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Climate Change, GBV and Child Marriage: Exploring the nexus
By: myadmin • April 27, 2018
The 1st of February 2018 witnessed the Field Day of the Culture ACTIONs Climate Change Risk Adaptation Planning and Resilience Training at Cranham Community Shade (Ward 31). The day was facilitated by the Southern Alliance For Indigenous Resources (SAFIRE) to engage the community in climate risk management were current and future climate risks and their socio –economic ramifications are explored in the effort of reducing community vulnerability through building community resilience. Climate change risk identification and analysis tools which include the Seasonal Calendar, Historical Timeline, Hazard Mapping, Vulnerability Matrix and Transit Walks were used on the day to understand the severity of the situation in (Ward 31).
ROOTS hands over sanitary pad making machine to child brides in Shamva
By: myadmin • April 10, 2018
Women empowerment organisation, Roots in partnership with Netherlands Embassy in Zimbabwe donated a sanitary pad making machine to women in Shamva as part of the empowerment agenda.
The donation was part of the district’s belated commemorations of International Women’s Day.
My Dignity! ROOTS promoting Menstrual Health among young women in Rural Communities
By: myadmin • March 27, 2018
The Provincial International Women’s Day celebrations were held at Shamva Country Club a day which coincided with the commissioning of a sanitary pad making machine from the Embassy of Netherlands Ambassador Barbra Van Helmond. The day ran under theme economic posterity for women as several speakers which included Provincial Development Officer, Minister of State for Mashonaland Central, Gender commissioner and Chief Bushu who all advocated for the need for women to diversify their economic activities with the need to venture into more challenging but economic rewarding projects such as fisheries, mining and tourism.
Traditional and Religious Leaders Indaba
By: myadmin • March 27, 2018
Traditional and Religious Leaders Indaba was a platform for leaders to discuss GBV issues that affect areas of their jurisdiction. The event was held at Mazowe Rural District Council Tsungubvi Board Room on the 16th March 2018. The indaba sought to sensitize stakeholders, traditional and religious leaders on the need to review retrogressive social norms and practices that precipitate GBV in Mazowe District with the aim of gaining lasting commitments from the leaders in the fight to reduce GBV incidences.
From girls to women: gender-based violence across the life course
By: myadmin • March 10, 2018
Every 10 minutes, somewhere in the world, an adolescent girl dies as a result of violence. While violence in various forms is a risk and reality across the life course, the gendered profile of violence becomes even more pronounced as girls reach adolescence; yet a gap continues to exist between child protection initiatives and adult-focused gender-based violence (GBV) programming. This event will explore experiences of violence in childhood and adolescence, with a sharp focus on the impact of GBV on the development of adolescent girls in developing settings, humanitarian crises and protracted conflicts.
Gender transformative approaches to better prevent and respond to violence at an early age and during adolescence will be discussed, including initiatives to address practices based on gender inequality that perpetuate GBV, such as child marriage and FGM/C. By amplifying the voices of adolescents and connecting their experiences to policy and technical expertise, this event aims to bridge the gap between violence against children and violence against women, improving multi-sector programmes to more effectively meet the unique needs of adolescent girls worldwide.
Source: https://www.odi.org/events/4547-girls-women-gender-based-violence-across-life-course
