Njengowesifazana, ukuhamba wedwa kungaba kokubili okuvuza futhi kusabisa kancane, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi uya kuphi. Uma uhlela uhambo oluya e-Afrika , kungenzeka ukuthi ukuphepha komuntu kungenye yezikhathazo zakho ezinkulu. Amanye amazwe ase-Afrika anedumela elibi lokuphepha ngokujwayelekile, kanye nemiphakathi yama-patrariki evamile. Kodwa-ke, kuyilapho kuyiqiniso ukuthi ukuphila njengowesifazane ezindaweni eziningi zase-Afrika kuhluke kakhulu kunaseNtshonalanga, izinkulungwane zabesifazane zihamba zodwa e-Afrika unyaka ngamunye ngaphandle kwesigameko.
Uma ulandela izinkombandlela ezimbalwa eziyisisekelo, asikho isizathu sokuthi awukwazi ukuba omunye wabo.
I-NB: Ukuze uthole izinyathelo zokuphepha ezempilo nokuphepha, funda iseluleko sethu kwabahambi bokuqala abaya e-Afrika.
Ukubhekana Nokunakwa Okungafuneki
Ukukhathazeka ngokocansi okungadingeki ngokungangabazeki kuyinkinga enkulu yabesifazane abahamba bodwa e-Afrika, futhi ngeshwa, abesifazane abaningi bazobhekana nokuhlukunyezwa ngesikhathi sabo lapha. Kodwa-ke, kuningi lamacala, lokhu okuhlangenwe nakho okucasula noma okungakhululekile kunezinto eziyingozi - cabanga ukubuka noma ukushaya emakethe, esikhundleni sokuhlaselwa ngokocansi okuqhubekayo. Ngokuvamile, lolu hlobo lokuziphatha luvela eqinisweni lokuthi emazweni amaningi, abesifazane basendaweni abajwayele ukuhamba bodwa - ngakho-ke ukubona owesifazane engachazwanga emgwaqweni kuyinto entsha.
Ngeshwa, emazweni amaningi amaSulumane, ikhodi ehlukene yokugqoka etholwa ngabesifazane baseNtshonalanga kuye kwaholela emcabangweni wokuthi abesifazane abamhlophe ngokwemvelo basamukela amazwana nokuziphatha okuthandayo.
Okukhethwa kukho okungcono kakhulu ukudambisa ukuzithokozisa ngokungazinaki amakhankaso kanye namakhosi futhi ugweme ukwenza ukuxhumana kwamehlo okuqondile. Ngaphezu kwakho konke, indlela engcono kakhulu yokugwema ukunakwa okungafuneki ukuhlonipha isiko lezwe ohamba kulo ngokugqoka ngokuzenzekelayo. Emazweni aseSulumane, lokhu kusho ukugwema iziketi ezincane nezifinyezo, kanye namahembe ashiya amahlombe akho.
Thatha isikhafu nawe ukumboza izinwele zakho uma uhlose ukuvakashela noma yiziphi izindawo zokukhulekela.
Ithiphu Ephezulu: Kungase kuzwe ukukhohlisa uma kungelona iqiniso, kodwa ngezinye izikhathi kulula ukukusho ukuthi "yebo" uma ubuzwa ukuthi unomyeni.
Imithetho Yokuphepha Yonke
Qaphela indawo ozungezile nabantu abaseduze nawe. Uma uzizwa ukuthi ulandelwa, hamba esitolo esiseduze noma ehhotela bese ucela usizo. Uma ulahlekile, cela izikhombisi-ndlela kusuka kumfazi noma kumndeni, kunokuba umuntu oyedwa; futhi uhlale uqinisekisa ukuthi uhlala ehhotela noma endlini yezihambi ezenza uzizwe uphephile. Lokhu kusho ukukhetha endaweni ethile edolobheni elihloniphekile, nomnyango ongakuvala ebusuku. Amahhotela omama kuphela noma omndeni ahlale ekhetha kahle, futhi uma ubhekwa kabusha, qiniseka ukuthi ucele ibhokisi endaweni yokulala yasezintombi. Ngaphezu kwakho konke, ungahambi wedwa ebusuku. Sebenzisa isevisi yetekisi ehloniphekile, noma yenza izinhlelo zokuhamba neqembu kusuka ehhotela lakho.
