1. Women’s Coalition of Zimbabwe Presentation

2. Overview of presentation
About WCoZ
WCoZ Chapters
WCoZ Clusters
Activities Conducted

3. About WCoZ
The Women's Coalition of Zimbabwe (WCoZ) is a network of women's rights activists and women's organisations with national structures.
It is a forum where women meet to engage in collective activism on issues affecting women and girls in Zimbabwe
Vision: Zimbabwean society where women and Girls fully enjoy their rights.

4. WCoZ Chapters WCoZ has 11 chapters in Zimbabwe:- Bulawayo Bindura
Chinhoyi
Gwanda
Gweru
Harare
Hwange
Kariba
Marondera
Masvingo
Mutare

5. WCoZ Clusters The nine thematic clusters of WCoZ are as follows:-
Culture, Media and ICT
Economic Empowerment
Environment
Gender-Based Violence
Health
Legal and Constitutional Affairs
Peace building and Conflict Resolution
Politics and Decision Making
Education

6. Activities conducted African Women in Dialogue Conference
Gender Responsive Assessment Survey
2 Health Cluster Meetings
Commemoration of Mensural Hygiene Day

7. African Women in Dialogue Conference
Women’s Coalition of Zimbabwe with support from Gender Links mobilized 38 Zimbabwean Women from the Women’s Movement to attend the Women in Dialogue Conference
Participation in the regional conference facilitated for new networks formed on exchange of information, ideas and solidarity in issues affecting women in Southern Africa

8. Gender Responsive Assessment Survey
Objectives of the GRA Survey
To analyse the progress of gender, Constitutional and legal Rights in country.
To provide the rationale for each score of the Gender and Rights score card
To provide scores for Constitution and Legal Rights based on the Protocol and the relevant Barometer chapter.

9. GRA Participants
Participants who participated in the Gender Responsive Assessment were drawn from
Zimbabwe Gender Commission
Ministry of Women Affairs Community Development Small to Medium Enterprise
Law Society
Parliament of Zimbabwe
Musasa Project

10. Recommendations for the GRA
there is need to have periodic review meetings of the Constitution not having the review meetings in every 2 years.

11. 2 Health Cluster Meetings
Health Cluster Meeting was conducted to agree on the Zimbabwe SRHR Campaign and filling in the Campaign Log frame
Preparatory meeting for the Commemoration of the World Mensural Hygiene Day

12. Commemoration of WORLD Mensural Hygiene Day
Objectives of the commemorations
The objectives of the commemoration were as follows:
To commemorate world menstrual hygiene.
To raise awareness on the need to reduce and end stigma associated with menstruation.
To donate sanitary ware to St Francis, St Claire High and Chipangura High School

13. Commemoration of WORLD Mensural Hygiene Day Cont …
Belated World Menstrual Hygiene day commemorations were held on the 6th of August at St Francis and St Claire High School, Guruve.
The participants of the workshop consisted of students from St Claire and St Francis High School Health Club, officials from the Ministry of Women Affairs, Ministry of Education
The schools were handed over the sanitary pads to ensure that girls do not miss school because the mensural Cycle

14. Thank You