Bayakhala abakhubazekileyo ngokungaqakathekiswa ngesikhathi kuqhutshwa imikhankaso lenhlelo zokulwisana lodubo lwezidakamizwa lanxa labo lubathinta ikakhulu ngalesi sikhathi isimo somnotho esibi.
Bakhuthaza uhulumende lenhlanganiso abasebenzisana lazo ukuba bangabatshiyi phandle kunhlelo lezi.
Abakhubazekileyo bathi kuqakathekile ukuba bengene kunhlelo lezi. Omunye wabakhalayo nguMnu. David Kujinga owalimala emsebenzini kwele South Africa.
“Ngibona ukuthi abantu ababuyayo laba besenza ama-campaigns kababafundisi abakhubazekileyo, ukuthi abantu abakhubazekileyo laba baphila njani.”
UNkosazana Sukoluhle Mhlanga okhubazekileyo njalo eyisiphathamandla senhlanganiso yeMacular Dystrophy Association of Zimbabwe, abameli babo kumele bengene kunhlelo ezitshiyeneyo.
“Isifiso sami yikuthi sibe lenkokheli ezizafuqa ama-policies that are disability inclusive ukuze lathi njengabantu abakhubazekileyo sikholise amalungelo ethu sibe lempilo engcono, sinanzelele ukuthi we are also part of the communities.”
Ukhuthaza inkokheli yabo esedale lephalamende ukuthi kube ngabantu abaphakamisa izikhalazo zabo.
“Sifisa inkokheli ezizayehla zifike kithi zifinyelele zonke indawo esikuzo ukuze ukuze sanelise ukukhulumisana labo siqede ama-challenges esibhekane lawo. Sifisa inkokheli ezizasimela ezingelankethayabetshabi ukuthi lo ngubani, lo ngubani ngoba sonke siyizizalwane zeZimbabwe, silama-Constitutional Rights, sifisa impilo engcono, sifisa impilo elula ukuze konke kuqhubekele phambili.”
Omunye wabangaboniyo, uNkosikazi Constance Sibanda owenhlanganiso yeZimbabwe Women with Disabilities in Development, uthi lokhu kungafezeka kuphela uma inkokheli ingatshiyana lenkethabetshabi.
“Ngitsho mina ngoba kulowana mhlubulo ikanenginengi angize ngababona phela nxa sesithe sabangenisa njalo kukalutshwana ukuthi khona uthi lawe uvela komunye umhlubulo uthi ake lingikhangele phela abakukhangeli, bayabe belokhe bekhangele eceleni kukanti indawo inkulu, kungakhanyi engani sisebenzela umhlubulo owodwa.”
Omunye wabasakhulayo oligqwetha eliphatheke kwezokulwela amalungelo oluntu ikakhulu abakhubazekileyo, uAbraham Mateta, uthi indlela esabalaliswa ngayo ulwazi lokulimukisa uzulu ngengozi yodubo lolu kayilotshwa ngendlela eqondileyo.
“Okwakuqala, indlela imibiko ehanjiswa ngayo ngendaba lezi eze-drug and substance abuse ayikhangeli abantu abakhubazekileyo. Njengomzekeliso uzathola ukuthi kuma-campaign amanengi ayenziwayo kuyabe kungelamuntu kumbe abantu abasebenzisa i-sign language kube sekutshiya abantu abangezwayo endlebeni bengazi ukuthi kuhamba njani.”
Isikhulumeli sogatsha lwezemfundo yePrimary leSecondary, umnumzana Taungana Ndoro uthi bayingxenye yomonyano abawubiza ngokuthi yiNational Task Force Against Drug and Substance Abuse ngakho-ke kakho otshiywa phandle enhlelweni lezi.
“I-anti-drug and substance abuse ilekhomidi yabantu ilizwe lonke okungasi abavela kugatsha lwePrimary and Secondary kuphela, batholakala iZimbabwe yonke ngoba sekwananzelelwa ukuba kuludaba luyindozi kwezomvikela welizwe.”
Lumsakazo kawusanelisanga ukuzwa okuvela kumqondisi wohlangothi olubona ngendaba zabakhubazekileyo kugatsha lwezisebenzi lenhlalakahle kazulu uDolotela Christine Peta obengaphenduli umakhalekhukhwini.
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