UNIKA

23/07/2024

Disability-friendly policies: A call to action for local city councils – Unika*

"We have been crying out for council to ensure that all council facilities and services are accessible and inclusive for people with disabilities for years, but we are still struggling with basic services."

The inclusion of disability-friendly policies in local city council plans is crucial for ensuring that people with disabilities have equal access to resources, services, and opportunities. However, the lack of inclusion of such policies can have significant impacts on people with disabilities.

03/05/2024

The environmental crisis exacerbates existing gender inequalities, with women facing increased burdens of care work, limited access to healthcare, and heightened risk of gender-based violence. The lack of media access and representation further marginalizes women, silencing their voices and perpetuating their invisibility.

https://www.unika.org.zw/2024/05/02/a-press-for-the-planet-amplifying-womens-voices-in-the-face-of-environmental-crisis/

09/04/2024

The Dark Side of Artificial Intelligence: Challenges and Concerns in Africa – Unika

As governments and companies collect more personal data to train algorithms, citizens' privacy and freedom of expression are at higher risk.

https://www.unika.org.zw/2024/04/09/the-dark-side-of-artificial-intelligence-challenges-and-concerns-in-africa/

28/02/2024

*Menopause and meno-positivity – Unika*

When a woman reaches menopause she goes for twelve continuous months without having a menstrual period. This is a result of normal ageing, in which ovaries begin to fail to produce ‘enough’ female s*x hormones.

https://www.unika.org.zw/2024/02/28/menopause-and-meno-positivity/

09/02/2024

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22/12/2023

With worldwide interest in renewable energy sources gathering momentum, ZRDC is moving with the modern times, making strides in clean energy through the installation of 47 biogas digesters in all its 33 wards.

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Zibagwe Rural District Council (ZRDC) is a forerunner in guaranteeing that those furthest from essential services are not left in the dark by producing clean energy for the benefit of the community it serves. With worldwide interest in renewable energy sources gathering momentum, the rural council i...

07/12/2023

Meeting with some Pastors and religious leaders from Kwekwe to discuss gender-based violence in the church as we commemorate the 16 days of activism against gender-based violence.
MISA Zimbabwe Gender & Media Connect

06/12/2023

Single women in the church are facing emotional abuse with a lot of finger-pointing, s*xism and discrimination levelled against them.
In some churches, you cannot be a leader if you are a woman, unmarried or divorced. You cannot participate in most activities because of your marital status.

05/12/2023

Varume tirikurohwa uye hatina wekuudza nekuti tinosekwa. Ndizvo zvokonzera kuti tizvisungirire hatina kwekuchemera.

16 days of activism against gender based violence.

05/12/2023

Kwekwe city has four sewer pump stations and none of them are functional. That means all of the raw sewer in Kwekwe is flowing into Sebakwe river where we get our drinking water.

“Kwekwe city has four sewer pump stations and none of them are functional. That means all of the raw sewer in Kwekwe is flowing into Sebakwe river where we get our drinking water. It’s a very dire situation. The city now needs more chemicals to purify the water and the more chemicals used means ...

16/11/2023

"We know that how we mine is very destructive to the environment. We dig holes and don’t fill up, we cut down a lot of trees and expose our rivers and water sources to mercury. But what other means of survival do we have if we leave artisanal mining?”

https://www.unika.org.zw/2023/11/16/artisanal-mining-negatively-impacting-environment/

16/11/2023

https://www.unika.org.zw/2023/11/16/s*xual-harassment-in-media-a-silent-epidemic/

26/10/2023

Early breast cancer screening can be what can save your life. Early detection is key. Get free breast cancer screening at Kwekwe City council clinics.

22/09/2023

"I started making okra coffee in 2015. What I need is enough equipment for grinding the okra seeds so as to produce the coffee on a larger scale."

