A LIFE-SIZE statue of a Zimbabwean scholar is to be erected in New York.
The bronze monument of Tererai Trent will be among the 10 statues of inspiring women placed in the city as part of a project to promote equal rights.
The statues are set to be unveiled on August 26th, to commemorate the Women’s Equality Day.
Trent, who grew up in rural Zimbabwe taught herself to read and write and dreamed of one day getting a PhD, a dream she made a reality after she moved to the US.
In a tweet, Trent said “Statues of Equality is set to launch in #NYC this summer. I am incredibly honored [sic] to be standing among the World’s Top 10 Most Inspiring Women ‘Sculpted for Equal Rights’! Come August 26 and celebrate the empowerment of women and big dreams! #StatuesForEquality”.
Zimbabwe’s president Emmerson Mnangagwa is among those who have congratulated Trent on the honour.
“Congratulations Tererai Trent, who has been honoured as one of the 10 most inspiring women in the world, part of the ‘Sculpted for Equal Rights’ initiative. All the people of Zimbabwe are deeply proud of you and your work promoting equality and empowerment for girls and women,” he said.
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