By Eurcul Falani I am a women who responds to the name Eurcul Falani and I have as well experienced the effects of climate change. This is my story. In January 2022, I noticed that my body was becoming weak. I did not understand what was happening. One day I…

By Nomagugu Gumpo Climate change has had a tremendously negative impact on hydroelectric power generation, forcing the Zimbabwe Electric Supply Authority (ZESA), our country’s only national power generating company to introduce long hours of load shedding schedules which has affected me as a student The electricity situation has an effect…

By Nomzamo Gwebu Most parts of Africa have seen the effects of climate change. Zimbabwe is one of the countries that have experienced changes in weather patterns. Persistent cyclones, droughts and floods have resulted in widespread damage of infrastructure. The 2019 cyclone Idai is one of the incidents that…

I celebrate myself this year (2023) International Women’s Month. All along I thought I was weak and a cry baby. Little did I know that inside resides a very bold lioness who is not afraid to stand her ground. I am a student teacher at a primary teacher’s college in…

By Duduzile Ruzive Yowana Moyo (9) is a young girl from Emganwini, a high density suburb in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe’s second biggest city. Yowana lives with her grandmother, after her mother was killed in cold blood in a chilling case of Gender Based Violence. Yowana’s grandmother who is affectionately called MaMlondo…

By Lorraine Metha With the economic situation in the country plummeting the citizens have been forced into a corner of choosing between nursing and nothing. …

By Duduzile Ruzive Angela Ndlovu (17) (name changed) says when her mother left the country to find a job in South Africa, her life changed drastically. She was left to take care of her 13 year old brother. …

By Lorraine Mathe As a young woman, I have observed that there is increasing pressure on young women in Zimbabwe to get into marriage. …

By Lorraine Metha Communities in both rural and urban Zimbabwe are concerned about the behaviour of young people popularly called Ama2k. Ama2k are individuals born from the year 2000 and are associated with drugs and substances abuse, sexual escapades and violence. Charity Gumbo (13), a student at Montrose high school…