2020
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Torture has no place in modern day Zimbabwe!
The Women’s Academy for Leadership and Political Excellence (WALPE) strongly condemns the abduction and torture of three young women leaders namely Hon Joana Mamombe, Cecilia Chimbiri and Netsai Marova. The violations came after the three participated in a peaceful flash protest in Warren Park, Harare on the 13th of May 2020 over lack of social safety nets…
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Lockdown: Gwanda clinics stop immunisation (NewsDay)
WOMEN seeking immunisation services for their children are reportedly being turned away at clinics in Gwanda, Matabeleland South province, exposing them to the risk of contracting childhood diseases.
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Coronavirus (COVID-19) and its impact on women in Zimbabwe.
Important quotes: “…Lets not wait for the COVID-19 crisis to broaden gender inequalities and hit women harder, Its time to take action…” Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Executive Director UN Women. “…COVID-19 could reverse the limited but important progress that has been made on gender equality and women’s rights. Women’s leadership and contributions must be at the centre of…
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WALPE celebrates international women’s day (Bulawayo 24 News)
Women’s Academy for Leadership and Political Excellence (WALPE), this week joined the nation and the rest of the world in commemorating the International Women’s Day (IWD) under the theme: I am Generation Equality: Realizing Women’s Rights.
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WALPE International Women’s Day Commemorations 2020
Women’s Academy for Leadership and Political Excellence (WALPE), this week joined the nation and the rest of the world in commemorating the International Women’s Day (IWD) under the theme: I am Generation Equality: Realizing Women’s Rights.
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WALPE International Women’s Day Commemorations 2020
WALPE International Women’s Day Commemorations 2020. Women’s Academy for Leadership and Political Excellence (WALPE), this week joined the nation and the rest of the world in commemorating the International Women’s Day (IWD) under the theme: I am Generation Equality: Realizing Women’s Rights. The International Women’s Day which is marked annually on the 8th of March is a global…
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WALPE, WLSA and Imba Mukadzi submit petition to Parliament calling for the full implementation of outstanding electoral reforms.
Hundreds of aspiring women leaders drawn from all the country’s ten provinces on Friday, 28 February 2020 gathered in Harare and petitioned the Parliament of Zimbabwe to implement outstanding electoral reforms that affect women’s full participation in electoral processes. The women leaders marched in the city centre waving placards demanding equal representation in all leadership…
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Aspiring women leaders reject Constitutional amendment bill number 2.
1 000 aspiring women leaders who are members of WALPE submitted 1 000 letters to Parliament on Thursday, 20 February 2020 rejecting the proposed constitutional amendment bill No. 2. The proposed bill seeks to among other proposals extend the women’s Parliamentary proportional representation quota system by 10 more years. The women leaders drawn from all…
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Police Ban Women’s March on Electoral Reforms (New Zimbabwe.Com)
POLICE have banned the Women’s Academy for Leadership and Political Excellence (WALPE) from holding a protest march on the electoral reforms.
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WEPEP project launched in Communities…towards Women’s active and full participation in electoral processes.
“An important area which require urgent reforms in our elections is that of violence, especially violence against us women. I do not feel safe as a voter and candidate during elections and the police, ZEC and political parties need to find urgent and sustainable solutions to this serious problem,” said an aspiring women leader in Wedza…
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