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Archive for October, 2010

Emergency response team training in Zimbabwe

Tuesday, October 19th, 2010 Posted in English, Zimbabwe | 1 Comment »

Last week Oxfam Zimbabwe hosted a week long Emergency Response Training course, designed to ensure our country staff and partner organisations are well prepared to deal with humanitarian emergencies and natural disasters. The training included a simulation exercise in which ...

Putting land in the hands of women

Tuesday, October 19th, 2010 Posted in English | No Comments »

The Ruti irrigation scheme in Gutu, Zimbabwe, aims to empower women by addressing issues of access to and control of land. Margret Masanga-John and Destelia Ngwenya report. Ipaishe Masvingise is visibly excited by the thought of growing her own crops. “I ...

Red Light Campaign launches in Zambia

Friday, October 8th, 2010 Posted in English, Zambia | No Comments »

By Sheila Kapungu Gender Programme Coordinator I don’t usually forget those days when I wake up at 5am – precisely because such days are not allowed to occur too frequently in my life (I am one of those people who find ...