For the past three years, Zimbabwe has been implementing an initiative to offer electricity and internet connectivity to all schools. According to the most recent data available, about one out of every three schools in Zimbabwe does not have access to electricity, exacerbating the digital divide. This has impacted thousands…

The last Friday of women’s month, buzzed with an atmosphere of celebration as the “Girls High Tea” event unfolded. A unique and memorable way to commemorate Women’s Month. The event, held at Cresta Lodge Hotel, brought together women of all ages and backgrounds, united by a shared spirit of sisterhood…

Participants in the Support Adolescent Girls Education (SAGE) programme go through their lessons in the Sahumani Hub in Honde Valley under Mutasa District Ray Bande – Senior Reporter THE Support Adolescent Girls’ Education (SAGE) – a non-formal education programme aiming to ensure that 5 027 highly marginalized out of school…

22 Lanner Avenue, Vainona Harare 08080443 info@awet.org.zw Home About us What We Do Covid 19 Resources Blog Vacancies Contact Us Faith leaders set religion aside to fight cholera, polio November 25, 2024 Ben Child Protection, Cholera, Education, Water and Sanitation By Newsday Zimbabwe A traditional healer since 1985, Casemore Darare…

By Newsday Zimbabwe ‘I JOINED a secret base to save my children from dying. The church that I go to does not allow the vaccination of children. Apostolic Women Empowerment Trust (AWET) helped me, especially with how to care for my children. All my children received BCG, polio and measles…

By Elia Ntali (Gavi Vaccine Alliance) Zimbabwe’s large Apostolic faith community has a reputation for shunning medical intervention, including vaccination. Amid COVID-19, that position began to soften. Here, insiders tell VaccinesWork about the strategies that made a difference. When the first consignment of COVID-19 vaccines arrived in Zimbabwe in early…

By Roselyne Sachiti Assistant Editor Sunday Mail SISTER Esnath Gombakomba is a primary care nurse at Chibhebhe Clinic in the Bocha area of Manicaland province. Having worked at the clinic long enough, she knows too well the behaviours of community members, especially women, who seek health services at the facility.…

Measles Outbreak Response Vaccination Mutasa – Baba Freddy, an AWET District Focal Person (DFP), did not hesitate to share the information shared during the discussion about vaccinations being the only form of protection when he took part in a focus group discussion about the measles outbreak in the country that…

By Abel Ndonga Except From Kwayedza SANGANO reApostolic Women Empowement Trust (AWET) riri kudzidzisa vanhu vanopinda kereke dzechipositori munharaunda yeShurugwi, kuMidlands, kukosha kwekuenda kuzvipatara kunorapwa kana vachinge varwara pamwe nekubatsirwa kana madzimai akazvitakura pane kubarira mudzimba. Nekuda kwezvitendero zvavo, vamwe vanopinda kereke dzechipositori havaende kuzvipatara kunorapwa kana vachinge varwara uye…

16 Days of Activism against Gender Based Violence: Districts Commemorations Is an annual international campaign that kicks off on 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, and runs until 10 December, Human Rights Day.Apostolic Women Empowerment Trust participates in the UNITE Campaign, which has a…

AWET exhibits at the National Disability Expo 2022 The Apostolic women Empowerment Trust participated in the National Disability Expo in Marondera from September 6-8, 2022, together with other United Agencies in Zimbabwe, with the theme “Building a disability inclusive and participative society: Leaving No Person and No Place Behind. Apostolic…

Madzibaba Bongrage, a religious leader, facilitates a community dialogue on ending child marriages, promoting disability inclusion in all community activities, and encouraging the uptake of health services by apostolic communities in Murara village Mutasa district. Credit: Apostolic Women Empowerment Trust, AWET by Derick Matsengarwodzi To the Zimbabwean health system, news…

