Local Poet Sylvia Muzarrabani composed a poem titled “Behind Tsotso* Stove, there’s a story to tell”. The poem encapsulates her feelings of how CQC’s TLC Rocket Stove has transformed the lives of the people in her village. Her words are a powerful reminder of the significant positive impacts that our clean cookstove program is having on the day-to-day lives of individuals, as well as the continued need to protect the environment that sustains their communities, and the wider world.
Listen to the poem here:
*Tsotso, is a local word meaning small sticks or twigs.
Behind Tsotso Stove, there’s a story to tell.
The invention of the total store there’s been a true blessing for sure what a treasure no more deforestation, no more pollution, no more global warming, and climate change in our nation behind total stop, there is a story to tell.
Oh, what an economic gadget it is! Cooking is now easy for everyone, and effective nutritious food for our healthy Tsotso is always available everywhere and very cheap to get, Behind Tsotso Stove, there’s a story to tell.
Soon and very soon, we will be in paradise just like a twinkle of an eye. How is this going to happen? There will be a restoration of nature to cast down the demon of so-called global warming a climate change in our nation we are going to reforest our nation by planting trees.
There will be water-recharging trees e.g. Muonde tree, and Mukute tree, that brings out the water each and every day. We are going to use pfumuudza methods on our farming by digging a hole Behind Tsotso Stove, there’s a story to tell.
Let’s fight against global warming and climate change in our nation. How are we going to fight: Let’s prevent fire, poor farming, deforestation, overgrazing of our cattle, and place. Behind Tsotso Stove, there’s a story to tell.
Women, my friends, I know you have your own choice as a mother but on tsotso stove. Let’s make a commitment or declaration never to use open fire again to protect ourselves from dangerous diseases and burning accidents. Behind Tsotso Stove, there’s a story to tell.
Let’s build our stove today, and let’s share the knowledge that we have about tsotso stove to others for them to see the importance of tsotso stove for us to stay safe to stay healthy, and smart. Behind Tsotso Stove, there’s a story to tell.
May God bless us and our nation as a whole to be supportive to this program which was brought by DAAP because the journey we have started as a nation is very long. The program is still going on and on until the last generation destination.
Behind Tsotso Stove, there’s a story to tell.
Thank you
Sylvia Muzarrabani