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...
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...
WALPE International Day of Peace Statement
At the meetings, community leaders met and dialogued with rights holders on pertinent developmental issues affecting the communities.
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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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.
The Women’s Academy for Leadership and Political Excellence (WALPE) boldly repudiate the impetuous announcement of the Public Hearings dates (15-19 June 2020) on the proposed Constitutional Amendment Bill no.2 by the Parliament of Zimbabwe. The announcement came at a time when the country is under a COVID-19 induced lockdown...
WALPE in partnership with Deaf Zimbabwe Trust (DZT) and Mutasa Youth Forum (MYF) were on the 15th to the 19th of June 2020 in Mutasa District for capacity building and transformative feminist leadership development for aspiring women leaders under their new WEPD project.
The COVID-19 pandemic is a global health crisis that has also affected Zimbabweans, mainly women in all spheres of life and the Women’s Academy for Leadership and Political Excellence (WALPE) and its partners are working round the clock to raise awareness among aspiring women leaders and PWDs on...