ABOUT US

The Apostolic Women Empowerment Trust is a registered inter-faith Organisation that primarily works with the Indigenous Apostolic community and the broader faith community. Born out of the realisation that in as much as there are different doctrines and ways of wordship within the Apostolic churches, the challenges women and girls face are universal and needed women led interventions with male engagement. AWET stands out as the only Apostolic driven Organisation whose sole mandate is to empower the Apostolic women and therefore protect children.

It consists of a group of unified women who provide long-term vision and direction for the needs of all women by exploring the characteristics or spiritual disciplines needed for women to grow spiritually. The goal of this team is to show women the pathway for living for God, focusing on all women of all ages and stages in the Christian walk.

The Apostolic Women Empowerment Team (AWET) aims to empower Apostolic women and adolescent girls to exercise their rights and self-efficacy despite strict religious doctrine and modern health services. AWET uses a holistic approach to address socio-cultural and religious drivers of objection to modern health services, addressing key doctrines, beliefs, attitudes, and social norms. The team uses a communication for development strategy to facilitate behavioral and social changes among Apostolic communities.

AWET’s interventions in Zimbabwe focus on the Apostolic community theory of change, addressing religious beliefs and barriers to health, education, and gender equality. They mobilize the community on health and social issues, empowering adolescents and women to end social, cultural, economic, and religious problems.