May 6, 2018
She's a Solicitor, Speaker, Writer and Social Activist.
Spurred by seeing the mistreatment of women in her native Zimbabwe, Rumbi Bvunzawabaya was inspired to become a lawyer so she could address some of the injustice she saw growing up. But due to the economic and political situation in Zimbabwe at that time, she was forced to move to the United Kingdom with her husband. Arriving in UK, she was shocked by the shoddy legal services being provided to migrants, and so she and her husband decided to set up their own legal practice.
Rumbi quickly realised that her relationship with her clients needed to expand beyond just being their lawyer - they needed help with settling into the country, especially after having been separated as families. And so she and her husband started Migrant Family Support to provide parenting, marriage and bereavement support.
Rumbi and her husband have also recently started a series of 'Freedom' events aimed at empowering people to break free of past life events that are holding them back from achieving their true potential.
Rumbi was candid about her life and the challenges she's faced, especially coming from a culture where speaking about domestic issues is taboo. She shared how witnessing domestic violence in her own family, as well as being raped as a young girl, affected her self-confidence and her marriage. She also shared how she was able to make peace with herself through writing her book 'Girl in the Mirror' which talks about her experiences.
Since my conversation with Rumbi, she and her husband have sold their law practices to focus on the various programs she and her husband have established to help migrants, as well as people in her home country of Zimbabwe.
If you’re interested in supporting the work that Rumbi is doing through Tugwi Trust, please consider sponsoring a child. You can get in touch with Tugwi Trust through their website at www.tugwitrust.co.zw or via Facebook
WHAT YOU'LL LEARN IN THIS EPISODE
- What inspired Rumbi to become a Solicitor
- The role faith and spirituality play in her life and the work she is doing
- What it's like being business partners and working together with her husband
- How Rumbi's family responded to her writing a book about her childhood experience with domestic violence
- How she was able to find forgiveness for her father after his death
- Why Rumbi made a conscious effort to change her parenting style for her children so she made sure she did not pass her childhood insecurities to her children
- The inspiration behind her and her brother starting a foundation to help young Zimbabweans
- Her vision for where she sees herself for the next 5 years
- What brings Rumbi the most joy
- What she can't get through the day without
- What she wishes she had more of in her life
- What Rumbi's 'I am' is
LINKS
Rumbi on Facebook
Rumbi on Instagram
Rumbi's book The Girl in the Mirror available on Amazon
Migrant Family Support Website