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UN Country Team in Zimbabwe joint message on International Day of the Girl Child “My Voice, Our Equal Future”- Amplifying the voices of girls on gender equality
Girls in Zimbabwe, as in the world over, face myriad challenges, including gender-based discriminations that result in less opportunities across a... Read more
Embracing the hopes and dreams of millions of girls for a gender-equal world
UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, is calling attention to the vulnerabilities and needs of women and girls especially during the COVID-19... Read more
Let’s listen to girls and uphold their rights
As adolescent girls traverse the path from childhood to womanhood, their sexual and reproductive health and rights become even more consequential.... Read more
Mobile One Stop Centres: Taking GBV services to communities
During the COVID-19 lockdown period, survivors were unable to travel to access services at static facilities due to transport unavailability and... Read more
Production of cloth masks from cloth wraps: how a seemingly “small” innovation has gone a long way to reduce GBV risks in COVID19 pandemic
When the obligation to wear masks in all public spaces was issued – as much as it seemed a reasonable thing to protect all from COVID 19 spread – this had a further impact on GBV. Those who were not... Read more
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic UNFPA and partners call for greater efforts to ensure access to contraceptives for women and girls
Harare, Zimbabwe, 26 September, 2020 – In the midst of the COVID-19 global pandemic and on World Contraception Day, the UN’s reproductive health and rights agency – the... Read more
Village Head, a GBV Male Champion and Role Model
The village head and GBV Male Champion, Clemence says GBV cases in Nechavava Village continue to go down since the intervention of Padare’s... Read more
Q & A: Ministry of Women Affairs, Community, Small and Medium Enterprises Development
In this short Q&A with the Ministry of Women Affairs, Community, Small and Medium Enterprises – the Minister, Dr. Sithembiso Nyoni outlines... Read more
Helpline, a timely intervention for Key Populations during COVID-19
KPs are defined groups who, due to specific higher-risk behaviours, are at increased risk of HIV. They often have legal and social issues related to... Read more
Balancing adolescents’ right to protection, health in light of the Marriages Bill
Zimbabwe’s Harmonised Marriages Bill recently went through its Second Reading debate in the Senate. There are several crucial rights that are upheld... Read more