MOTHERS IN MUTASA ENDORSE FOR EXCLUSIVE BREASTFEEDING Breastfeeding, when done exclusively from the first hour after birth for six months and beyond two years, is one of the best way to ensure a child’s health and survival. It’s more critical than ever to begin life as a new-born being breastfed,…

ADDIS ABABA KNOWLEDGE SHARING FORUM In Ethiopia, Apostolic Women Empowerment Trust attended a Spotlight Civil Society Organizations (#CSOs) knowledge Sharing Forum on emerging promising practices and lessons learned on Ending Violence against Women and Girls and Harmful practices (#EVAWG/HR) and Sexual and Reproductive Health and Reproductive Rights (#SRHRR). This initiative…

Masithethe Inter-generational Dialogue Apostolic Women Empowerment Trust ActUbumbano BROTfurdiewelt and FaithtoActionet have been engaging the youth in an inter-generational dialogue #Masithethe meaning #LetsTalk; this was a safe space for them to talk about #SRHR sensitive matters with their faith leaders. In order to build interfaith and inter-generational partnerships for young…

Menstrual Hygiene Day For some menstruation may be an inconvenience to some who don’t give it much a thought. For millions of others, however, this most natural of reproductive cycle functions can mean abuse, the onset of menstruation can signal that a girl is ready for marriage and childbearing, stigma…

Originally from Shurugwi Town Council News APOSTOLIC WOMEN EMPOWEREMENT TRUST AND SHURUGWI TOWN COUNCIL UNITE AGAINST COVID 19. On the 9th of February 2021 the Apostolic Women Empowerment Trust which was founded in 2016 donated disinfections to Shurugwi Town Council in an effort to fight Covid 19.They also donated 5liters of…

International Women’s Day: Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow This year’s International Women’s Day (IWD) was tainted by the Apostolic Women Empowerment Trust (AWET), which received support from UNICEF as part of the Global Spotlight Initiative. As the world celebrates women, eight districts throughout Zimbabwe turn orange. Click the…

My Future My right: Child marriage rise among the Apostolic Community As more children turn 15 years old, most of their parents or guardian are struggling through thick forests and grasslands. With the coming of the pandemic and trying to make ends most families of the income is no longer…

By Emma Mafara Originally from UNICEF Zimbabwe After delivering 7 babies at home and suffering a miscarriage, Maria is now an advocate for safer deliveries at health facilities. Maria Zhangazha, a 36-year-old mother of eight, quivers as she recalls how a failed home birth resulted in a miscarriage that almost killed…

By UNICEF “Before AWET came here a lot of people did not understand COVID-19 and the measures they can take to prevent it.” Kholwani Nyathi At the onset of the COVID-19 outbreak in rural Mashonaland West, councillor Bernard Chidhakwa feared for the worst. Chidhakwa, as a community leader in the…

By AWET Communications Office Covid-19 has not deterred many individuals from returning to their rural homes for the Christmas and New Year Vacations. Despite the epidemic, travel to rural households increased throughout the December festive season in Zimbabwe. click here to read the full newsletter.

By Ellen Mlambo CHIPINGE – The Apostolic Women Empowerment Trust (AWET), a non-profit-making organisation fighting for the end of child marriages in Apostolic Faith Churches has donated US$22 000 worth of personal protective equipment and detergents to three health service centres in Chipinge. The donations were made to Chipinge District…

Despite a recommendation by the World Health Organisation (WHO) that typhoid vaccines be considered for the control of endemic disease and outbreaks, uptake has remained limited in certain pockets of society including the Apostolic Sect. By Tendayi Gudo Correspondent Apostolic Women Empowerment Trust (AWET) works with all Apostolic groups and…

More than 500 women from different apostolic sects converged at Mkoba Teachers’ College at the weekend to tackle the problem of child marriages within their denomination. The two-day conference, organised by the Apostolic Women Empowerment Trust (Awet), urged congregants to unite and end child marriages. The conference, which ended yesterday,…

Click the link below to read the full report Inter-Apostolic Women’s Conference September 2016