Eneless is a Malawian woman living with disabilities. As part of a project led by Disabled Women in Africa - DIWA, she raises awareness about the rights of persons with disabilities in her community by reciting poems, inspired by her personal experience.
Watch the video on YouTube to hear Eneless' powerful poetry promoting the rights of persons with disabilities (English subtitles)
Eneless' poem:
My name is Eneless Chimutu
If my parents had known
They would have killed me in the womb
Indeed, my parents carried me in the womb for 9 months
Not knowing that I was going to be born with a disability
Being born with a disability is not my will
But it is the way God created me
Relatives and friends, let’s not focus on my disability
But let’s hold hands to fight against the stigma associated with it
If my parents had known, they would have just killed me when I was a baby
Chiefs, people in the authorities, do not think that disability is the end of my life
It is the will of God to create me this way
God created us equal
You have never seen God, You have never seen God
It is possible that God could have one leg
It is possible that God could have one hand
It is possible that God also could have a disability
Let’s hold hands to fight against this discrimination
Please, please, the children with disabilities must be sent to school
Do not keep them inside houses, do not lock them indoors
These children will be future leaders
For example, some presidents, and some ministers in Malawi could also persons with disabilities
If their parents left them without sending them to school
How could they reach these positions?
So please send them to school
Let’s develop our country
If my parents had known, they would have exchanged me at the hospital
Let’s also not discriminate against persons with albinism
They are also creations of God
Even those that have mobility issues
We should not leave them behind
Let’s work together
Thank you very much, my name is Eneless
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