Publications - NANGO

Locating the Position of Peasants under the “New Dispensation” A Focus on Land Tenure Issues

Following political developments late last year and the coming in of a ‘new administration’ on 24 November 2017 in the country, strong affirmation has been made regarding the irreversibility of the programmes and policies relating to the land reforms of the 2000s and that the principle of repossessing the land remains unchallengeable. However, the country finds itself at a critical juncture going into the future, considering the economic aspirations of the “new dispensation”, vis-is-vis the land tenure security of smallholder farmers, including women, who got access to land during the Fast Track Land Reform Programme (FTLRP). Beneficiaries of the land reform have been exhorted to show their deservedness by demonstrating commitment to effective utilisation of agricultural land made available to them by the government.

NANGO-40X2-19-AUG_0.pdf

Hear the voices of survivors of sexual exploitation

As we continue to reflect on the theme of the Day of the African Child “Leave no child behind for Africa’s development”, we need to go a step further and identify the other groups of children that have been left behind. One such group of children are child victims and survivors of sexual exploitation. Article 3 of the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child on Non-Discrimination states that every child shall be entitled to the enjoyment of the rights and freedoms recognised and guaranteed in this Charter irrespective of the child’s or his/her parents or legal guardians race, ethnic group, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national and social origin, fortune, birth or other status. As such no child should be left behind, all children should be given equal opportunities in order to reach their maximum potential in life.

NANGO-40X2-9-sept_0.pdf

Youth Centered Programming

A child marriage prevalence rate of 39% has given reason for My Age Zimbabwe Trust to implement the Girls Choose project that is aimed at raising awareness on early and forced marriages as well as creating an enabling environment for the elimination of child and forced marriages in Masvingo Province. Girls Choose targets youth aged between 13 and 24 years. The project empowers girls to influence policy makers and stakeholders in their constituencies to enact and enforce laws against child marriages. Girls Choose is in support of Target 5.3 of the Sustainable Development Goals and the Global Program to Accelerate Action to end child marriages, an initiative by UNICEF and UNFPA aimed at protecting millions of girls from child marriages. This came about after the realization that there is a plethora of challenges which befall girls once they are exposed to premature marriages. Young girls dropping out of school leads to perpetual poverty, vulnerability to gender based violence, increased maternal mortality rate and heightened HIV infection rates amongst girls.

NANGO-40X2-...-2.pdf

Child Friendly budgeting key to attainment of children’s rights

Child Friendly Budgeting Initiative (CFBI) is a fairly new concept in Africa in general and Zimbabwe in particular. The Zimbabwe National Council for the Welfare of Children (ZNCWC) adopted the CFBI in 2014 in an effort to ensure that children’s rights are promoted, respected and fulfilled. Since then ZNCWC has partnered with other child rights organizations to train children, policy makers and other CSOs on child friendly budgeting so that they can apply the concept in their programmes and activities. There have been encouraging results from these trainings at all levels starting from the children themselves through the Junior Parliament and Junior Council, child led groups, local council authorities and at national programming. However, child rights advocates still have a lot of work to do to ensure that financial support towards children’s programmes is adequate to address children’s needs.

NANGO-40X2-3.pdf

Page 13 of 42« First ‹ Previous 9 10 11 121314 15 16 17 Next ›Last »