By A Correspondent- In an inspiring turn of events, 4 brilliant primary school girls from rural Chivhu defied all odds to win the National Chess Championships.

The quartet, Natasha Choko, Ruramai Tapambwa, Grace Zvarehwa and Lynne Chidanire who have since been affectionately dubbed the Queens of Chivhu, all learn at Mudavanhu Primary School in Chivhu.

Three of the brilliant girls are orphans while the fourth is actually the head of a child-headed family.

The girls have qualified for the Africa Youth Championships. However, they are currently unable to go due to funding constraints.

The Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education is currently appealing for well-wishers to sponsor the girls. 

MDC Education, Sport, Art and Culture Secretary Fadzayi Mahere is also spearheading a go fund me campaign to raise money for the girls.

The GoFundMe page was organised by Tatenda Tapiwa Tavaziva.

Writing on social media site Twitter, Mahere said,

4 girls from a rural school in Chivhu beat all other schools in the country to win the National Chess Championships. 3 are orphans. 1 heads her family. They need 5K to go to the Africa Youth Championships.  @QueenOfKatwe all over again! TAG an influencer, help us raise this money!

…It breaks my heart that the Govt won’t part with US$5000 to support a rural primary school team that defied the odds to win the National Chess Championships and now intends to go to the Africa Youth Championships. This is where our taxes should be going.

Can the community help?

…Here are the bank details you can use to donate to our #QueensofChivhu:

Account name: MUDAVANHU SCHOOL
Bank: CBZ
Branch: CHIVHU
Account Number: 02024145640018

Let’s send our girls to the Africa Youth Championships. We’re setting up a gofundme. Will share details shortly!

…The gofundme page for our #QueensofChivhu is finally up!

4 girls from Mudavanhu Primary School beat all schools in the country to win the National Chess Championships. They need US$5000 to go to the Africa Youth Championships.

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