Climate advocates from ActionAid have on the opening day of COP29 issued a call to Global North countries, urging them to commit to significant climate finance to assist vulnerable nations with the costs of adaptation, mitigation, and loss and damage. The appeal comes as climate-related disasters
As the world observes Menstrual Hygiene Day, the Women4Water movement has called for the need to address water shortages, a critical issue profoundly affecting menstrual hygiene and the well-being of women and girls worldwide. In a statement to mark the day, the movement said without reliable
Action Aid Zimbabwe has urged the government to strictly observe and implement the country’s labour and employment laws to strengthen workers' rights in terms of written contracts, safety, health, and environmental obligations to their employees, and equal opportunities for both sexes, particularly in the mining
Local civic society organisations have expressed concern over the recent increase in the nomination fees for election candidates gazetted through Statutory Instrument (SI) 144 of 2022 by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC). According to the SI 144, a presidential candidate must pay US$20,000, up from US1,
263Chat · Action Aid Launches Youth Strategic Partnership Social justice advocacy group ActionAid Zimbabwe (AAZ) has launched a second Strategic Partnership Agreement focusing on strengthening youth participation in civil, democratic and governance processes for improved state accountability redistribution of resources and improved youth responsive public services. Speaking
The government in partnership with European Union (EU) yesterday launched a Pig Artificial Insemination Station in Chegutu to boost pig value chain in the country. The project funded to the tune of €7.3 million will have 245 pig breeding stock consisting of grandparent and parent stock
More than a thousand women converged at Msasa Primary school just outside Shurugwi for the 5th Annual Rural Women Assembly Meeting under the Women and Land in Zimbabwe (WLZ) where they exchanged information and discussed issues affecting them. The meeting saw women from some of the
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