Topic - Zimbabwe Arise

Roadmap to Equality, Issue 22, December 2011

16 December 11

Regional relevance: Southern Africa (SADC)

Welcome to the 22nd edition of the Roadmap to Equality! Tracking progress towards the implementation and ratification of the SADC Protocol on Gender and Development. As the curtain comes down on the Seventeen United Nations Conference of the Parties (COP 17) on climate change, while the developed countries may... [read more]

Jenni Williams

14 December 11

This is the acceptance speech given on 25 November 2011 by Jenni Williams founder and national coordinator of Women of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA) on the occasion of the Government of France National Order of Merit Award. Salutations - I wish to thank you for the for the recognition given to Women of Zimbabwe Arise... [read more]

Women?s ?tough-love? protest demands change

07 November 06

Regional relevance: Zimbabwe

Women in Zimbabwe are taking to the streets to show their frustration with poor governance, lack of basic social services, and unprecedented increases in the cost of education. In the process, police have arrested nearly 1000 women members of the pressure group Women of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA), for their attempts to... [read more]

Women activists pave the way for increased representation in governments

19 August 05

Regional relevance: Zimbabwe

So who says the participation of women in politics, governance and decision-making can only be marked by their representation in parliament? If the actions of the women of Women of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA) are anything to go by, women are at the forefront of the activism in Zimbabwe. But some argue that it is easier... [read more]