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![At the Safe Space survivors engage in livelihoods projects such as chicken rearing to empower them economically](https://zimbabwe.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/styles/news_list/public/news/safe_space_1_resize.jpg?itok=61xTrfjV)
"A visit to the Safe Space brought about a huge transformation in my life…"
Twenty four year-old Angela (not her real name) from Umzingwane had been married for 4 years to her abusive husband. He would beat her up almost... Read more
![Mobile teams from World Health Organisation and UNFPA delivering essential services under the Zimbabwe Idai Recovery Project](https://zimbabwe.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/styles/news_list/public/news/zirp_who_unfpa_resized_.jpg?itok=apF03Xoh)
Stories from the field: “…I am still scared and finding it hard to trust anyone…”
Israel is one of the many survivors of Gender Based Violence (GBV) who are being reached with critical support under the Zimbabwe Idai Recovery... Read more
![UNFPA Regional Director Ms Lydia Zigomo at Hopley Clinic](https://zimbabwe.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/styles/news_list/public/news/esaro_pic.jpg?itok=FBYPxkZx)
UNFPA Regional Director visits Zimbabwe to rally support for the Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights agenda
Harare, Zimbabwe, 20 September, 2022 – UNFPA's new Regional Director for the Eastern and Southern African Regional Office (ESARO) Ms Lydia ... Read more
![Ensuring young people reach their full potential is key to UNFPA's mandate](https://zimbabwe.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/styles/news_list/public/news/plan_pic_resized_.jpg?itok=tgk97fBA)
Youth Advisory Panel to enhance economic empowerment of young people
The old adage, ‘nothing for us, without us’ remains true for young people in Hopley, a community on the outskirts of Zimbabwe’s capital, Harare. The... Read more
![Ensuring young people reach their full potential is key to UNFPA's mandate](https://zimbabwe.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/styles/news_list/public/news/whatsapp_image_2022-10-21_at_1.23.54_pm.jpeg?itok=6I-dqOUT)
Creating safe space for youth participation
The Zimbabwe Youth Council is an institution created by the Government based on an Act of Parliament, the Zimbabwe Youth Council Act (25:19), to... Read more
![Young people being reached with essential services and information](https://zimbabwe.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/styles/news_list/public/news/saywhat_3_resized_.jpg?itok=iA7lykkZ)
“Growing up, conversations about sex were taboo” – Chengeto Pasipanodya
“Growing up, conversations about sex were taboo” – Chengeto Pasipanodya
![Ensuring young people reach their full potential is key to UNFPA's mandate](https://zimbabwe.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/styles/news_list/public/news/img_8511_resized.jpg?itok=IbXo9ojp)
UNFPA Zimbabwe, partners call for support to ensure young people reach their full potential
On the International Youth Day the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Zimbabwe and partners have called for greater support to ensure young... Read more
![UNFPA’s partnership with the Government of Zimbabwe began in 1981 with support to the 1982 population census](https://zimbabwe.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/styles/news_list/public/news/census_resized_.png?itok=P-E4yRe6)
Zimbabwe releases the 2022 Population and Housing Census Preliminary Results
Zimbabwe releases the 2022 Population and Housing Census Preliminary Results Harare, Zimbabwe, 26 July, 2022 – Zimbabwe has released the 2022 Population and Housing Census Preliminary Results which... Read more
![Support from the Health Development Fund ensured women with high risk pregnacies were airlifted from marooned areas to health fa](https://zimbabwe.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/styles/news_list/public/news/airlifting_3_resized.png?itok=dWNSjBzL)
Towards zero maternal deaths - Health Development Fund supports development of midwifery E-Learning Platform
Harare,, Zimbabwe, 15 July, 2022 - The United Nations Population Fund and the Ministry of Health and Child Care with support from the Health... Read more
![Under the Spotlight Initiative engaging men and boys to prevent Gender Based Violence is key](https://zimbabwe.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/styles/news_list/public/news/whatsapp_image_2022-06-28_at_4.17.32_pm_reszied_.jpeg?itok=0BAQRnwt)
Voice from the field: “I now stand committed and believe that men and boys must be powerful change agents”
“My name is Taurai Masikamba, I was born in 1996, November 19, in a family of five children, two boys and three girls. I’m the third child in the family. My mother passed on when I was very young and... Read more