Mutare---Defying ideals and norms set by the values of patriarchy outlining how women should be submissive stay-at-home mothers waiting to raise children, the women in Mutare Urban flocked to their different polling stations to cast their votes in accordance...
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Women’s Participation and Behaviour of People in this Election- A LEMHSter’s Election Experience
In my community/ward, there was just one female candidate running for councillor. To my dismay, she faced discrimination from fellow women looking down upon her as they dissed her for not being a good leader and people had already concluded that she could not lead or...
Young Women Taking Charge- A LEMHster’s Election Experience
Chitungwiza---In this August 23, harmonized election, l had a chance to exercise my constitutional right not only as a voter by also as an accredited local election observer. Through my role as an observer, l was able to have first-hand information on the electoral...
First Stage Complete! The Leadership Economic Mentorship Hubs Class of 2023-2024 commences with year-long journey with a 12-day boot camp in Karimazondo.
From July 24 to August 5, this year’s Leadership Economic Mentorship Hubs (LEMHs) Class (Class of 2023-2024) were at Karimazondo Campsite in Marondera for the Leadership Economic Mentorship Hubs 12-day boot camp. Training went from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm every day as the...
Zimbabwe and South Africa’s Women’s Caucuses discuss Politics and Decision-making as Zimbabwe Heads into 2023 Elections
This Thursday 6th of July 2023, Tag a Life International (TaLI) had the opportunity to attend the Kwa-Zulu Natal Provincial Legislature Women’s Caucus Study Tour meeting at the Women’s Coalition of Zimbabwe (WCOZ) headquarters. Following the unfortunate news of...
The Leadership, Economic and Mentorship Hubs Programme
graduation dinner (Class of 2022-2023). After completing the year-long programme and all its three stages, the adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) leadership trainees joined the LEMHs Alumni community. Along with receiving certificates, the new alumni also had the...
From 16 days to 365 days
“Violence against girls and women inhabits development efforts by destroying the lives of thousands of girls and women. Through educational talks within communities on the rights of women and girls and on the channels for denouncing cases of gender-based violence, we...
Period poverty
#bleedwithdignity Period poverty refers to the social, economic, political, and cultural barriers to menstrual products, education, and sanitation. Period poverty is a lack of access to menstrual products, education, hygiene facilities, waste management, or a...
Climate Change And Menstrual Health Impact Of Climate Change On Period Pain
Climate change has induced considerable harm to women's health, rights and livelihood yet discussions around the effects of climate change on women's menstrual health are underdeveloped. When we talk of climate change we talk about seasonal changes and how it affects...
CSW 67 hybrid session
Tag a Life International (TaLI) Director, officials and LEMHsters last week attended the CSW 67 hybrid session under the theme “Innovation and technological change and education in the digital age for achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and...