The realisation of Healthy Communities for A Healthy Nation remains central to the project implementation by FACT Zimbabwe. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, reaching out to communities with the much-needed health related services has been a major setback in project implementation. Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, FACT Zimbabwe embraced alternative engagement …
Girls Are Not Brides!!!
FACT Zimbabwe, a Christian based national organization working in and through partnerships to improve health and reduce poverty, has noted with concern the alarming spike in child marriages, teenage pregnancies and sexual abuse cases of Adolescent Girls and Young Women (AGYW) during this COVID-19 pandemic. Child Marriage and teenage pregnancy infringes and negatively impacts on …
Churches Council call for collaborative efforts to end violence and child marriages
The Christian denominations represented by the Zimbabwe Council of Churches have called on all community structures to work hand in hand towards the elimination of all forms of violence and child marriages in Zimbabwe. Speaking during the Chiefs Indaba on Sexual Gender Based Violence and Child marriages, currently underway in Nyanga, Zimbabwe Council of Churches …
Income Generating Activities improving livelihoods-Eugen’s Journey
Eugen Nhlanhla from Ward 24 of Mutasa district where Family AIDS Caring Trust – Zimbabwe is implementing a The United States President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and USAID Zimbabwe (USAID) supported #ChildrenTariro project, has begun realizing dividends from her fishery project she established in 2013. Her participation in Income, Savings and Lending Schemes …
COVID-19 Responses to Cyclone Idai affected communities
Chimanimani– Family AIDS Caring Trust- Zimbabwe with support from Kindernothilfe has been implementing a COVID-19 Response to Cyclone Idai affected communities project in Wards 15 and 21 of Chimanimani district, Manicaland province. The 6 months project aimed at assisting affected communities with the much needed Psycho-social support to address trauma from the disaster, aid with …
#ChooseToChallenge:Celebrating girls and women
MUTARE- Family AIDS Caring Trust Zimbabwe with support from United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) in conjunction with the Ministry of Women Affairs, Community, Small and Medium Enterprise Development (MoWACSMED). Gracing the event were government stakeholders and development partners working in Manicaland province which include …
Revitalizing education for the COVID-19 Generation
With this year’s International Education Day commemorations running under the theme “Recover and Revitalize Education for the COVID-19 Generation,” the Children Tariro initiative led by FACT Zimbabwe continues to identify ways in which learners being supported under the programme continue to be engaged in education activities despite the ravaging effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic. The …
Responding to Gender Based Violence during the COVID-19 Pandemic
During humanitarian situations such as COVID-19 induced lockdown, drought, natural disasters women, girls and children included face a myriad of challenges which include Child Abuse and Gender Based Violence. According to the United Nations Population Fund Zimbabwe, 1 in 3 women in Zimbabwe have experienced Gender Based Violence (GBV). GBV is violence directed against a …
Role of parents in helping children realise their life goals- FAQs
FACT Zimbabwe implements the Families Matter Programme a curricular based intervention which seeks to build strong healthy relationships between parents and their children. The programme seeks to ensure parents and children communicate with each other and reach a common understanding beneficial for both parties. This article seeks to explore the role of parents in helping …
Youth Amplifying their voices against GBV and HIV.
Tafadzwa Mabiya, is a former DREAMS Ambassador for Mutare District and young mother who rose towards achieving her goals through the DREAMS intervention after she got abandoned by both her father and husband when she fell pregnant. Tafadzwa was enrolled into DREAMS and accessed psycho-social support from Childline, education assistance from FACT, legal support; and …