Life of Tasalipa Kafunda: Personal Achievements, Family, and Future Prospects

Introduction…………………………………………………………………………………………………….1
Family……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..2
Education…………………………………………………………………………………………………………3
Religion………………….…………………………………………………………………………………………4
Culture………………………………………………………………………………………………………………5
Ambition…………………………………………………………………………………………………………..6
Personality…………………………………………………………………………………………………………7
Conclusion………………………………………………………………………………………………………….8
Bibliography……………………………………………………………………………………………………….9

INTRODUCTION
Some people go through life without discovering who they really are, people perceive us differently from our outwards appearance without looking at our inner being or the foundation of our existence. In this report , we will look at the life of Tasalipa Kafunda from her childhood to her present stage, her personal achievements, family, and future prospects.

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FAMILY BACK GROUND.
A family may be defined as a set of people who are related by blood, marriage or adoption who snare the primary responsibility for reproduction and caring for members of society. The family is as old as a man himself, family is also the strongest bond of all.
Born on 2nd June at the University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka Zambia, the author is the first born daughter of a Jaqueline nayame and Brian kafunda. She is the eldest child of the two, her siblings being Walusungu kafunda and Ivwananji kafunda.
Tasalipa ’s mother is a Contractor while her father is an Enterprenure. She gets her cultural heritage from her father who is a Tumbuka by tribe from Jambo village in Isoka, Northern Zambia.
During her childhood, she was raised by her mother who moulded her into the intelligent and vibrant young woman she is today. She taught her that the society is made up of different people and has different classes but everyone has to get the respect they deserve and should be treated equally regardless of which class they belong to.

2 EDUCATION.
Education can be defined in many ways but we still restrict ourselves to it being the process of teaching and training especially in schools or collages to improve knowledge and develop skills (oxford advanced learners dictionary)
Tasalipa kafunda started her primary education in 2000 at Kitwe Basic School in Kitwe town where she did her grade 1-3 from and later went to St John Convent School in Kitwe town where she continued with her primary and junior secondary from. During her primary she was taken to a higher grade because of her good performance in class.
In the year 2006, she sat for her grade 7 examinations and scooped exceedingly brilliant results which got her a place at the same school that she did her primary education from, and did her grade 8 and 9 from. In 2008 she sat for her grade 9 examination of which she also did so well she was chosen to go and complete her senior education at Mukinge Girls Secondary School.
She completed her senior education in 2011 and obtained a school certificate with good results, earning her a place at Cavendish University – Zambia in the faculty Mass Communication.
During her time in secondary school, Tasalipa was an active member of drama club, debating society and press club, she had an interest in computers. During her senior education she played a major role in helping keep peace and order in school.

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RELIGION.
The author has a Christian background; she was raised in a Christian family and goes to church every Sunday. She is a devoted Roman Catholic and fellowships at Sacrate Heart Parish; she is a firm believer in Christ and puts all her hopes and faith in God.

4 CULTURE.
Culture provides a learnin platform in which people develop morally. As earlier stated, the author is a Tumbuka by tribe from Jabo village. However due to diversification of culture she learned to be flexible and respect other peoples customs and belifes. It is because of her culture she learned to respect elderly people in society by doing simple gestures such as, kneeling down when greeting elderly people and wearing a wrapper(chitenge) when doing house chores.
According to Erick Erickson(1963), “all people pass through a series of life stages each markd by crisis that has to be resolved in order for healthy development to occour”.
Tasalipa’s culture has really played a big role in guiding her during her teenage life to present.

5 AMBITION.
Ambition is an earnest desire for some type of achievement or distinction, as power, honour, fame, or wealth, and the willingness to strive for its attainment. (m.dictionary.com)
Choosing a career to major in was a tough decision for the author to make; it took a lot of deliberation and thinking before she decided to major in Mass Communication. Her reasons for making such a career choice was because she just loved being noticed and she saw being on television was the best way for one to be noticed.

6 PERSONALITY.
Personality can be defined in terms of social attractiveness. The author is young lady with a virtue of simplicity, good conduct, and high self-esteem and has excessive self-control. According to Richard M. excessive self-control is the compulsive need to restrict espression of emotions, persons who exert such control will not allow themselves to carried away by peer pressure or drug abuse (Theories of personality).
Self-esteem on the other hand is related to many positive behaviours and life outcomes. People with high self-esteem are less susceptible to social pressure, have fewer interpersonal problems, are happier with their lives and are more capable if forming satisfying love relationships (Bauweisler, 1999)

7 CONCLUSION.
Although we share the characteristics of others, no two of us are the same. We are all unique in our own way and for us to appreciate ourselves it is important to look beyond our physical appearance in order to know who we really are.
In a nutshell, Tasalipa is a fun loving person who brightens up people’s lives and makes everyone fill important regardless of where they come from. She is a hardworking, self-motivated and a cheerful person. She is a friend and a sister to everyone around her.

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BIBLIOGRAPHY.
Campbell. R.(2000). Media and culture: An Introduction To Mass Communication.(2nd edition) Dehart G. B, Scroufe L. A, Cooper R. R, (2000). Child Development: Its Nature and Course. (4th edition). USA. Mc Graw Hall Companies. Pp457-468
Joshanloo M, Afshai S. (2009). Big five Personality And Self Esteem As Predictors Of Life Satisfaction.
Joanna Turnbull, Oxford Advanced learners dictionary,(8th edition), Oxford University press page 468.