Zimbabwe’s Election Widens Gender Gap in Politics — Global Issues

Zimbabwe’s Election Widens Gender Gap in Politics — Global Issues

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Women were reduced to cheerleaders in Zimbabwe’s recent 2023 general elections. Farai Shawn Matiashe/IPS by Farai Shawn Matiashe (bulawayo) Monday, November 06, 2023 Inter Press Service BULAWAYO, Nov 06 (IPS) – Zimbabwe’s recent election has exposed weak gender policies both at the political party and governmental levels as women were sidelined…

In Brazil, Indigenous Leaders and Youth Activists Fight To Protect Amazon — Global Issues

In Brazil, Indigenous Leaders and Youth Activists Fight To Protect Amazon — Global Issues

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Indigenous leader and activist Vanda Witoto poses at her home in Manaus, Brazil, in October 2022. Credit: Michael Dantas/United Nations Foundation by Farai Shawn Matiashe (brasÍlia) Thursday, October 05, 2023 Inter Press Service BRASÍLIA, Oct 05 (IPS) – Raffaello Nava, a youth and student activist, has fled his home at the…

Zimbabwean Farmers Turn to Agroecology to Feed Their Families — Global Issues

Zimbabwean Farmers Turn to Agroecology to Feed Their Families — Global Issues

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Smallholder farmer Elizabeth Mpofu uses renewable energy to reduce emissions from firewood at her farm in Shashe, Mashava. Credit: Farai Shawn Matiashe/IPS by Farai Shawn Matiashe (bulawayo, zimbabwe) Friday, August 04, 2023 Inter Press Service BULAWAYO, ZIMBABWE, Aug 04 (IPS) – When Nelson Mudzingwa arrived in the Shashe farming area in…

In Zimbabwe, Golf Is Giving Cyclone Idai Survivors Hope — Global Issues

In Zimbabwe, Golf Is Giving Cyclone Idai Survivors Hope — Global Issues

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Trust Makanidzani survived Cyclone Idai and had his career put on hold during Covid-19 pandemic is back on the greens, but despite his talent, his future depends on the generosity of funders. Credit: Farai Shawn Matiashe/IPS by Farai Shawn Matiashe (chimanimani, zimbabwe) Tuesday, April 11, 2023 Inter Press Service CHIMANIMANI, Zimbabwe,…

In Zimbabwe, Economic Crisis Pushes Underaged Girls to Sex Work — Global Issues

In Zimbabwe, Economic Crisis Pushes Underaged Girls to Sex Work — Global Issues

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The continuing economic crisis and high women’s unemployment have resulted in many underaged girls turning to sex work in Zimbabwe. In the area near Penhalonga, the girls target artisanal miners in the region. Credit: Farai Shawn Matiashe/IPS by Farai Shawn Matiashe (mutare, zimbabwe) Thursday, February 23, 2023 Inter Press Service MUTARE,…