Education
University of Zimbabwe.
University of Zimbabwe.
She earned two degrees from the University of Zimbabwe, and has been awarded numerous national and international awards. Orphaned as a child and sexually abused, Makoni is the principal subject in the documentary film, Tapestries of Hope. Makoni grew up in Street Mary's in the suburb of Chitungwiza.
When she was six, Makoni was raped at knifepoint by a shopkeeper in her neighborhood who believed that raping virgins brings luck.
Her mother died in a domestic violence incident when Makoni was nine. She was forced to raise herself alongside five siblings by working at a mission school.
Makoni became a teacher after she received her university diploma. In 2000 she began permanently volunteering for the Girl Child Network.
Many regional country"s organizations have replicated the model implemented by Girl Child Network.
In 2012 her autobiography Never Again was published. The book was launched in Essex on 13 April 2013. In 2003 the Women"s World Summit Foundation awarded Makoni with the Prize for Women"s Creativity in Rural Life.