Month September 2020

Asset Finance Program to benefit women

The Ministry of Women Affairs Community, Small and Medium Enterprise Development, in collaboration with Zimbabwe Women’s Microfinance Bank Limited (ZWMB), last Friday launched an Asset Finance Program that will capacitate female small business owners with machinery to help them grow…

CSOs convene over the Council Budget Process

Women’s Institute for Leadership Development (WILD) conducted a Civil Society Consensus Building meeting on the Bulawayo City Council Budget Process with emphasis being given to the recently held 2020 Supplementary Budget and the 2021 Proposed Budget. Present for the engagement…

The gendered impact of Covid-19 on young women

  The Research and Advocacy Unit (RAU) in collaboration with Women’s Institute of Leadership Development (WILD), National Association of Youth Organisation (NAYO) and the Women’s Coalition of Zimbabwe (WCZ) partnered to discuss the gendered impact of covid19 on young women.…

Lupane District Committee engagement

On the 15th of September 2020, Women’s Institute for Leadership Development attended the Lupane District Coordinating Committee at the invitation of the District Development Coordinator. The purpose of the meeting was to appraise district stakeholders on the pace of development…

Women and Youth: Drivers of Economic Growth

Women and youth inclusion are an essential component for strengthening the country’s development agenda as it promotes equal participation of women and youth in major economic decision making processes. This came out during a one-day stakeholder engagement meeting conducted by…