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At 73, Norita Phiri is still quite the adventurous farmer. When others are sticking to only farming traditional crops like maize in her village in Zhombe Bhelamasvesve, she has decided to dabble in okra farming and is now producing the most aromatic and decadent coffee from okra seeds.

29/07/2023

'Men are being abused by their partners but because of societal pressures and traditional beliefs they don't speak out. Women need to be more sensitive to the needs of their men'.
Check out the video...

20/06/2023

'Ma early marriage ndoari kukonzera kuti mhirizhonga iwande mudzimba.'

When your daughters come back home late don't chase them away from home, talk to them...

14/06/2023

Women call for strict laws against perpetrators of domestic violence. Currently, domestic violence isn't taken as seriously yet more women are being harmed by their partners. Check out the video

08/06/2023

'Ukaita mari unorohwa,ukashaya mari unorohwa. Hatitozivi kuti domestic violence tingaipedzese sei muno munyika.'

08/06/2023

Earlier this week we held a community listening meeting to find out what were the main drivers of domestic violence.
The group of women who were present pointed out that poverty was at the root of most cases of domestic violence.

Women are tired of being treated like punching bags by their men. Some have now resolved to fight back, a punch for a punch.

07/06/2023

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Women are tired of being punching bags and some have resolved to fight back. They feel the law, society and other stakeholders have let them done and all they can do is fight back.

Cases of domestic violence have been increasing over the past 5 years. We had a meeting with a group of women and they shared reasons they believe are the ca...

28/04/2023

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16/03/2023

From artisanal mining to the United Nations corridors, this is the story of Edwick Madzimure.

“I wish all women who have made it in life can show us their scars so that we don’t feel ashamed of bleeding around them.”

“I wish all women who have made it in life can show us their scars so that we don’t feel ashamed of bleeding around them.”

15/03/2023

Facing breast cancer is a life altering experience for breast cancer patients. On their journey they often learn about strength, hope and everything in between.

https://www.unika.org.zw/2023/03/13/fighting-the-silent-killer-breast-cancer/

07/03/2023

The mental health conversation is slowly gaining traction. With all the issues related to mental health, we need to understand what it's all about. What really is mental illness? What's the fuss all about? Read more about it by following the link below:

According to the World Health Organization, it is “a state of well-being in which the individual realizes his or her own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to his or her community”. Mental health includes...

04/03/2023

This women's month we celebrate and highlight stories of survival and strength from women in our communities. Annah and Toko have been HIV positive for 12 and 17 years respectively. Their strength has seen them survive to teach others about HIV and AIDS.

Women often bear the burden when it comes to issues relating to HIV and AIDS. From caring for those infected and affected to not having much say in healthy s*xual practices in their homes because of patriarchal beliefs. But over the years more women heroes have risen, speaking out about living with....

12/01/2023

SDG 5 can never be realised when women and girls continue being victims of gender based violence. When little girls are being 'married' off. When we don't have stiffer penalties for those who continue to violate the girl child.

25/11/2022

No to gender based violence! Or violence of any kind

15/11/2022

We stigmatise what we don't understand without making an effort to understand...

10/11/2022

“I had the added responsibility of taking care of some of my extended family during lockdown. They lost their jobs and I had to step up and take care of everyone. It was a very hard time for me financially.”

The Covid 19 pandemic brought intense pain in so many people’s lives. Some lost their loved ones, others jobs and sources of income and for some lockdown periods left them exposed to their abusers. But it was not all doom and gloom all the time as it gave others an opportunity to flourish. For som...

10/11/2022

“There are 16 million people in Zimbabwe, if everyone pays a dollar every month we will have enough to run our health care system. It’s enough to cater for every need and to treat every ailment and to pay nurses and doctors well. Only government has the power to make that possible."

At first she thought it was just an ordinary lump, she hadn’t been checking her breast all that regularly but she knew she had always had lumps. So she ignored it and went about her life. Until she noticed that the texture around her breasts was changing and her ni***es were secreting a bloody dis...