Women breaks silence on abuse
A 34-year-old woman has broken her silence on the abuse she had to endure in her marriage while pregnant. The abuse had been going on for over two years until […]
WLSA Condemns Gender Based Violence In Political Spaces
WLSA is concerned with the resurgent gender based violence in political activities WLSA is concerned with the resurgent gender-based violence in political activities and its impact on women’s political participation. […]
Capacitating female artisanal miners
Women make up 10% of Zimbabwe’s 535,000 artisanal and small-scale miners, according to a report from the Pact Institute, a Washington, D.C.-based development nonprofit. The obstacles they face in the […]
Joint Press Statement on Healthcare Workers Strike
[bdp_post_slider] Women and Law Southern Africa (WLSA), Katswe Sistahood, Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights Africa Trust (SAT) and Women’s Action Group(WAG) are women’s rights organizations that advocate for the full […]
Multistakeholder dialogue on ending GBV in Mutasa District
Women and Law in Southern Africa (WLSA) with the support from UNDP Spotlight Initiative is undertaking a project on ending violence against women and girls in Mutasa district. WLSA conducted […]
Thematic Dialogue on Womens Political Participation
v[bdp_post_slider] The Parliament of Zimbabwe, the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission and the Zimbabwe Gender Commission with support from International IDEA, WLSA and Padare hosted a multi- party women’s political participation dialogue […]
Housing Delivery and the National Development Strategy (NDS1)
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More work needed on Covid 19, GBV
Q: Zimbabwe joined the rest of the world recently in celebrating International Women’s Day. How were this year’s commemorations different from previous years?
A: This year’s Women’s Day was different in the sense that we are celebrating it as we fight Covid-19 which has amplified the inequalities that women face on a day-to-day basis.
Vulnerable women receive timely support
WOMEN and Law Southern Africa (WLSA) has donated groceries worth thousands of dollars to 300 women across Mutasa District as relief package to vulnerable groups bearing the brunt of the Covid-19 pandemic.
WLSA legal officer, Ms Ivy Chimedza, said the donations are for vulnerable women and girls who are living with disabilities, HIV and Aids, survivors of sexual and gender based violence, widows and elderly women.
The National Development Strategy’s (NDS1) fight for women’s inclusion
It should come as no surprise that the women of Zimbabwe face a unique set of gender-based challenges that can make life extremely challenging.
One in four girls aged 15-19 is married, making secondary education difficult or merely impossible to attain. Lack of access to maternal health is another by-product of the hurdles women face. Maternal mortality affects 581 out of every 100,000 live births, and young women are twice more likely to be affected by HIV and AIDS than young men and boys. Additionally, women and girls face extensive spousal abuse and gender-based violence.