The prolonged COVID 19 induced lockdown and closure of schools has caused chaos in the implementation of the new school curriculum, leaving many children without access to education. Schools which were supposed to reopen in July have remained closed after President...
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Girls brings hope in Covid shutdown
A young lady has brought hope for her peers after setting up a book club in rural Seke 2, to keep the young minds engaged and away from crime in the middle of a schools shutdown induced by Covid 19. Young Sofline Basera and Advanced level student at Seke 2 high school...
Sex for water rocks Epworth By Lettia Makayise
The shortage of potable water in the dormitory town of Epworth has seen a growth in the sexual abuse of young girls and women by self-appointed guardians of the few water sources in the area. Epworth is struggling to provide water in the homes of its residents who are...
Covid 19 hits fish mongers By Kudzanai Njenjera
THE small scale fishing business in Kariba has taken a knock owing to the Covid 19 induced lockdown, leaving many families at the mercy of poverty. Zimbabwe has witnessed a spike in Covid-19 cases, in what many have called the third wave and as a result government has...
Women demand clinic in Ushewekunze By Munashe Chagonda
THE absence 0f health facilities in the new Ushewekunze suburb has hit women the hardest as they fail to access basic services such as Sexual Reproductive Health (SRH). In order for one to seek medical attention at an affordable public health facility one has to board...
Women take top posts in UZ SRC (By Anna Sande)
THREE women landed top posts in the just ended University of Zimbabwe (UZ) Students Representative Council, marking a significate shift on male dominance which has been recorded at the institution over the years. Annah Sande, Ruvimbo Gwatidzo and Petronella Mabika,...
Youths turn to drugs during lockdown
A serious problem is brewing in Epworth where young people hit by a government and Covid 19 induced economic meltdown have turned to drugs for reprieve. Most of the ghetto youths in Epworth who have been depending on vending for income, have been hit hard by Covid 19...
My Voice, Power and Freedom
It is good news that as Tag a Life International (TaLI) in partnership with the Czech Republic, we have launched the My Voice, Power and Freedom Project targeting young women from marginalised communities. Today is day 1 of the 4 day training of 20 young women in...
Gender Based Violence Frontline Defenders
In March 2020, Musasa Project, an organization which responds to Gender Based Violence (GBV) amongst women, released an article which indicated that there had been an increase in reported GBV cases due to the imposed Covid-19 related lockdowns. To ensure collective...
“An educated girl is a protected girl”
On the 25th of November 2020 Tag a Life International (TaLI) hosted a cocktail party at Cresta lodge Msasa as a way of celebrating the Education Amendment Act of 2019 and the Secretary’s Circular 3 of 2019 which came as a result of the unrelenting advocacy work of the...