# Auxilia Mnangagwa

Auxillia Mnangagwa (née Kutyauripo; born 25 March 1963) is a Zimbabwean politician and has served as the First Lady of Zimbabwe since November 2017, as the wife of President Emmerson Mnangagwa. After spending over ten years at the Ministry of Manpower and Development, she joined the Prime Minister's office in 1992.

## Quotes

* We want the media to bring out the message that infertility affects both men and women, this can not be a blame game. Yet we know in our societies that women bear the brunt of this problem. This can be a basis of sexual and or physical abuse, divorce or isolation from the family structure. In Africa infections are the major causes of infertility. Traditional and cultural and religious practices combined with low resources can be catalysts for these conditions. Factors that include poor nutrition, untreated sexually transmitted infections, unsafe abortions, consequences of genital mutilation and exposure to smoking also promote infertility, hence both men and women are affected equally. We want the media to bring out the fact that infertility is not a case, there can be a solution to situations when a couple comes face to face with this situation.
** "Zimbabwe First Lady H.E. Auxillia Mnangagwa speech at Merck Foundation Health Media Training" (Feb. 6, 2020)
* I feel like crying seeing a woman suffering like this but is it worth it (madzimai)women. Women from today let us leave this life and start a new life. We have rejected the spirit of prostitution. We can end our challenges on our own as women. Booster has brought us diseases, children of different totems. May God hear us and cleanse this place.
** "Epworth Booster night ladies start a new life", Herald(30 September 2021)
* Education knows no age and as I am standing here I am going to school.
** "Epworth Booster night ladies start a new life", Herald(30 September 2021)
* This clean-up day is not new. It was long pronounced by the Head of State Cde Mnangangwa. I was made patron of the day because of the works I do. At home the mother is responsible for cleaning the home, she knows where she keeps the sweeping brooms and knows how best to sweep the house and how how many corners it has. the mother cleans up all corners.
** "First Lady rekindles clean up spirit", Herald (1 October 2021)
* Climate change is real. If you look around now we are in October amid wind which should have ended in August. This is how climate change comes. If we cut down trees and start fires what shall we do when there are volcanic eruptions? We do not know what we will use as shield because we have blown the covers. Grass helps preserve moisture and the cutting down of trees will make it difficult to replant them because they take long to grow. Herald(1 October 2021).
** "First Lady rekindles clean up spirit", Herald (1 October 2021)
* Women countrywide should embrace each other and avoid hate which will not take them anywhere.
** "‘Let’s embrace each other, avoid hate’, Joyce Mujuru meets Auxillia Mnangagwa" (March 9, 2021)
* What made me happy is that we spoke about women’s issues considering that we are in the women’s month and did not discuss about positions or politics. The First Lady is apolitical so we discussed family issues, health and the way we live. Amai sought to catch up with me on my family and the farming business that I am involved in. I extended an invitation to Amai to come and see for herself at the farm.
** "‘Let’s embrace each other, avoid hate’, Joyce Mujuru meets Auxillia Mnangagwa" (March 9, 2021)

## Quotes about Auxillia Mnangagwa

* Infamous for being a hub of prostitution, drug abuse and a place where women`s dignity was not respected paBooster in the sprawling settlement of Epworth assumed a new role yesterday, thanks to the First Lady in the sprawling settlement of Epworth assumed a new role yesterday, thanks to First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa.
** Angel of Hope Foundation, Facebook (December 16, 2020)
* I thank the First Lady for bringing this programme here at the Booster. She has given us education. I ended my education in Form 3 so I am grateful with her decision to uplift us here in Epworth. Most women were doing bad things at the Booster but Amai has come to encourage us to leave this and it`s now over. We also thank the university that she collaborated with so that we get certificates.
** "Epworth Booster night ladies start a new life", Herald(30 September 2021)
* The first lady’s charitable work has a focus on the upliftment of women. She helped establish women’s banks in several areas of the country’s Midlands.
** "Eleven facts about Auxilia Mnangagwa – Zimbabwe’s First Lady", The South African (March 8, 2018)
* The mother of the nation expressed dismay at poor management of the environment and veld fires caused by villagers.
** "First Lady rekindles clean up spirit", Herald (1 October 2021)