IntroductionThe Research and Advocacy Unit (RAU) is currently implementing a programme entitled “Creating Demand for Devolution by Young Women”. It seeks to empower young women to lead advocacy efforts calling…
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Introduction This policy brief explores the challenges faced by youth as a result of the deteriorating socio-economic and political violence and effects of exclusion. It also highlights the importance of…
When the Research and Advocacy Unit (RAU) posted an opinion piece to celebrate World Mental Health Day on 10 October, we made the following comment: When the theme for 2020…
There is a question knocking around about how best to characterise the nature of the Zimbabwean state, a question that gets more urgent every week. The government’s view is that…
Abstract One of the consequences of all the Organised Violence and Torture (OVT) that has afflicted Zimbabwe for the past 40 or so years is a very large number of…
Background The world-wide crisis caused by Covid-19 seems entirely without precedent in the modern age. The spread of COVID-19 is accelerating. In Africa, most countries have now confirmed cases and…
Introduction The proposal to amend the Constitution and extend the quota system for women has been received with adverse comment by the women’s movement. This will extend the current quota…
Abstract This research paper focuses on women’s participation in politics and decision making in Zimbabwe. It draws from experiences shared by women who have contested in the electoral processes as…
Abstract Increasing women’s representation in the parliaments of the world has become an increasing field of debate: not about whether this should happen anymore, but rather about what is the…
Executive Summary The plight of prisoners is generally overlooked by society as there is a lack of knowledge and understanding of prisoners’ rights and needs. The fact that a person...
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