Yearly Archives: 2021
ZCC Manicaland Secretariat team accompanied by Rev Rambeni and Mr Mutambirwa from Mhakwe Heritage Trust recently held bilateral engagement meetings with Chief Makumbe and Chief Gwebu of Buhera. The engagement meetings aimed to strengthen relations between Church and Traditional leadership. Traditional leaders play a key role in.promoting family values, unity and peace building through discouraging […]
JUBA – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is grateful for an additional contribution of €11.6 million from the European Union (EU) to provide emergency food assistance to 3.9 million people at risk of famine in South Sudan this year. The funding allows WFP to provide life-saving food assistance and nutrition support to millions […]
Clive Makumbe Elderly people in Bulilima, Plumtree are struggling to access Covid-19 vaccination sites due to the long distances they have to travel and have called on the government to establish more vaccination sites. This came out during a Covid-19 awareness roadshow campaign by the Western Region Foundation in conjunction with the Ministry of Health […]
Washing hands frequently is a simple daily routine,but it remains a privilege and luxury for those who do not have adequate water and sanitation services. The infectious disease outbreaks including the current global COVID-19 pandemic have laid bare how safe, clean, and potable water is essential in protecting human health. On the 29th of July […]
Calling for Protection of – Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights and Promotion of Gender-responsiveness in the COVID-19 crisis As a community-based organization working with young men and women between the age of 16 to 35 years in Matabeleland South, we are realising that humanity is confronted with unprecedented threats of the COVID 19 pandemic […]
Johannesburg, 31 August: Gender Links and UN Women are calling for young women entrepreneurs between ages 20 and 30 from South Africa ,to share their voices through a competitive challenge on how they can best be supported by private sector and other key stakeholders/partners. Globally to-date there are 5000, companies that have signed on to Women […]
Zimbabwe, like many other countries has been holding elections since pre- and post-independence. This to some extent demonstrate the commitment to prove that the nation is keen to conform to the principles of democracy and good governance. The tenets of a democracy provides that election should ensure the rights of citizens to willingly and fully […]
Pact has a long history of helping communities in Eswatini overcome health challenges. For years, we’ve worked to reduce HIV infections, most recently through the USAID-funded Insika ya Kusasa program. The program offers tailored support for children and adolescents affected by HIV, including case management and home visits. When the Covid-19 pandemic began, Pact had […]
NON-governmental organisations under the Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition banner yesterday reacted angrily to the proposed amendment of the Private Voluntary Organisations Act, describing the move as an attempt to muzzle their operations, but vowed to resist the government machinations. Cabinet on Tuesday approved the amendments of laws governing operations of PVOs to make it a […]
More than 3,400 women in Jubaland and South West State of Somalia will benefit from the comprehensive project aimed to build their resilience, self-reliance and leadership skills, The Leadership, Empowerment, Access, and Protection (LEAP) project was launched on Monday by UN Women Somalia and Jubaland’s Ministry of Gender, Family Affairs and Human Rights. Funded by […]