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“Parent to Child Communication (PCC) helped me open up about my status”
Hurungwe - When Winney Mukoreka (57), of Rufaro Farm in Hurungwe - Mashonaland West province, discovered that she was HIV positive in 2013 – she knew she wanted to share her status with her children... Read more
"We just wanted to save life," Cyclone Idai Nurse
Chimanimani - When cyclone Idai hit the eastern part of Zimbabwe, on 15 and 16 March 2019, Chimanimani and Chipinge districts in Manicaland Province were the most affected and hardest-hit. The... Read more
European Union, partners launch Mobile One Stop Centre campaigns under the Spotlight Initiative
Harare, Zimbabwe, 06 December, 2019 – In the 16 days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence period the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the Government of Zimbabwe with the support of... Read more
Zim pledges to halve maternal mortality rate
Nairobi- ZIMBABWE has pledged to cut by half its maternal mortality from 651 to 325 per 100 000 live births by 2030. This commitment was revealed at the ongoing International Conference on Population... Read more
Spotlight Initiative raises awareness of gender-based violence among peer educators in Zimbabwe
MANICALAND, Zimbabwe—At the vocational training centre where he is studying, there is “a lot of abuse” in the form of sexual harassment, often perpetrated by young men, says Elijah Chipise, 20. “... Read more
Ingidzai Chawasarirai’s story: “Sista2Sista mentorship club gave me a second chance in life”
Ingidzai Chawasarira (24) became a mother at the age of 14 after dropping out of school. ‘I gave birth to my first born in 2010 when I was 14 after dropping out of school. I was shy to associate... Read more
Lilian’s story: “I was raped and left for dead in the bush”
Twenty-four (24) year old Lilian Dube was raped and left for dead by three men. The eldest in a family of 6, Lilian had dropped out of school and resorted to selling sex to help her mother take care... Read more
"Sista2Sista helped me get my life back on track"
Vimbai Shumba is 18 years old. When she failed her Ordinary Level (O’ Levels) exams in 2016, she thought her aspiration to go back to school and study again had reached a dead end. Her father had... Read more
A tale of two generations surviving rape
Eighteen- year old Thandeka Sithole (not her real name) is survivor of rape and a product of rape. She was conceived as a result of incest after her mother was raped by one of her uncles. The abuse... Read more
"For more than 10 years we tried to get help but failed"
Tendai Chimanda’s story is a true story of resilience. It is a story of humanity. Tendai resides in Birchenough Bridge in Manicaland, about 400kms outside the capital Harare. In 2006 at the age of... Read more