Renewable Energy Project (REP) (Rusape General Hospital Maternity Ward)

FACE Zim supported the solar energy project at Rusape General Hospital with the support of Octopus which was initiated by Engineers Without Boarders Sweden. Frequent electricity power cuts interrupted a number of processes on the hospital which sometimes compromised birth processes and the health of the pregnant mothers. After a discussion with the hospital administration, the organization therefore initiated…

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Theresa Marwei’s Story (THE LIONESS) [Ward 29 Makoni District Manicaland Province Zimbabwe]

Theresa Marwei of Mubaiwa village in ward 27 of Makoni District, Rusape ,Zimbabwe lives to tell the tale of  how she became the talk of the village, “the iron lady,” as we prefer to call her, she is a wife and mother of twelve children whom she bore out of ignorance because then  at the time women had no…

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Helen Story Voice of the Voiceless [ward 27 Makoni District Manicaland Zimbabwe]

The issue of patriarchy and harmful cultural beliefs has seen most women being marginalized and suppressed. Helen has fallen a victim of such circumstances after the death of her husband. Her husband’s brother took her for widow cleansing, wife inheritance and child bearing. She was later thrown out to the dogs because she was not good enough and was…

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Marian Madora’s Story [Women Economic Empowerment Ward 27 Makoni District]

Marian Madora has been one of the women who have experience the cold side of life by not having a male figure in the house to head the family. She is widowed and left in charge of seven children to take care on her own. Her road has not been a smooth one since she had to provide food…

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Land Ownership Story [Ward 27 Makoni District in Manicaland Province in Zimbabwe]

Family Action for Community Empowerment in Zimbabwe (FACE Zim) came into Tsitsi’s community with an empowerment package for women through the Rural Women’s Assembly. Women were conscientized   of their rights and among the many rights was that of women and land ownership which included many workshops on farming, inheritance and property rights.  She was also trained on Income Savings…

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