Strengthening civil society to promote gender equality through participatory advocacy on child rights in Zimbabwe
Gender Justice | Legal Education | Legal Rights
Legal Rights Education & Capacity Building
empowering women and girls
The main objective under this programme is to support access to justice by all and economically empower women and girls, advocating for state to provide legal and support services to the marginalised and vulnerable.
Legal Aid & Support Services
supporting access to justice
The primary objective of this programme is to contribute to a just society and the development of a gender sensitive Justice Delivery System, where women and girls are assertive and empowered to equitably claim their rights.
Gender Justice & Equality
monitoring accountability
The main objective of the programme is to monitor accountability and support the implementation of existing gender equality and justice laws, policies and plans of action and enactment of new ones by the state.
Women and Law in Southern African Research and Education Trust (WLSA) Zimbabwe started as a local Chapter of a sub-regional network in 1989. WLSA is now registered and operates as Private Voluntary Organisation (PVO) in Zimbabwe. The network member countries include Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland and Zambia. The purpose of the network is to contribute to sustained well-being of women and girl children through action-oriented research in the socio-legal field and advocating for women’s rights. WLSA work incorporates action into research by questioning and challenging the law, instigating campaigns for changes in laws, policies and plans of action, educating women and girls about their rights, providing legal advice and gender sensitizing communities and leadership.
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Our Board
Our board is made up of highly committed members from diverse backgrounds
Dr Onai Muvingi
Chairperson
Tendai Mafuku
Member
Choice Damiso
Member
Mr T.Ncube
Member
Langton Mundau
Deputy Chair
Chipo Kureva
Member
Rudo Kamoto
Member
We offer free legal help desk to the less privileged (Mon – Fri)
1264
Solved Legal Cases To Date
Our 3 key pillars under our 2019 – 2023 Strategy are Legal Rights Education & Capacity Building; Legal Aid & Support Services; and Gender Justice & Equality.
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Years Of Experience
We employ the strategies which have served us very well in past in delivering on the programme pillars.
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