Tendai had to drop out of school in grade 3 in 2019 as she could not handle the teasing from the other students because of her mentally ill grandmother who she stays with along with her sister`s family. She had low self-esteem because her family is poor and could not provide the basic necessities for […]
After losing both her parents who were the source of income, life became very difficult for thirteen years old Sipho (Not real name) and her siblings who wanted to further their education but could not due to lack of financial support. She dropped out of school in grade four in 2018 and started helping her […]
The Problem Musa (not real name) is a 14 – year-old girl who has never attended school who sells mopani worms which she picks, prepares and dries with her family. Every day she goes to sell her share of the mopani worms so as to help her grandmother fend for the family. Musa […]
FAWEZI conducted Community Sensitizations on the Project and SASA! Together in Wards 16, 24 and 28 (Shamva) on the 25th and the 26th of March 2021 respectively and in Wards 10 and 18 on the 30th of March in Chitungwiza. FAWEZI then selected 35 Community Champions and 15 Community Leaders from Shamva and Chitungwiza […]
FAWEZI in partnership with Action Aid Zimbabwe (AAZ), Leonard Cheshire Disability Zimbabwe (LCDZ) and Family Aids Caring Trust (FACT) is implementing the Towards Resilient Communities with Health Equity and Safety for All, (TORCHES) Project in Shamva and Chitungwiza Districts The project aims to create communities where women and girls, including people with disabilities, are […]
On the 23rd of October 2020 FAWEZI held a workshop with the non-teaching staff in primary and secondary schools from Muzarabani District. The Training focused on identification, reporting, and responding to Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV), Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) and Harmful practices. The training was done in line with the […]
On the 12th and 13th of November 2020 FAWEZI met with representatives from our Shamva and Chitungwiza project schools to review their draft school level Codes of Conduct. This was in line with our project ‘School Related Gender Based Violence (SRGBV) – A Whole School Approach – Pilot Initiative.’ We also invited representatives from Teacher’s […]
From the 23rd to the 27th of November 2020 FAWEZI held learner trainings using the TUSEME/Speak Out girls empowerment model in project schools in the Bulilima Districts. The participating schools were Usher Primary and Secondary, Dombodema and, Sikhathini high and Mnigau Primary. Tuseme is a student-centred empowerment model that uses theater-for-development techniques to identify and […]
The 11th of October marked the world International Day of the Girl Child (IDGC) as declared by the United Nations in 2011. It is a key Global observance which is dedicated to the observation and recognition of the girls’ rights and the unique challenges they face. This 2020 IDCG was commemorated under the theme, “My […]
