April 22nd marked exactly 53 years since the first Earth Day commemorations commenced. This year’s theme for Earth Day is “Invest in Our Planet “. As we celebrate the fertility, grace and resilience of mother Earth, it is an opportunity for us to raise awareness, advocate and take action for progressive and sustainable change regarding …
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Drug Abuse and youth in Sakubva Community
By Brandon Chiutsi 1.0 Introduction Levels of drug abuse are skyrocketing in Sakubva. Sakubva happens to be the community which has become the hub of drug and substance abuse. Drugs are becoming a thorn and bitter medicine that most of the youth in my community are being affected. In Sakubva drugs are spreading like fire …
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Dearth of Social Amenities in Mutare Zimbabwe
By Jussa Kudherezera Sakubva swimming pool The City of Mutare has for some time been accused of failing to keep and maintain social amenities in working and usable condition which has disadvantaged the youths. It is common cause that social amenities such as sports facilities and halls were designed to cater for the social, mental …
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The Effects of climate change on Women and Girls in Zimbabwe
By Melba Mhondera 1.0 introduction The effects of climate change are severe for everyone, but marginalized groups, particularly women and children, are particularly affected. Uneven ownership of natural resources like land, water, and productive assets, as well as unequal decision-making, are the results of social and cultural structures and norms that are discriminatory. This restricts …
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An Introspection of Challenges youth are facing in Zimbabwe
By Tinashe Muzama The Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No.20) Act 2013 Section 20 clearly sets out that the youths are defined as people between the ages of 15-35 years; guided by Africa Youth Charter for which Zimbabwe is a signatory. – According to the African Youth Charter, youth refers to those aged between 15 and …
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Celebrating Women’s day
A deep reflection of International Women’s day in line with the 2023 theme of DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality By Samantha Zengeni and Tinashe Muzama 1.0 Introduction Women from all nations, religions, and cultures are honored for what they do and have to deal with daily. Women have a unique capacity for overcoming …
Mutanda Primary School Outreach Activity
Mutanda Primary School Children, teaches and MAYA membersIn our continued journey and strategy to “#CatchThemYoung” Manica Youth Assembly (MAYA) on the 23rd of March conducted a schools outreach engagement activity at Mutanda Primary school where we had a fruitful engagement with the kids and their teachers. The involvement of teachers and kids is an assurance …
How international cooperation can help fight climate change
By Tadiwanashe Mugabe 1.0 IntroductionClimate change refers to long term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns. These shifts may be natural, such as through variations in the solar cycle or maybe due to human activities like burning of fossil fuels (Agrawala, 2005). Climate change has various effects which include drought, cyclones, melting of glaciers in …
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Happy Easter Holiday
EASTER is a Christian holiday that celebrates the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. It is a holiday of great significance in the Christian faith. The commemorations commence on Good Friday and run through to Easter Monday. The four-day holiday gives believers and non-believers a time to meet up with friends and family in celebration …
Ecological Disturbance In Mwamuka, Sakubva Mutare
An article by Shekina Sehenu and Tadiwanashe Mugabe. The City of Mutare is fulfilling its purpose of providing services to its all stakeholders by approving the shifting of the vegetable market from the Chikanga sports club to the Mwamuka area and recreating sports facilities for citizens especially for youths to avoid drug and substance abuse …
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