A famous French artist, Vincent Van Gogh once wrote: "Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together."

At 35, Kavwumbu's efforts are proof that the little things she did in the past, that made an impact on so many, would be resultant in great things. Six years ago, they earned her a prize. She is not only the first African woman to receive the Reebok Human Rights Award, but she is the only one. In 2002 she received the award along with US$50,000 in Utah. Instead of indulging herself in the luxuries of those with a wider pocket, Kavwumbu used it to build a home for abused children, the Zambia New Life Centre (ZANELIC), in Lusaka's Linda.

Today, she hopes to further develop her safety haven for children, who are emotionally, sexually and physically abused and empower more women in that area with information so that they too, can join the fight against child abuse. It is for this reason that her efforts did not go unnoticed by the organisers of the Reebok Human

Rights Awards for the second time, almost six years after she had won. She received another call from America recently and was informed that the award giving ceremony for Reebok has reached its end; nevertheless, the organisers had made a decision to look at all the winners of the award from the time it commenced, to select who among them had made a commendable difference with the US$50,000.

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