Zambezi Valley Resilience Building Programme
A successful approach to social inclusion should be based on a thorough understanding of the varying needs of women and the youth to create tailored programmes that meet their specific needs. Gender
Mainstreaming disability for improved quality of life for adolescent girls
Patience Muronzi (24) of Chitungwiza never ceases to astound the disability fraternity. She has exceeded society expectations to act against the exclusion faced by children with disabilities in
Change at the door step
Rachel Musemba (48) is one of the community volunteers working under the Empowered Adolescent Girls for Improved Quality of Life Programme implemented in Hopley, an informal town in Zimbabwe situated
ActionAid Zimbabwe scoops SDG and Community Impact Award
ActionAid Zimbabwe (AAZ) has been accorded one of the top 20 organisations effectively implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SGDs) and contributing meaningfully to the communities of
Mbire Youth encouraged to venture into income generating projects
The Zambezi Valley Alliance (ZVA) in collaboration with the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Recreation organised a Youth Expo in Mbire on 7 November 2019 supported by the Zimbabwe Resilience Building
After COVID-19, Gross Domestic Product should subside
It has been said that war is the midwife of an old society, pregnant with a new one.
This is the lens through which I suggest we view the runaway virus that has upended life as we know it.
The

Mainstreaming Disability in Social Justice work
He is Tsepang Thembani Nare (25) from Emakandeni, Bulawayo. He operates just like any able- bodied person does despite using a wheelchair all his life. He exercises a compelling charm which inspires

Our candles are burning on both ends
Twenty-one days of lockdown appear to be a logical step to stop the spread of COVID-19.For young people, women, and girls though, the effects of the lockdown have made survival both precarious and

Zimbabwe Resilience Building Fund (ZRBF) transforming lives in the Zambezi Valley-the story of Opha Mapundo
“The new and improved goat breed gives birth to twins or triplets twice a year and at three months we sell them at USD$90usd giving us US$540 a year from each goat,” says Opha Mapundo (52), as she

Investing in girls’ education: the story of Yollanda
“Before the construction of the new school, I had to walk about 8-10 kilometres every day to the nearest and affordable school,” said Yollanda (19). “Sometimes I would miss my classes because I was
