Women’s Institute for Leadership Development (WILD) conducted a radio programme focusing on the impact of Gender Based Violence (GBV) on women’s participation in electoral processes. Two guest speakers who attended the radio programme highlighted that there is need to stiffen…
Women’s Institute for Leadership Development participated in a community fun day, which was hosted by Pumula Youths under the “Safe and Inclusive Cities” project. In attendance were different stakeholders, which included representatives from the Ministry of Youth, CSOs, the media,…
Female politicians have expressed that women in politics tend to suffer more from GBV in most, if not all, of its forms. This was said during the Women’s Round Table that was attended by female politicians and aspiring candidates from…
The Private Voluntary Organisations Amendment Bill which was gazetted on the 5th of November 2021, is highly intrusive and poses high risks of closing of civic space due a number of unconstitutional provisions, cumbersome processes for compliance, financial, legal and…
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has removed a total of 22 656 dead people from the voters’ roll, a process which members of the public can appeal against in cases where there are mistakes. According to the electoral body, the…
The failure by the government to prioritise funding for social services in the 2022 budget is a violation of the socio-economic rights of citizens as entrenched in the Constitution of Zimbabwe, SDGs as well as the regional and international human…
YOUNG women have implored Councils to avail running water as means of restoring their dignity which was lost since the day, they started sourcing water from alternative points. Speaking during a Water Indaba organized by Women’s Institute of Leadership Development…
Reports have shown that in times of crises, the numbers of Gender Based Violence cases rise, as seen during the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the outbreak of COVID-19, emerging data and reports from those on the front lines, have shown that…
The vaccination of 16-17-year-old learners has entered into week two with concerns of low uptake of the Covid-19 vaccine despite fears of a looming fourth wave as a result of the recently detected Omicron variant. Last week the new variant…
Although the 2022 national budget projects an increase of ZWL 505.7 billion from the 2021 budget which was pegged at ZWL 421.6, human rights activists say it leaves a lot to be desired in terms of addressing women’s challenges and…