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From Extracting the Earth to Protecting It: Lucia Kasiyiwa’s Journey to Environmental Justice
For 13 years, Lucia Kasiyiwa, a young woman from Shamva, worked in artisanal mining, an extractive livelihood that did not only degrade the environment around her home, but exposed her to unsafe mining practices. Her turning point, was a life-threatening experience when the ceiling of a mine she was working in collapsed on her. The
IYWD drives Digital Inclusion for young women and women in marginalised communities of Mashonaland Central in Zimbabwe
In Mashonaland Central, young women are increasingly using digital technologies to access information, share their stories, and strengthen their livelihoods, as a result of the Institute for Young Women’s Development (IYWD) initiative to facilitate access to and skills training on digital technologies. Through its goal of facilitating access to digital skills and technologies that amplify
From the Women’s Business Bootcamp to establishing Urban Eats Restaurant in Masvingo, Zimbabwe
The aroma of freshly prepared meals now drifts through the streets of Masvingo, drawing customers into Urban Eats Restaurant, a business born not just from ambition but from bold transformation through training in entrepreneurship, financial skills, records keeping and digital marketing. At the centre of it all stands Enny Chitongo, a young entrepreneur who turned
Food value chains empower Shamiso Gotami to pay school fees for her children’s education
The steady sound of a grinding mill in Guruve District is more than just the processing of grain; it represents resilience, economic independence, and the transformation of one woman’s life. For Shamiso Gotami, a woman from Guruve District in Mashonaland Central Province, owning and operating a grinding mill has become a powerful symbol of how