A Worthy Cause

In the very near future, I propose to record a song I wrote sometime last year. It is in Swahili and is called Dadi na Mami. It is an attempt to put in song what so many go through in homes with an abusive spouse or parent. It took about seven lyric-writing efforts before I felt that I finally had something good enough for the people affected by this social evil.

In the process of preparing for the recording and release of the song, I have been doing some research into this matter. There is so much information on gender based domestic violence available on the internet but the facts are not so accurate because there are many who suffer silently and are too frightened to come forward.

There is an urgent need for those of us who know of such abuse to take a proactive role in stopping this wickedness. We need to do everything in our power, because ignoring those who do this is similar to agreeing with it. We can no longer be silent as people who call us their friends suffer at the hands of abusive spouses and parents. What are you doing about it?