Kurai Blessing Mubaiwa Modified Mbira 2
Channel: RuvaraMarimba
Date: 25/08/2011

From Zimfest 2011 Sunday concert

As many of you know, our friend Kurai Blessing Mubaiwa has a daughter in Zimbabwe, Nyasha (age about 13) whom he has not seen in over 11 years (since he was not able to leave Canada while seeking citizenship).  Nyasha's mother has passed away.  Kurai was able to get some "reduced price" lawyers to help him, and Nyasha now has been issued a Canadian visa and a passport.  If Kurai can manage to get to Zimbabwe and bring Nyasha to Canada in time (before June 2012), she will  be awarded "landed status" upon her arrival in Canada ­ and father and daughter will be together again!

Kurai recently had a scare when the lawyers told him he needed to pick up the passport/visa in person in Pretoria, SA, by September 24 2011, or they would lose it.  He has since been told that this can be handled in other ways, so he has more time.

However, the main obstacle to Kurai accomplishing this mission to be reunited with Nyasha is the lack of one round-trip ticket from Canada to Zimbabwe and one one-way ticket from Zimbabwe to Canada.  The cash cost of these tickets is somewhere around $5500 Canadian dollars.  Kurai has held some fundraisers through which he collected $1700, so there is quite a way to go.

Therefore I am appealing on his behalf for donations to this cause ­ the whole process will have to be started over if he does not accomplish this trip in time.  Kurai says that cash (checks) or possibly frequent flier miles, and prayers are all welcome.

If you would like to donate to this cause, please send a check (US bank checks are ok) to:

Blessing Mubaiwa
1930 East 19th Ave.
Vancouver, BC V5N 2J2
Canada

Or contact Kurai at kurauone2001@yahoo.com if you have frequent flier miles or would prefer to make a bank transfer or some other alternative.

There is a Shona saying that  "a child that won't cry out loud would not get the help" ­ so we are asking.

Thanks for your consideration and friendship