A HIGHER EDUCATION AND NATIONAL BUDGET IN ZIMBABWE_FEMALE-FOCUSED ANALYSIS INTRODUCTION This budget brief examines how the 2024 national budget caters to higher and tertiary education (HTE) needs, with a specific focus on its responsiveness to the requirements of female students. It offers a concise overview of the 2024 national budget, delves into HTE, and subsequently…
Read MoreThe Citizens in Action Southern Africa has today on the 14th of December 2023 petitioned the Parliament of Zimbabwe to exercise its oversight function, discharge a representative role, and protect environmental rights in Section 73 in Chapter 4 (Declaration of Rights). Under Section 73(1)(a), where ‘every person has the right to an environment that is…
Read MoreFile picture Following many years of continuous engagement by Citizens Action Southern Africa Zimbabwe (CIASA) community structures in Bikita, a series of community scorecards on the state of education and health, 3As (Affordability, Availability, and Accessibility), The Bikita Rural District Council (RDC) has headed the call and is planning to construct two schools and…
Read MoreBIKITA – President Emmerson Mnangagwa commissioned petalite and spodumene processing plants at Bikita Minerals that are valued at US$ 300 million on November 29 2023. The giant processing plants will see the beneficiation of lithium ore into spodumene and petalite which are the stones from which lithium is extracted. Speaking at the commissioning…
Read MoreTerms of Reference (ToR) for Analysis of the 2024 National Education Budget Allocation for Higher and Tertiary Education Deadline: 08 December 2023 Background An organization established by a group of women human rights defenders coming together to make a significant and positive impact in Zimbabwe and beyond. This is against the realization that marginalized women…
Read MoreTerms of Reference (ToR) for Documentary Production on Plight of female students in Zimbabwe Deadline: 08 December 2023 Background An organization established by a group of women human rights defenders coming together to make a significant and positive impact in Zimbabwe and beyond. This is against the realization that marginalized women and girls are being…
Read MoreThe Citizens in Action Southern Africa in partnership with six organizations and operating under the Alliance for Community-Based Organizations (ACBOs) is currently implementing a project titled Strengthening Community Participation in the Justice Delivery System in Zimbabwe. The project raises awareness, tracks progress on the 2023 elections-related cases of politically motivated violence, reported and before the…
Read MoreCitizens in Action Southern Africa in partnership with NANGO facilitated Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) movement building meetings in the Western, Southern and central regions of Zimbabwe under the theme “Towards an enhanced CSOs operating Environment in Zimbabwe. The platform created by CIASA/NANGO through these movement building meetings was meant to create an ongoing discussion on…
Read MoreThe spread of rumors and misinformation has become a global pandemic that has been largely driven by social media, gaps and barriers that exists when accessing information especially in marginalized communities, minority groups and among people with disabilities. With the COVID 19 pandemic taking over, nothing spared these groups as they experienced a lot of…
Read MoreCitizens in Action Southern Africa hold a two day community monitoring capacity building workshop on protection of endangered species on the 15th of July and 16th of July respectively in Chipinge district with the objective of equipping community monitors with the required skills in monitoring human activities that threatens endangered species in Chipinge. The workshop…
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