
Women and Law in Southern Africa - Zimbabwe
@wlsazw
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Ensuring justice is equitably accessed, claimed and enjoyed by women and girls in all spheres of life. [email protected] Tel :+263242253001-3
Harare, Zimbabwe
Joined January 2022
๐ขPress Statement ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ญ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ - ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ญ ๐๐๐๐ค ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ง'๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ข๐ฉ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง Exorbitant nomination fees unfairly restrict women's access to political participation and representation. #WomenLead
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The Girl I Am. The Change I Lead. From classrooms to communities, girls are standing on the frontlines of crisis, leading, healing, and changing the story for generations to come. Stand with girls, theyโre leading the change. Learn more from UNICEF about this yearโs global
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@ZIMCODD1 's Weekend Reader included an article about the People's Assembly #Wethe99 we had in Mutare last week. Read it here: https://t.co/RWa4ljOZdW
#FixOurPublicHealthCareZW
@KenyaFIA @FightInequality @HeraldZimbabwe @wlsazw @NDI @CWGH1 @GP_Tanzania @WHO
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๐ You Can Help Save a Life This October Every time you wear pink, share a post, or remind a friend to get screened, youโre part of the fight against breast cancer. ๐Share this post with the caption: โI wear pink for breast cancer awareness, get screened this month".
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๐ Vote for WLSA โ Gender Equality Award Nominee! WLSA has been nominated for the NANGO Gender Equality Award ๐ This recognition celebrates our ongoing efforts to advance womenโs rights, equality, and justice in Zimbabwe. โ
Your vote can help us bring this award home! ๐ฒ
Voting is Open for the 13th NANGO Annual NGO Awards! Gender Equality Award: This award honours an organisation that has demonstrated exceptional dedication and innovation in advancing gender equality and promoting inclusivity across society. It celebrates efforts to break
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Engaging MEN in conversations on GBV helps challenge harmful norms and practices that perpetuate violence. Breaking the cycle of violence through such engagement promotes equality across homes, schools, workplaces, and communities. Recently, in Chipinge, WLSA and Community
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Happening Now! In her presentation, Chengetai Kanyangu highlighted that Zimbabwe has consistently failed to meet the Abuja Declaration target of allocating 15% of the national budget to health. โก๏ธ 2023: 11.2% โก๏ธ 2024: 10.8% โก๏ธ 2025: 10.2% The gap between commitments and actual
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Happening Now! WLSA and @ZWRCNZimbabwe are convening a Budget Briefing with Members of Parliament. This workshop aims to foster strategic dialogue and build consensus among MPs, strengthening their collective voice to influence health budget prioritisation during the 2026
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The conversation on the need to have quality health care for all will be an everyday one until health care is accessible and affordable for everyone. #FixOurPublicHealthCareZW
#Wethe99 demand for accessible and affordable health care for all. @MoHCCZim @wlsazw @transparencyzim
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โฐTick tock โ the countdown is on! Who pays the price when HEALTH is underfunded? Tune in today on The Morning Galaxy Star FM as we unpack the realities of maternal health in Zimbabwe โ from mothersโ lived experiences to the role of traditional midwives, and what can be done to
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๐จChildbirth should never be life-threatening, yet for many women, it still is. Prolonged labour, heavy bleeding, birth injuries, and other preventable complications continue to put mothersโ lives at risk. These dangers are made worse by limited knowledge of maternal health
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๐ช From Stress to Strength: Empowering Women in Chipinge to Break the Cycle of GBV Financial challenges can fuel tensions that put women at greater risk of gender-based violence (GBV). Yesterday, 20 women from Tamandai, Chipinge District, took part in our economic empowerment
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๐๏ธHappening Today! Hey university students ๐๐โthis oneโs for you! Join @zou_fm_ 105.2 TODAY, Wed 17 Sept, 16:00โ17:00hrs for an informative discussion on Student Reproductive Health Rights. Donโt miss your chance to learn your rights, ask questions, and be part of a
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๐๏ธDonโt miss it! Join The Hottest Mid-Morning Show on National FM tomorrow, 17 Sept, 09:15โ10:00hrs. Weโre discussing the realities of maternal health in Zimbabwe and unpacking what the Termination of Pregnancy Act means for women and girls ๐ Tune in, learn your rights, and
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Shamwari Yemwanasikana yesterday attended a multi stakeholder meeting organized by @wlsazw under the Making Tax Work for Women project.#GenderResponsiveBudgeting #MakingTaxWorkForWomenhttps://www.facebook.com/share/p/1AyLGd2JKt/ @WCOZIMBABWE @unwomenzw @hivosrosa @UrgentAct
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๐ข Happening Now โCorporate social responsibility (CSR) has untapped potential to directly benefit women and communities. In extractive industries, water pollution increases unpaid care work for women, yet CSR often misses these real needs". "Businesses should adopt a gender
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๐ขHappening Now โMaternity and paternity leave in Zimbabwe places a heavy burden on employers, unlike in South Africa, where the national social security system covers maternity pay. We need to explore ways for Zimbabwe to do the same so families are supported, and businesses
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