ActionAid Zimbabwe

Want to know more about the Frontlines of Resilience Call for Extended Abstracts on DRR in Zimbabwe? Join our information webinar on 24 April 2026, 10:00–11:00 AM CAT Register here 👇 us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regist… #DRR #YouthResearch #Zimbabwe #ActionAid

Key dates: Abstract deadline: 30 April 2026 (23:59 CAT) Submit your extended abstract via email: abel.sibanda@actionaid.org (copy tafadzwa.muropa@actionaid.org and tracy.mafa@actionaid.org). For more information, click on the link below: tinyurl.com/642vuvc6

What you'll benefit: -Research stipend: USD 650 per selected researcher -Academic mentorship -Symposium access: complimentary registration to the 3rd Youth Symposium on DRR (17–19 June 2026)with travel support -Your paper will be included in the Frontlines of abstract publication

Graduate Research Call for Abstracts - Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) in Zimbabwe. Are you a youth researcher, a final-year undergraduate, Masters, or PhD student interested in DRR in Zimbabwe? @ActionAidZim is inviting applications for the Frontlines of Resilience initiative.

But sit with them for few minutes & you realise this isn't really about sewing. It's about a young mother who needs income to take care of her child. A young man defying the idea that sewing is women's work.A girl who left school early & is done being told her options are limited

Twenty young people in Hopley picked up a needle and thread this month — and with it, something much harder to put down: a sense of what's possible! Through @ActionAidZim's DTV project, in partnership with @VeeMitchelleC, they've started a 2-month dressmaking course.

On the 25th of March 2026, we conveyed the feminist circles under the Sandra Sefhako School of Feminism. A flagship program to empower & promote young women's participation in politics.

Expected outcomes: By the end of the event, participants are expected to produce a Youth Accountability Communiqué with time-bound demands, document parliamentary commitments, generate advocacy content for digital reach, and strengthen youth capacity to track implementation.

Taking place in Harare Youth aged been 18-35), government representatives, civil society organisation, are uniting for youth-led accountability! It's time to put young people's future first!

HAPPENING NOW! Youth in the house! The @YAI_Africa , in partnership with @ActionAidZim & @PlatformsGlobal , is hosting a LIVE Youth Accountability Hangout! Theme: "Holding the State Accountable: Youth, Budget & National Youth Empowerment Strategy (NYES) Action Plan”

Together, we're improving health, sanitation, and learning environments. Join us in supporting community-led solutions that transform lives in Lusulu and beyond! #WaterForAll #EducationForAll

We're rehabilitating community boreholes, constructing classroom blocks, and providing housing for teachers and staff.With our partner Basilwizi Trust, we're working in 5 wards in Lusulu LRP, aiming to reach 21,660 programme participants (14,990 directly) by 2034.

Standing with Binga: Water, Education & Dignity for All. Happy new month! Our Local Rights Programme (LRP) Manager Peter Clever Matimati,recently rolled up his sleeves & joined the communities in Lusulu,Binga, to construct the footing of a pressure pump for a borehole at a school

As we wrap up Women's month big shout out to Shemiah Nyaude & @DChidarara for standing in solidarity with women! They're calling on the @zimbabwe_of to tackle systemic inequalities, especially for women with disabilities, &create spaces for women leaders. #IWD2026

The session brought together 37 girls & young women who met at Tariro Clinic, Hopley, fostering inclusivity and peer learning across ages & experience. #GirlsEmpowerment #SRHR #LeadershipDevelopment #IncomeGeneratingSkills #InclusivityMatter

Empowering Girls in Hopley: Organising for SRHR, Income-Generating Skills & Leadership! Yesterday, a new set of girls attended their first girls club meeting in Hopley, organised by @ActionAidZim under the Girl Supporter Project in partnership with @ActionAidSweden .

We remain committed to building safer communities where all women & girls can thrive. #WomensMonth #EndGBV #FeministAlternatives #ListenActBelieve

This Women's Month , @ActionAidZim centres & amplifies the voices of GBV survivors; because meaningful prevention & response begins when we listen, believe & act. Let's priorities GBV survivors' needs in policies, services and community responses.

This event showcased women as drivers of economic transformation, pairing rights education with practical skills and market linkages. We are committed to scaling programmes that enable women to claim their rights, grow sustainable incomes, and lead change. #IWD2026

@ActionAidZim, alongside the Ministry, marked IWD2026 at Maparura in Chiendambuya on 20 March, under the theme “Rights, Justice, Action for All Women and Girls”.

As we continue honouring women in the Women's Month and strengthening our partnership with @mwacsmed, we are excited to share our latest commemoration in Chiendambuya .