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  The National Gender Policy - Republic of Zimbabwe

  BRIDGE, 2004

  In Zimbabwe, women continue to experience inequality with men across the whole of society. The 2004 National Gender Policy thus lays out the Zimbabwe government's guidelines and institutional framework for combating gender inequalities in the country. In general, the government's vision is to reach economic, political, religious and social equality among women and men in all spheres of life.
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  Positive Women: Voices and Choices - Zimbabwe Report

  2002

  What is the impact of living with HIV for women in Zimbabwe? This report outlines the impact on women's sexual behaviour, well-being and reproductive rights. Based on interviews and workshops with HIV positive women, the report highlights the overriding stigma and discrimination attached to carrying the virus.
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  Gravity of Girl Child Sexual Abuse in Zimbabwe ?Towards Creating a Culture of Prevention?

  Girl Child Network, 2005

  Though women, men and boys can be victims of gender-based violence, girls are more vulnerable to abuse because of their subordinate status in terms of gender and age. Since 1998, the Girl Child Network (GCN) has tackled over 20,000 cases of girl child sexual abuse in 6 provinces in Zimbabwe. The nature and extent of the abuse covers rape, incest, virginity testing and forced marriages.
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  Land Reform and Human Rights in Contemporary Zimbabwe: Balancing Individual and Social Justice through an Integrated Human Rights Framework

  Elsevier, 2004

  Land distribution and access to land are key issues in Zimbabwe. In recent years, nearly all of the country's commercial farm land has been re-designated, leaving most farm workers dislocated from their farm villages. The government of Zimbabwe argues that the land reform programme is needed to achieve historical and social justice.
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  When Sharing Female Identity is not Enough: Coalition Building in the Midst of Political Polarisation in Zimbabwe

  Routledge, 2004

  Since independence in 1980, the women's movement in Zimbabwe has grown in quantity and quality. This article examines the diversity in the women's movement, focusing on the Women's Coalition which was set up in 1999.
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  Gender and HIV/AIDS: an Analysis of Zimbabwe's National Policies and Programs on HIV/AIDS/STIS

  BRIDGE, 2003

  In Sub-Saharan Africa, the number of women and girls infected with HIV is now greater than the number of men. Biological and physiological factors make women more susceptible to infection along with the prevailing patriarchy which results among other things in customary norms that prevent women from negotiating safe sex. Gender analysis of HIV/AIDS is therefore crucial.
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  So this is democracy?: 2004 report on the state of media freedom in Southern Africa

  Media Institute for Southern Africa, 2004

  This report gives an overview of the state of the media in Southern African countries, namely Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
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  Tinkering on the fringes?: redistributive land reforms and chronic poverty in Southern Africa

  Chronic Poverty Research Centre, UK, 2006

  In Southern Africa, landlessness due to the asset alienation that occurred during colonial occupation has been acknowledged as one of several ultimate causes of chronic poverty. Land redistribution is often seen as a powerful tool in the fight against poverty in areas where a majority of people are rural-based and make a living mostly, if not entirely, off the land.
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  The Women's Movement in the Zimbabwe Constitutional Debate: The Continuous Journey to a Gender Fair Constitution

  BRIDGE, 2005

  This paper outlines the struggle of Zimbabwean women to free themselves from oppressive and exploitative discourses during colonial and post-colonial periods. It discusses how institutionalised patriarchy marginalised women and demonstrates women's refusal to behave as passive victims.
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  Which factors can make agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa successful?

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006

  While many developing regions have seen agricultural production increase in recent times, sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has experienced a decline. The region has consequently lost much of its international trade in agricultural produce, resulting in rising food imports. However, there have been instances when the demand for tropical products has resulted in agricultural growth.

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