CCCD Zimbabwe – Medium

Dec 1

Climate change increases domestic workload for rural girls

By Lynn Makunike The climate crisis is worsening the challenges faced by young girls, particularly those living in rural areas. I grew up in the rural areas of eMalalume village in Plumtree, about 70 kilometres south west of Bulawayo city in Zimbabwe. I lived in that area from 2007 to…

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Dec 1

Climate change mitigation activities must target young people

By Spiwe Chihwanda My name is Spiwe Chihwanda and I am in the education sector in Matabeleland region in Zimbabwe. One of the key challenges facing the region is the climate crisis that has resulted in high migration patterns where the majority of able-bodied men and women are now getting…

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Climate change mitigation activities must target young people

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Dec 1

Climate crisis destroy women’s livelihoods

By Regis Nhumba Simphiwe Lunga (29) says she lives with her son and grandparents in Kingsdale suburb in Bulawayo metropolitan province. Simphiwe says traditional gender roles, especially caregiving have weakened her capacity to cope with the climate crisis. Like many other women in the suburb, Simphiwe says she survives on…

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Nov 2

Mhondoro women welcome climate adaptation initiatives

By Duduzile Ruzive Esther Sengweni, a smallholder farmer in Mhondoro district in Mashonaland West province in Zimbabwe says the 2023–2024 rainfall season in Zimbabwe is projected to be charactrised by poor rains and she foresees the escalation of the challenges for women and girls in Zimbabwe who mostly shoulder the…

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Nov 2

Climate crisis aggravates women’s burden

By Nomzamo Gwebu Nobuhle Moyo (25) lives in Pumula North suburb in Bulawayo metropolitan province. …

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Oct 3

Extractive industries wreck the lives of women and children

Extractive industries wreck the lives of women and children By Nomzamo Gwebu Like many parts of the world, Zimbabwe is experiencing the adverse effects of the climate crisis, resulting in widespread food shortages and intensifying poverty. This has forced the government and community members to resort to extractive industries that…

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Oct 3

Young women experience grueling life in Bulawayo streets

By Regis Nhumba Nomsa Gatsheni (19) who lives in Mzilikazi suburb in Bulawayo metropolitan provinces says Zimbabwe’s declining economy is creating challenges for young women as there are now limited formal job opportunities, forcing them into menial jobs where sexual abuse and violence are rife. Nomsa says when she passed…

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Young women experience grueling life in Bulawayo streets

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Oct 3

Self-help projects cushion women from poverty

By Spiwe Chihwanda Women in Zvishavane in the Midlands province of Zimbabwe face a perilous life due to the harsh economic and climatic environment. Many villagers survive on small scale mining where often gangs engage each other in deadly fights for control of lucrative areas. …

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Self-help projects cushion women from poverty

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Sep 1

Young people claim social media has exacerbated stigma

By Babongile Gwebu Lindiwe Banda (23) says the advent of social media has worsened stigma and discrimination on issues related to Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) including Human Immuno-deficiency Virus (HIV). Lindiwe says young people now hesitate to seek sexual and reproductive health services fearing that their cases will be exposed…

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Sep 1

Young women blame culture for the child marriage scourge

By Regis Nhumba Lesley Makoni (17), a young woman from Entumbane suburb in Bulawayo metropolitan province says one of the main drivers of early marriage is the behaviour of parents who are quick to punish young people by chasing them away from home for coming back late from social activities…

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