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New Constitution-making process - Index of articles
Last week at glance - Issue 34
Women's Coalition
of Zimbabwe
June 02, 2010
WCoZ
Chapters celebrate bleated International Women's Day Commemorations
Four WCoZ Chapters
namely Bindura, Gwanda, Gweru and Kariba commemorated belated International
Women's Day (IWD) in the week beginning 17th to 21 May 2010. The
theme of the commemorations were, "Equal rights, Equal Opportunities
progress for all", and focused on issues of freedom from violence
and bodily integrity as constitutional rights. WCoZ secretariat
had the opportunity to attend the Mashonaland Central commemorations
which were held on the 21st of May 2010 at Manhenga Business Centre
just 17km out of Bindura. More than 200 women marched from the business
centre to the Roman Church where they were addressed by the Chapter
Chairperson, Ms Joyce Chingwaru and the WCoZ Information Officer
Ms Sandra Mazunga. Drama and music were part of the celebrations
and the rural women from different age groups had the opportunity
to express their concerns and enjoy their space without their male
counterparts. A woman counselor from the area encouraged WCoZ to
increase such gatherings for women as they benefited from awareness
raising and a day of fun.
ZWLA
Chegutu Outreach visit
The Zimbabwe
Women Lawyer's Association (ZWLA) held a meeting to sensitize
women on constitutional issues at Chegutu Hall in Chegutu on the
20th of May 2010. This was part of a series of outreach meetings
by Women's Coalition of Zimbabwe members to encourage women to take
part in the Constitution
making process. The meeting was attended by 75 women and focused
on women's minimum demands in the new constitution. Among issues
that women showed concern over was citizenship, particularly because
Zimbabwe does not allow dual citizenship. A large number of women
noted they are now considered aliens as they were forced to renounce
their Zimbabwean citizenship although they were born and raised
in Zimbabwe. Women also showed concern over birth registration as
women are not considered legal guardians of their children. Organisations
conducting outreach under this SIDA funded project include:
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Coalition fact
sheet
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