By 2030, UNFPA pledges to stop all types of violence against women and girls as well as other harmful behaviors. Every year, the 16 Days of Activism campaign offers a significant platform for drawing attention to our shared mission to stop violence against women and girls. This year, under the UNiTE theme, “Activism to End…
Training of community resource persons in Zhombe,Redcliff and Kwekwe on the Disability Inclusive Parenting Toolkit
Covid-19 pandemic has threatened the livelihood of persons with disabilities in Zimbabwe due to the limited socio-economic activities around the country. Families of children with disabilities are unable to go to work due to lockdown restrictions which are mend to reduce the spread of the covid-19. Most parents of children with disabilities rely of informal…
Zimbabwe Parents of Handicapped Children Association joined the world in commemorating the International Women’s Day. This year, the theme for International Women’s Day, “Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a Covid-19 world”. Women should be given equal opportunity in accessing quality education, health services and in decision making. Women’s full and effective participation…
Zimbabwe Parents of Handicapped Children Association through the partnership with Misereor managed to procurer sanitary wear for girls with disabilities and food aid for families of children with disabilities who are most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Beneficiaries were drawn from the 23 Support Groups that are working with ZPHCA across Harare Province. Most of…
The Zimbabwe Parents of Handicapped Children Association (ZPHCA) together with other organisations presented their queries to the Government during the belated celebrations of the International Day for Persons with Disabilities. As the promulgation of the Disabled Persons Act (Chapter 17; 01) of 1992 attests to Government’s commitment to promote the capabilities and advance the capacities…
By Byron Mutingwende The Zimbabwe Parents of Handicapped Children Association (ZPHCA) gave children with disabilities a rare treat when it threw a belated Christmas party for them and donated some goodies. “Some of these do not appear in public. Our friends from China and Mimosa Mining Company donated some groceries, clothes and foodstuffs as well…
Following his proven leadership skills, Adrian Munyoro, the Chairman of the Young Voices, a department of Leonard Cheshire Disability Zimbabwe (LCDZ) was chosen to participate in a project started in 2017 by FK Norway in collaboration with Parents of Disabled Children Association of Malawi (PODCAM) and the Zimbabwe Parents of Handicapped Children Association (ZPHCA). The…
By Byron Mutingwende Caregivers and members of the Zimbabwe Parents of Handicapped Children Association (ZPHCA) held a meeting to highlight challenges faced by persons with disabilities and proffer solutions that lead to sustainable and resilient solutions to this marginalised group. Speaking at a belated commemorative workshop to observe the International Day of Persons with Disabilities…
By Byron Mutingwende The Global Community is living no stone unturned in their endeavour to develop sustainable community responsive strategies to ensure adaptability and resilience in the wake of extreme hunger and severe poverty. Zimbabwe Parents of the Handicapped Children joined the Global Community in making frantic efforts to ensure grassroots women particularly mothers of…