Izinkinga zezeMpilo ezempilo
Emazweni athuthukile afana neNingizimu Afrika neNamibia, ngeke ube nenkinga yokuthola imikhiqizo yokuhlanzeka yabesifazane emashalofini kwanoma yikuphi isitolo esikhulu. Uma uqondisa endaweni ethile ekude, kunomqondo omuhle ukuletha ukutholakala okuningi - ikakhulukazi uma ukhetha amathoni ngaphezulu kwamapayipi angasese.
Ezindaweni eziningi zasemaphandleni, ungathola ukuthi le mikhiqizo ingaphelelwa yisikhathi, ibe nobubanzi obukhawulelwe noma ayitholakali. Uma usepilisi, qiniseka ukupakisha amaphilisi okwanele uhambo lwakho lonke. Ungathola ukuthi uhlobo olulisebenzisayo alitholakali ezweni lakho eliya khona, futhi ukushintsha phakathi kwezinhlobo ezahlukene kungaba nemiphumela emibi engadingeki.
Qaphela ukuthi uma uzama ukukhulelwa noma usukhulelwe kakade, ukuya endaweni ye-malaria akukwaziswa. Ama- anti-malaria prophylactics afanelekile ukuhamba e-Afrika awakwazi ukuthathwa ngabesifazane abakhulelwe, futhi imiphumela yakho nomntanakho uma ubhekene ne-malaria ingaba nzima nakakhulu kunokuba ayengaba njalo. Ngokufanayo, amazwe amaningi aseNtshonalanga ne-Afrika Ephakathi abeka ingozi yeZika Virus, engaba nomphumela omubi kubesifazane abakhulelwe.
Uma ukhathazekile, hlola iseluleko sezokwelapha ezweni nezwe esinikezwa kwiwebhusayithi ye-CDC.
Ithiphu Ephezulu: Cabanga ukupakisha i-antibiotic ejwayelekile ohlelweni lwakho lokuqala lokusiza usizo . Lezi zinzuzo uma ugcina ne-UTI endaweni ngaphandle kokuthola usizo lwezempilo.
Ukuthola Umngane Ohambayo
Uma uhlela uhambo olulodwa kodwa ungafuni ukuchitha sonke isikhathi sakho sodwa, kunezindlela eziningi zokuthola abanye abantu abazohamba nazo. Enye yezinto ezinhle kakhulu ukuthenga ibhuku lomhlahlandlela odumile (cabanga ngeLonely Planet noma Iziqondiso Ezimbi) futhi unamathele ohlwini lwawo amahhotela anikezwayo kanye nezinkambo, konke okuyobe kubanjwe abahambi abanomqondo ofanayo. Iziqondiso ezifana nalezi zivame ukuba nezincomo kumahhotela asemadolobheni kuphela, okungaba yindawo enhle ukuhlangabezana nayo bese wenza uxhumano nabanye abahambahambayo besifazane. Ngaphandle kwalokho, cabanga ukuqala uhambo lwakho ngokuvakasha okuhleliwe noma safari, lapho ungahlangana nabanye ngaphambi kokuhamba phambili.
Ithiphu Ephezulu: Kunezinkampani eziningana zokuhamba ezinezinkambo kuphela kwabesifazane, kuhlanganise neVenus Adventures, Uhambo Ukuthola i-Afrika ne-AdventureWomen.
Lesi sihloko sibuyekezwe futhi ingxenye ebhalwe phansi nguJessica Macdonald ngoNovemba 7 ka 2017.