Young Women Take Action Against Human-Wildlife Conflict in Kariba
Young women in Kariba are taking charge of their safety and leading community change. Following a community advocacy action organized by the Institute for Young Women’s Development (IYWD) on June 20, 2025 in partnership with Patsaka Trust, they launched a petition demanding urgent action to address human-wildlife conflict. Dividing into teams to collect signatures and
Setting the record straight: The Patriot’s misplaced allegations against the Institute for Young Women’s Development (IYWD).
31 March 2022 The Institute for Young Women’s Development (IYWD) notes with grave concern, a prejudicial article written by Special Matarino, titled, “NED by elections shocker…Zimbabweans beware!”, dated 11 March 2022 and published by “The Patriot”, a newspaper run by the Zimbabwe Heritage Trust. The aforementioned article went on a defamation spree, unilaterally accusing Civil
International Women’s Day Statement
As the Institute for Young Women’s Development we join the rest of the world in celebrating International Women’s Day. It is a special day for us as young women and women, to reflect on progress towards gender parity, collectively around windows of opportunity, demand for change and celebrate our wins both locally and globally.
