Creating safe space for adolescents girls and women

Organisational Aims
Capacitate adolescent girls and young women in all spheres of life. Support their economic, political, social and cultural empowerment Provide safe spaces to assert their rights in the home, school and community

VISION
A Zimbabwe where the rights of girls and young women are respected, promoted and fulfilled.

Mission
To build the capacity of adolescent girls and young women as well as to provide them with support and platforms for engagement in pursuit of their empowerment in all spheres of life.

Gwen values and culture
• Equality
• Innovation
• Integrity
• Commitment
• Professionalism
• Team work

Thematic Areas
• Gender equality and equity
• Health and well being
• Sexual and gender based violence
• Civic education and engagement
• Poverty alleviation and livelihoods
• Education and career support

Area of operation
GWEN operates in Seke rural which composes of Dema, Mayambara, Beatrice urban and farm community.
Chitungwiza composed of Nyatsime, Manyame, Zengeza, St Mary’s and Seke urban.
The organisation has permission to work in the greater Harare area and currently
has activities in East View/ Caledonia.

Projects

• A piggery being run to enable the organisation to generate funds and support less privileged girls within the area with school fees and other basic needs.
• Community nutrition garden. The garden project will also benefit the young women with income generation for small health emergencies
• Successfully supporting 500 girls per year with menstrual hygiene kits and information on SRHR
• In the past 7 years, GWEN has reached out to over 5 000 Girls and young women with information and services That empower them in many respects of their life; trained and supported 800 young women with inputs For detergent making projects which are functional to Date.
• Training of basic counselling and creation of Peer Support Network (PSN) as local
  Community structures to support survivors of SGBV in Seke.
• Created safe spaces for learning and engagement on various issues affecting AGYW through sport in Seke and Chitungwiza with an annual sports tournament held consistently since 2017.
• Girls and women empowerment network (GWEN) secured 4 hectares of land in Seke
  Rural ward 7
• Created and strengthened the engagement System with community leaders such as
  Chiefs, village heads, church leaders among others in responding to challenges
  Affecting adolescent girls and young women (AGYW)
• Successfully ran HEFORSHE campaign reaching out to 36000 citizens

Shopping basket
The shopping basket list contains materials and resources that GWEN needs from stakeholders, partners and friends to realize its vision of a Zimbabwe where the rights of girls and young women are respected, promoted and fulfilled . You can donate in kind, in cash or material.
1. Sanitary pads, panties and soap to support girls’ health menstrual experience and to ensure they do not miss school because of periods.
2. Financial support for girls’ school fees to support girls’ education Aimed attending the cycle of poverty and guaranteeing girls a better life.
3. Soccer and netball balls for adolescent girls and young women so that they distress and refresh.
4. Construction of girls’ shelters and study rooms.
5. Study room furniture, equipment and computers.

Organisational Aspirations
1. Construction of shelter and study centre for girls and young women in Seke
2. Construction of media lab and ITC centre for girls
3. Construction and set up of piggery slaughter and cold room facility at GWEN centre in Seke.
4. Yearly hosting of girls sports tournament in Mashonaland East
5. Yearly hosting of young women’s sports tournament in Mashonaland East

Contacts

Name of Main Contact
(ms) Kumbirai l. Kahiya (Director)
Physical Address
Box 200 Tel One Building
Corner Tilcor/Hombarume Zengeza 2, Chitungwiza
Work Phone Number: (+263) 242121330
Mobile: (+263) 0715064521/ 772691613
Email Address info@gwen.org.zw
Gwentrust@gmail.com
Facebook : gwentrust
Twitter: @gwentrust
Gwen
Registration number: ma892/2015