Alerts – Women's Academy for Leadership and Political Excellence

24

Nov

Training of Trainers capacity building for women- Lead CBOs and CSOs in Transformative Feminist Leadership and Unpaid Care and Domestic Work (UCDW)

On the 21st of November 2020, Women’s Academy for Leadership and Political Excellence (WALPE) in partnership with Oxfam Zimbabwe trained 20 leaders of women-led Community Based Organisations (CBOs) and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) on how to mainstream Transformative feminist leadership and Unpaid Care and Domestic Work (UCDW) in their programming....

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15

Oct

Aspiring women leaders sue the Government of Zimbabwe over the indefinite suspension of by-elections

Women’s Academy for Leadership and Political Excellence (WALPE) and Election Resource Centre (ERC) through the Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) on 13 October 2020, approached the High Court of Zimbabwe seeking an order to compel the President of Zimbabwe and Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) to set dates for...

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12

Oct

The Women's Academy for Leadership and Political Excellence (WALPE) has said it is worried and concerned over the continuous victimisation and persecution of Joana Mamombe, Cecilia Chimbiri and Netsai Marova by the State.

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04

Oct

President of Zimbabwe sued over gender insensitive appointments

i) WALPE and ZWLA sue the President of Zimbabwe over gender insensitive appointments. Women’s Academy for Leadership and Political Excellence (WALPE) together with Zimbabwe Women Lawyers Association (ZWLA) represented by Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum approached the High Court of Zimbabwe suing President Emmerson Mnangagwa for making cabinet appointments...

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22

Sep

WALPE Research Launch statement

Patriarchy remains the biggest hindrance to young women and women with disabilities’ participation in leadership and decision making processes; Research Findings- Mutasa District Women’s Academy for Leadership and Political Excellence (WALPE) together with Deaf Zimbabwe Trust (DZT) and Mutasa Youth Forum (MYF) on 17 September 2020 launched their collaborative...

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21

Sep

WALPE International Day of Peace Statement

WALPE International Day of Peace Statement

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17

Sep

Where Are the Government COVID19 social safety nets?…women query Government officials in Mutasa

At the meetings, community leaders met and dialogued with rights holders on pertinent developmental issues affecting the communities.

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30

Jul

Urgent call for PEACE ahead of the 31st of July 2020

WALPE through the Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) has taken the Government of Zimbabwe to court challenging the imposed curfew of 6pm-6am.

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30

Jul

How to become a WALPE member

Do you want to become a member of the Women's Academy for Leadership and Political Excellence and benefit from a myriad of training activities that we offer?

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27

Jul

1st ever National Transformative Feminist Leadership Winter School for aspiring women leaders launched

Women’s Academy for Leadership and Political Excellence (WALPE) together with Women and Law in Southern Africa (WLSA) with support from the Netherlands Embassy held the first ever National Transformative Feminist Leadership Winter School for aspiring women leaders in Zimbabwe.

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