazana asuka ayengeke ngenxa yesimo somnotho ukuthola izinto ezincane okwenza bathandane labantu abangela msebenzi abazithandela izinto,’’ kutsho uManala.
Isiphathamandla sikahulumende kugatsha lwabesifazana uNkosikazi Petronella Chitsa uthi uhulumende uzama ngendlela zonke ukuba abantwana abangamankazana bephumelele.
“Uhulumende ulenhlelo ezehlukeneyo zokuba abantwana abangamankazana baphatheke kunhlelo zokuba labo benelise ukuqeda isikolo bengaphazamiswa yikuba lezisu. Sisebenza lenhlanganiso ezizimeleyo.”
Kumpumela yemihloliso eyethulwe lugatsha lwe Zimbabwe School Examination Council (ZIMSEC) kulabantwana abangamankaza abalutshwane okwedlula abangabafana abenelise ukuphumelela kumihloliso elotshwe nyakenye.
Ingcitshi zithi abantwana abazithwalayo kumele baphiwe amathuba okuqhubeka ngesikolo lobanje lokhu kusiba nzima ngenxa yamasiko lempilo kazulu kuleli.
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