MBUZI is an educative teenage series illustrating the struggles young people especially teenagers go through like teenage pregnancy, early marriage, abortion, addiction, domestic violence, and many more. The series is written by Gerard and produced by Evolution Times Ltd for Evolution 24 TV. The goal is to educate people especially the youth on matters affecting their lives both positively and negatively. Matters like HIV, Abortion, Addiction, Sex, Business, School, among others.
Mbuzi is Written & Directed by Nelon Gerrard, story by Ainomukama Rocky Amooti, starring Harriet Sandrah, Talemwa Logan, Nakiyingi Rose Charlotte, and Musinguzi Andrew Ateenyi.
The series intends to capture the attention of mostly young people who face the reality of the effects of social upheavals like domestic violence, school drop out, cross-generation relationships, teenage pregnancy, addiction, abortion, and others
Mbuzi inspired by the rate at which young people suffer from incidences like cross-generation relationships, teenage pregnancy, early marriage, abortion, addiction, and school dropping out among others. In the Western region of Uganda, for example, there are very many young single mothers who are faced with the challenges of having to raise children at a very young age on their own most of who miss out on furthering their education, risk contracting of HIV, end up in forced early marriages, poverty, poor living standards, among others. There’s also a high rate of abortion among young girls who lack an education on sex, pregnancy, family planning, and healthy living among others The Serie is also inspired by the need to change the mindset of young people towards important life goals like education, innovation, and overall prosperity. We are also driven by the need to educate adults on how to help guide and protect young ones from such challenges and also how to handle unbecoming situations like teenage pregnancy and early marriages.
Meet Nelon Gerrard, the writer behind MBUZI Series
We have been talking about purpose and I would like to support people who have found their purpose and are in need of a helping hand to further their goals and objectives. I like a youth who is a change agent in his/her community. I hope this inspires you to do more and financially, morally, and prayerfully lend a helping hand.
Nelon Gerrard is a talented and passionate writer who hails from Fort Portal city Uganda. He has been interested in words from his early school days. He found himself falling in love with reading and writing news articles and imitating popular radio news anchors at the time. As time went by, curiosity led him to do different types of writing from composition, film, articles, blogs, profiles, and novels among others. When he started watching African movies, he developed an interest in telling inspiring stories through film because it was then that he knew it was possible to do a film in an African setting. He has so far written movies like Wrong Incite (feature film, 2016), MBUZI (Film series, 2020), LUCY (a horror movie, not yet produced). He is also working on the NYINAMWIRU Story that will be produced soon.
He worked on scripts for Evil Mother (feature film, 2014), The Protector (Feature film, 2015). He has a personal blog called nelongerrard.blogspot.com which has more than 50 blogs about different topics like relationships, romance, people, music, nature, Fort Portal, Tooro, and more. He also writes for different magazines, newspapers, and promotional content for several companies. He does ghostwriting as well for different clients as they come. His hobbies include; Reading, Writing, Traveling, Nature, Swimming, Making friends, talking to people, and football. He says that writing is one of the most exciting careers and journey, creative people can partake. He goes on saying that to be a successful writer, you must treat it as an intimate relationship that needs to be worked on to grow, give it time, intensity, dedication, commitment, love, and live it every day. Writing is a way of life, you must live it on a daily.
Mbuzi series are online on Channel Evolution 24 TV both on YouTube and Facebook Wednesdays at 6pm. The Series is mainly acted in English and Runyakitara (Runyoro-Rutooro, Runyankole-Rukiga)
They can also be found on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Evolution24TV/videos/3203286043081140/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYzvLpVd6gjK0PzCZSjIMKA
This blog calls upon civil society organizations, NGOs, Government, and Private companies to partner with these youths as agents of change in the society through visual art. For partnerships contact Nelon the writer on nelongerra89@gmail.com
Wow I love the piece thankx so much rossette
Thank you for appreciating