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23 August 2019
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"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

23 August 2019
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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

23 August 2019
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Bathabile’s story – “I did not know that I had rights as a sex worker”

Twenty-six (26) year old Bathabile is a sex worker. Having lost her parents at a very young age she was left in the care of her grandmother. She was forced into sex work to take care of her herself... Read more

23 August 2019
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"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

23 August 2019
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"The Safe Shelter saved my life"

Soneni Ndlovu was only 17 years old and enjoying her life, like any young person – she felt like she had everything she dreamed of in store for her until her life was turned upside down.  She was... Read more

22 August 2019
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Cyclone Idai survivor: I knew that at this hospital I would deliver my baby safely

Maria Mwakutukusa (20) from Muchadziya area of Chimanimani was airlifted from her village to Chipinge District Hospital at the height of the devastation of Cyclone Idai. With the destruction of the... Read more

21 August 2019
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“Family planning was not readily available during our days”

Fifty-five (55) year Evelyn Nyaruwe from Nemutenzi village in Nyanyadzi Hotspings of Manicaland province is a mother of 8 children. She says for women of her age it is not uncommon to have such large... Read more

19 August 2019
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“I realized that it had been a huge mistake to engage in unprotected sex"

Vimbai Nyirenda, 18 from Ganye Village in Gokwe South of Midlands province sits on the floor in her mother’s kitchen hut. Her mother, Gladys, 52 sits next to her and occasionally plays with the baby... Read more

12 August 2019
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UNFPA Zimbabwe working to ensure every young person’s potential is fulfilled

Harare, Zimbabwe, 12 August, 2019 – I recently attended the launch of the Campaign to End Early and Unintended Pregnancies in the Southern Africa region. Over lunch I sat listening to interesting... Read more

12 August 2019
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UNFPA Zimbabwe working to ensure every young person’s potential is fulfilled

Harare, Zimbabwe, 12 August, 2019 – I recently attended the launch of the Campaign to End Early and Unintended Pregnancies in the Southern Africa region. Over lunch I sat listening to interesting... Read more

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