Young Women forums
Three young women forums were conducted in Chipinge district. The forums were attended by 124 young women. The forum was a platform where women from different religious, social and political backgrounds meet and discuss constitutional rights from a feministic perspective. The discussions were mainly centered on access to information (section 62), women’s rights (section 67), environmental rights ( section 73) the right to safe, clean and portable water (section 77), the right to education (section 75) and the right to health care (section 76). The forums were facilitated by women representatives from the ministry of health, ministry of education, ministry of youth, and women affairs as well as other civil society organization such as Girl Child Empowerment of Zimbabwe, SALT and Community Health Working Group.
Major Achievements
- Through the training of trainer’s workshop held the young people were capacitated in holding duty bearers accountable due increased knowledge and skills environmental accountability monitoring. The youth were enhanced capacity of to how to organize them in demanding environmental l accountability from local state and non-state institutions.
- The created whatsapp groups and serviced information centers raised and well-coordinated voices of the young women and men in climate change process. The platforms have also improved the participation of youth in community development initiatives and programs.
- The community dialogue meetings have improved the interaction between youth and local state and non-state actors.
- The AAGs managed to have regular interactions with local councils through presentations at full council meetings and other council meetings, and they engaged with traditional leaders, during community meetings articulating issues of concern and suggestions.
- Establishment of 120 sustainable beehives, for our beekeeping project
- 3 community gardens were established