5 February 2021

“Sometimes, it falls upon a generation to be great. You can be that great generation. Let your greatness blossom” Nelson Mandela

The continuous, sporadic and arbitrary arrests of Joana Mamombe and Cecelia Chimbiri take the feminist movement back to the medieval ages. As the Institute for Young Women Development (IYWD) we condemn the unprovoked arrest and incarceration of these two young women leaders.

Glanis Changachirere unpacks the Social Service Barometer to the young women and stakeholders from Mashonaland Central and Midlands Provinces.

In 2018 the Institute for Young Women Development (IYWD) embarked on an intervention entitled “Harnessing young women’s voices and power for local government accountability and gender responsive social services delivery (GRSSD)”.

Five years ago, this building used to be a community beerhall. In 2018, the building was refurbished into a clinic but abandoned until the beginning of 2020. Now the clinic is almost complete and is set to open in August 2020.

For thirty one year old Precious Ranjisi of Mazowe, located in Mashonaland Central Province, visiting the only district hospital in her area scares her away.

"Follow effective action with quiet reflection. From the quiet reflection will come even more effective action." -Peter F. Drucker

 Gokwe Deputy Mayor speaking at IYWD's Provincial Budget Tracking Monitoring Indaba.

According to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Focal Point on Youth, UNDESA youth is not represented adequately in formal political institutions and processes such as Parliaments, political parties, elections, and public administrations.

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