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The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Zimbabwe is glad to welcome all readers to the first Zero Tolerance for GBV 365 Program newsletter. The newsletter aims to share quarterly updates throughout the 365 program's lifespan. The Zero Tolerance for GBV 365 is a National Program on GBV Prevention & Response, implemented during the period 2017 - 2020 in partnership with the Ministry of Women's Affairs, Community, small and medium enterprises Development (MWACSMED), with support from the Governments of Ireland and Sweden as well as civil society organizations.
This newsletter is part of UNFPA's commitment to illustrating the progress across the programme's outputs, while sharing best practices and providing a hint on future phases of the implementation.
The Power of Choice: Reproductive Rights and the Demographic Transition
Not so long ago, most people had large families: five children, on average. Where once there was one global fertility rate, today there are many, with differences wider than at any point in human history.
Joint Program on Adolescents and Youth Development Participatory Needs Assessment in Hopley Report April 2017 (UNFPA)
Following selection of JPAYD focus age groups and districts, UNFPA commissioned an integrated quantitative and qualitative baseline needs assessment in one target community. Hopley is a peri-urban district located on the outskirts of Harare, and is characterised by high levels of migration, poor infrastructure, and low education and employment rates. The purpose of the needs assessment was to collect statistical information on key indicators that the JPAYD hopes to impact over the course of the programme (e.g. adolescent fertility rates, HIV prevention, experiences of violence, etc.) as well as to gain a deeper understanding of young people’s experiences of marginalisation and vulnerability.
The study was thus composed of both a cross-sectional survey to set a representative benchmark for change over time, and a rapid participatory appraisal to capture young people’s own perceptions of the barriers and challenges they confront prior to introduction of JPAYD activities.