FAWEZI in collaboration with the University of Zimbabwe on October 8 2015 held a seminar to look into integration of Gender and Climate change in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) policy in Zimbabwe.
The seminar was held at the University’s Faculty of Education Department and was attended by 76 representatives from various organizations with the aim of discovering ways to put into practice programs that will reduce anomalies in statics of man versus women in the technical field.
Dr R Gora and Professor R Moyana jointly gave a presentation on the origins of their study and advocacy for the integration of gender and climate change in TVET policy in Zimbabwe.
Dr Gora said the study began as a means to find out whether Zimbabwe has policies that are responsive to women and climate change. Giving an example of the families displaced by the Tokwe Mukosi flood Dr Gora said there is need to mainstream women and girls in TVET.
“Women are affected more by climate change and therefore need to be educated on climate change so that even in case of natural disasters they are still able to be productive,” she said.
Professor Moyana commended the current Zimbabwean Constitution for awarding women equality with men. She also said women continue to celebrate the fact that girls are free to choose to train in any field unlike during the colonial era.
“We can proudly declare that in the documents girls and women’s rights have been restored even though there are some areas which need advocacy,” Dr Moyana said.
Giving an example of the Gender Commission Professor Moyana said Zimbabwe has done well in terms of gender and women friendly policies.
She further recommended that women should be motivated to take part in TVET, and also that advocacy should start as early as ECD so that girls are channeled technical fields from a tender age. Monitoring and evaluation of the participation of women and girls was raised as a move that needs to be undertaken as away forward amongst others.
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