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A Societal Turning Point- A LEMHster’s Election Experience
Mufakose--- In Mufakose, a vibrant neighbourhood in Harare, Zimbabwe, the year 2023 brought an important election to the community. However, despite the lively atmosphere, women in Mufakose continued to face marginalisation in politics and leadership roles. Efforts...
Chitungwiza- A LEMHster Election Experience
Chitungwiza--I am a LEMHster, and I want to share my experience on what was going on in my community during the elections in terms of participation of women, the violence and how young women were being treated. With the low numbers of female representation on...
Zimbabwe’s 2023 Election–A LEMHster’s Election Experience
Ward R5, Manicaland--- As harmonised elections draw nearer, Zimbabweans are urged to participate in the political process peacefully as they decide who they want to be their leader for the next five years. However, citizens do not have the same political views, thus...
A 2023 Election Short Story
Chitungwiza-- As I boarded a bus to work on Tuesday 22 August, elections were the talk of the town. A man old enough to be my father watched a video of the CCC campaigns that happened the previous day. Beaming with hope, he drew attention with his boisterous laugh....
Women in Politics During the 2023 Harmonised Elections
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...
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...
Remembering the Heroines of the Liberation Struggle
In our nation, August is known as Heroes’ Month, commemorating the men and women who laid their lives in the liberation struggle for Zimbabwean Independence. As we celebrate our decorated heroes, we want to shine a light on the heroines that contributed to the fight...
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...