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From Silence to Strength: How ‘Shifting the Narrative’ Helped Me Find My Voice

My life was forever changed when I joined the Shifting the Narrative: A Safe Space for AGYW Health and Rights project supported by Her Voice Fund. Before that, I felt like my voice was silenced, and my questions about my body and future were left unanswered. But participating in Shifting the Narrative project, I found […]

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Child-oriented Educational Interventions during COVID-19 Lockdown

Helena Tendai Wilson The COVID-19 pandemic continues to take its toll worldwide. The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that the number of people infected has exceeded two and a half million, with over one hundred & ninety thousand fatalities recorded around the world. The numbers keep growing and virtually all countries are affected. In order

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CHILDREN’S RIGHTS MATTER TOO IN THE COVID- 19 PANDEMIC RESPONSE

Nicea Gumbo-Chinganga With the Whole World, grieving due to the devastating effects of the COVID-19, now of all time, the plight of children must be prioritised. At global level, COVID -19 has been declared a global health crisis which has quickly turned into a global social and economic crisis. Our country, Zimbabwe has not been

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Battle Between Parents Liberty to Post and A Child’s Right to Privacy (Sharenting)

Fadzai Fallon Tomfanet Sharenting is defined as the sharing of too much information by parents of their children on social media platforms (Urban Dictionary). Social media platforms include: Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter, Instagram etc. Child rights are human rights that are preciously modified to the child as they take into consideration the child’s delicacy and age

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DEMYSTIFYING THE MYTH AROUND MENSTRUATION

Bright Hwande Myth is a traditional story that has historical origins imbedded in our culture and religion which tries to explain a phenomenon. Cultures and religion around the world still vilify menstruation, and consider period blood “dirty” and “impure,” and menstruation itself as a taboo topic. Menstruation is the natural part of the reproductive cycle

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