Access to clean and safe water remains a critical problem for people living in rural areas with women and children the most affected, UNICEF has revealed. Speaking at the handover of a £12 million contribution towards the Rural WASH Program, recently in Mashonaland Central, UNICEF Deputy
Women’s rights activists say the issue of child marriages cannot be divorced from the economic situation in the country which is forcing most young girls into early marriages and only self-help projects can help curtail this problem. Most families in the rural areas a hardly getting
“I was married off to my current husband at the age of 16. I did not know him as I was given as compensation to appease the avenging spirit of a man who was said to have been murdered by my great grandfather,” said Tariro
Adult Rape Clinic (ARC) a non-governmental organisation that has been at the forefront in fighting the scourge of rape says it is financially constrained and its operations are being adversely affected. By Vimbai Kamoyo The NGO which first raised the red flag early this year said nothing has
It takes real men to be responsible as the saying goes. With early child marriage becoming a daily dosage for local tabloids, there is need to involve men in the fight against this heinous practice. Men have been urged to respect and take responsibility for the
CENTENARY- CHILD marriages have been globally condemned but resistance has been noted in some pockets. At Bedwood farm, about six kilometers from the small farming town of Centenary, about 60 kilometres outside Harare, marriages, including those involving children, are seen as blissful and anything short of
Ministry of Health and Child Care has expressed concern over the new constitution’s lack of clarity on operational modalities to do with free medical services. Addressing a two day stakeholder consultative workshop on the alignment of the medical service Act chapter 15:13 to the new constitution
Harare, 02 November 2016 – The new UNICEF Representative to Zimbabwe Dr. Mohamed Ayoya has presented his credentials to the Government of Zimbabwe. Dr. Ayoya takes over from Mr. Reza Hossaini who left in February to head UNICEF’s Global Polio Eradication Initiative. Dr. Ayoya assumes leadership
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