Women in Midlands and Bulawayo provinces hailed the findings from the research conducted by Women’s Academy for Leadership and Political Excellence (WALPE) and Southern African Parliamentary Support Trust (SAPST) on the efficacy of the women’s parliamentary proportional representation quota system. Two provincial indabas were held on Saturday 30 November and Sunday 01 December 2019 in…

As part of commemorating 16 Days of Activism against Gender–Based Violence, Women’s Academy for Leadership and Political Excellence (WALPE) has embarked on a series of activities to sensitize men and boys on the issues of Gender Based Violence (GBV), rape and gender equality. The 16 Days of Activism against GBV is an annual international campaign that kicks off on 25 November- the International…

 WomenMenTotalCabinet ministers167Deputy Ministers358Permanent secretaries055Gender audit of permanent secretaries and ministerial reshuffle held on 06 and 08 November 2019 respectively Women’s Academy for Leadership and Political Excellence (WALPE) notes with concern the lack of gender balance in key government positions following the appointments of permanent secretaries and the cabinet reshuffle on 06 and 08 November 2019 respectively…

WOMEN’S rights lobby group, Women’s Academy for Leadership and Political Excellence (Walpe) has expressed concern over the deepening economic and political crisis which it says is taking a toll on women and girls.

 Women’s Academy for Leadership and Political Excellence (WALPE), has been closely monitoring the ongoing MDC Congress nominations process and regrettably notices that women are being side-lined from senior leadership positions. So far, the proportion of women nominated to the standing committee (highest decision making body of the party) is a cause for concern. Women represent less…

Women’s Academy for Leadership and Political Excellence (WALPE) joins women from all walks of life and spheres across the globe on the commemoration of the International Women’s Day (IWD) which is being held under the theme: ‘Think equal, build smart, innovate for change’ and trending under #balanceforbetter. As WALPE, we commemorate this year’s occasion of IWD on the back of regression in…

The selection of local leadership positions in most rural areas is currently taking place and WALPE is in the process of identifying and assisting women who want to run for School Development Committees (SDCs) and Health Centre Committees (HCCs) elections. Some of the schools that are conducting SDC elections in this first quarter of the…

A timeless African nugget of wisdom teach that ‘when elephants fight it is the grass that suffers.’ This best describes the situation of women in Zimbabwe at the moment due to the ever escalating socio-economic crisis in the country. As Women’s Academy for Leadership and Political Excellence (WALPE), we note with bleeding hearts that it is…

CC: UN WomenAfrican Union CommissionSADC Gender CommissionMinistry of Justice and Parliamentary AffairsMinistry of DefenceMinistry of Home Affairs SUBJECT: ENDING ATROCITIES AGAINST WOMEN AND CHILDREN AND ENFORCING ACCOUNTABILITY FOR VIOLATIONS. WE, the undersigned organizations; *Concerned* about the abuse of women by security forces that are deployed across the country, *Worried* about the lack of secure, safe and sensitive mechanisms to…

Section 124 (b) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe provides for the women Qouta system of 60 seats in Parliament which are given to each political party based on their tally of votes in the House of Assembly elections for each province:“. . . For the life of the first two Parliaments after the effective date, an…