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11 March 2021
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Leadership sensitization meetings under Spotlight Initiative bear fruit as communities are encouraged to report GBV
According to World Vision, more GBV cases are being reported to service providers. BCFs continue to conduct GBV surveillance within their communities. This is done to identify as…
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08 March 2021
Statement
Celebrate women leaders on the frontlines of the COVID-19 response and beyond
No woman should be denied these choices. Yet we see, one year into the COVID-19 pandemic, how crises can exacerbate existing barriers that hinder the ability of women to exercise…
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25 February 2021
Press Release
Government, UN Set Strategic Priorities for a New Five-Year Cooperation Framework
Noting the Government of Zimbabwe’s long-standing partnership with the United Nations, Dr. Sibanda said, “the UN Cooperation Framework strategic priority areas are aligned to the…
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18 February 2021
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Health Development Funds reaches out to Sex Workers – through funding life skills education
The Health Development Fund (HDF) is a multi-donor fund supported by the governments of Britain, Ireland, Sweden and the European Union. UNFPA, with HDF funding, is responding to…
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17 February 2021
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Teen pregnancy and STI infection – Safe Space facilitator helps young survivor access psycho-social support
Fourteen-year-old, *Tinotenda a Form 2 student at a school on the outskirts of Harare shocked her parents when they discovered that she was pregnant. Her mother became helpless…
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12 February 2021
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Healed and Empowered: A supportive mother helps her GBV survivor daughter get essential services at newly launched Umzingwane shelter
Lisa, is one of the first survivors to have been housed at the Umzingwane Safe Shelter which is run by UNFPA partner, Musasa. The shelter was opened in July 2020 under the…
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20 January 2021
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Maternal deaths on the decline in Manicaland as key investments pay off
At least 32 health workers that include doctors, midwives, nurses and support staff from 20 health facilities Cyclone Idai affected districts benefited from the training. The…
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10 December 2020
News
‘One Stop Centre: GBV services now closer,’ as GoZ, EU & UNFPA launch centre in Bindura under the Spotlight Initiative
The One Stop Centre is located at the General Hospital in Bindura, in Zimbabwe’s Mashonaland Central Province, about 100 kilometres outside the capital Harare. It was launched…
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03 December 2020
News
Treatment & support centre for survivors of Gender Based Violence launched in Zimbabwe under Spotlight Initiative to Eliminate Violence Against Women and Girls
The One Stop Centre is located at Bindura General Hospital in Bindura, Zimbabwe’s Mashonaland Central Province, about 100 kilometres outside the capital Harare. It is being…
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