by Marlena Höhle
This German-language learning material was composed to teach high school, undergraduate, and postgraduate students about Malawian 94 years old civil rights activist Vera Mlangazua Chirwa, and is based on her autobiography Vera Chirwa – Fearless Fighter. Excerpt from the book: “Angered by the institutional racism and discrimination in the country, Vera and Orton fought for independence and were founding members of the Malawi Congress Party in 1959. Vera became a leading figure in the League of Malawi Women and continued her education and training to become Malawi’s first female lawyer, whilst looking after the couple’s children. When the country gained independence in 1961, Orton Chirwa was minister of justice in the new government. In the early years of independence, however, factions emerged around the president and the Chirwas suffered years of exile and detention without trial. Following her release from prison in 1993, as a result of major international campaigns and shortly after Orton’s death in custody under suspicious circumstances, Vera Chirwa became a leading voice campaigning for human rights and civil society in Africa.”
Learning Material can be directly downloaded in pdf format under the following link: Vera Chirwa_Learning Material Download_by Marlena Höhle
