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Last week at a Glance - Issue 52
Women's
Coalition
February 03, 2011
My Thoughts
Welcome to this
week's edition of our weekly bulletin. This past week has
gone by so fast for the WCoZ Secretariat, having spent Wednesday
to Saturday in Kariba for a staff retreat & team-building exercise.
Not only did staff work hard on improving our effectiveness, but
the WcoZ staff also had an opportunity to witness the opening of
the Kariba Floodgates!
Constitutional
Update
WCoZ and some
of its members have been engaged in a number of lobby and advocacy
activities with political decision makers around inclusion of women
in thematic committees and drafting teams.
WCoZ met COPAC
Co-Chairpersons, the women in the Select Committee and the representatives
from the women's wings the 3 main political parties, ZANU
PF, MDC and MDC-T.
It was agreed
at all the meetings that there is a need to have equal representation
of women and men in all constitutional processes.
Organizations
which took part in these processes were WiPSU,
ZWLA,
Young Women's African Leaders Movement, WiLSA
and the WCoZ board.
Canadian
Interns join WCoZ!
Three Canadians
will be volunteering with Women's Coalition Secretariat &
member organizations for the next six months. Marjorie Saulnier
will do legal research & assist in the creation of a court watch
system; Mola Shahsavari will work in the field of resource mobilization,
cataloguing existing resources & training staff in resource
acquisition; and Amber Minnings will assist in implementing the
WCoZ communication strategy for the member organizations and train
member organizations to improve their communication capabilities.
A warm welcome to our new interns!
Upcoming Events
Monitoring
and Evaluation Training
Do you care about how well you are doing, where your resources are
going or about what impact you are having? If yes, then you need
monitoring and evaluation skills.
Are
you struggling with?
- Understanding
what monitoring and evaluation is all about.
- Developing
a monitoring and evaluation plan.
- Developing
indicators.
- Setting
up a monitoring and evaluation system.
- Analysing
qualitative and quantitative data.
- Writing
monitoring and evaluation reports.
- Developing
a log frame analysis.
If so, the Women
and Law in Southern Africa Research and Education Trust can help!
WLSA is a regional action-oriented organisation whose focus is research
and capacity building in the field of research in Southern Africa.
WLSA is conducting a training session on Monitoring & Evaluation
next month & all WCoZ are welcome to attend.
When?
21 -
25 March 2011
Where?
Harare, Zimbabwe (Venue to be determined)
Cost:
US$200.00/ person. The cost covers the 5-day training, including
teas, lunch & a Monitoring & Evaluation toolkit.
How to Register:
Email: gettie@wlsazim.co.zw
or archie@wlsazim.co.zw,
phone: +263-4- 2530013 or +263-77-3295870, or call in person at:
16 Lawson Avenue, Milton Park, Harare, Zimbabwe.
Membership
- Profiles
Disabled
Women Support Organisation
~ Despite Disability
We Can Fly ~
The Disabled
Women Support Organisation (DWSO) is an non-profit, registered Private
Voluntary Organisation (PVO 42/05) being run by women with disabilities.
Background
DWSO is a membership-based
organization with 3,021 registered members from Zimbabwe's
10 provinces. The main aim of the organisation is to economically
and physically empower women and girls with disabilities. The membership
is comprised of disabled women and girls, regardless of one's
disability. DWSO supports 29 'chapters" of small business
projects across the country. The chapters meet regularly, regionally
and nationally to share ideas, learning experiences and to develop
best practice on independent living and accessing counselling and
information on HIV/AIDS issues.
Vision
To have a society/ community in which people with disabilities and
able-bodies are living together mutually, enjoying economic and
social independence.
Mission
To physically
and economically empower women and girls with disabilities through
sustainable process of full participation and integration into the
society.
Goals
To provide best
services as the long lasting solution to problems affecting women
and girls with disabilities.
Contact
Details
85 Baines Avenue, Harare Zimbabwe; phone 2927752; Cell 0712 886
860/ 0773 287703. Email; dwso.hre@gmail/
dwso@healthnet.org.zw
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