Betty Makoni

Betty Makoni
Born (1971-06-22) 22 June 1971 (age 53)
Rusape, Zimbabwe
NationalityZimbabwean
Alma materUniversity of Zimbabwe
Known forGender Activism
Websitemuzvarebettymakoni.org

Hazviperi Betty Makoni is a Zimbabwean women's rights activist who in 1999 founded the Girl Child Network, a charity which supports Zimbabwe's young sex abuse victims. The organization has rescued more than 35,000 girls and provided mentoring to at least 60,000 girls around Zimbabwe.[1][2] She earned two degrees from the University of Zimbabwe, and has been awarded numerous national and international awards. Orphaned as a child and sexually abused,[3] Makoni is the principal subject in the documentary film, Tapestries of Hope.

  1. ^ "Child rape survivor saves 'virgin myth' victims". CNN. 2009-10-01. Retrieved 2009-12-27.
  2. ^ "The Truth About: Betty Makoni". New Zimbabwe. 13 October 2009. Archived from the original on 13 May 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
  3. ^ "Child Rights Activist Betty Makoni "Lights Up the Dark" for Abused and Disadvantaged Young Girls". Archived from the original on 2009-11-18. Retrieved 2010-01-01.