Women's Coalition of Zimbabwe Podcast Channel
By Women's Coalition
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Podcast Description
WCoZ is a network of prominent women's rights activists and women's organization with national structures. The WCoZ is a forum where women meet to engage in collective activism on issues affecting women and girls in Zimbabwe
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CleanEpisode 9 - Interview with Fungisai Chitare | Episode 9 - Interview with Fungisai Chitare Fungisai is an Intern at Women's Coalition of Zimbabwe. She studied sociology and minored in enviromental studies. She speaks about how she got involved with WCoZ. Being the youngest member of the WCoZ secreterait, she reflects on what the younger generetation thinks of the women's right movement as well as their concerns. Interview conducted by Amber Minnings and Mola Shahsavari | 5/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 8 - Interview with Netsai Mushonga National Coordinator of WCoZ | Episode 8 - Interview with Netsai Mushonga National Coordinator of WCoZ Netsai Mushonga is a women rights and peace activist and the National Coordinatio of the Women's Coalition of Zimbabwe.She has worked on a variety of projects to bring peace to Zimbabwe including a nonviolence and gender project which aimed to raise awareness of gender based violence.She has also worked to train election monitors in nonviolence and has participated in monitoring elections in Zimbabwe at the highest levels to foster a culture of democracy. Interview conducted by Amber Minnings and Mola Shahsavari | 5/2/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 7 - Interview with Theresa Makware (ZPCDA) | Episode 7 - Interview with Theresa Makware the Coordinator of Zimbabwe Parents of Children with Disabilities Association (ZPCDA) Theresa Makware is the Coordinator of Zimbabwe Parents of Children with Disabilities Association (ZPCDA). In this podcast she disccusses her role in ZPCDA and reflects on challenges that mothers of children with disability are facing in Zimbabwe. Theresa is hereself mother of a child living with disabilities. She joined the organization in 1988 as a member and later became a strong activist. She talks about the "dollar fatigue" that her organization is facing due to the fact that most donors are focused on other sectors. Interview conducted by: Mola Shahsavari | 4/24/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 6 - Interview with Patience Zirima | Episode 6 - Interview with Patience Zirima Policy and Advocacy Officer at WCoZ Patience Zirima is the Policy and Advocacy officer at WCoZ. She started working with the Women's Rights Movement in Zimbabwe in 2002 when she was involved with the Federation of African Media Zimbabwe. She specialized on Media advocacy, gender sensitivity in media and monitoring media representation of African in media. Ms. Zirima discusses how she got involved with the movement and reflects on her experiences as well as her role within Women's Coalition of Zimbabwe. Interview conducted by: Amber Minnings and Mola Shahsavari | 4/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 5 – Interview with Rita Nyampinga Part 2 | Episode 1 - Interview with Rita Nyampinga WCoZ Board Member & Labour Activist Former trade unionist, Rita Nyampinga, speaks about her experiences in the labour movement in the mid-2000s. Ms. Nyampinga worked for ---- for over 20 years & was fired in 2004 after taking part in a strike aiming to force her employer to pay 6 months of unpaid wages & improve working conditions. Following this labour dispute, Ms. Nyampinga joined the women's movement in Zimbabwe to address gender inequality in the workplace. She explains that Zimbabwean men are better able to engage in migrant labour as they have better access to official documents such as passports & dominate the natural resource sectors. In contrast, women dominate in the informal economy & still bear primary responsibility for childcare & maintaining the household. Interview by: Amber Minnings and Mola Shahsavari | 4/10/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 4 – Interview with Audrey Charamba | Episode 4 - Interview with Audrey Charamba WCoZ Board Member & Director of the Zimbabwe Women Writers (ZWW) In this episode, Audrey Charamba, the Director of the Zimbabwe Women Writers organization, talks about the importance of the written word & other forms of expression for Zimbabwean women. She also discusses how print & other media create a space for women's advocacy & can promote positive images of women & challenge negative stereotypes. In addition, Ms. Charamba relates her personal experiences growing up in a patriarchal society & her struggle to understand limiting gender roles in Zimbabwean society. Interview Conducted by Mola Shahsavari and Amber Minnings | 4/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 3 – Interview with Tafadzwa Muropa | Episode 3 - Interview with Tafadzwa Muropa WCoZ Peacebuilding Officer & Gender Activist Gender activist & political economist, Tafadzwa Muropa, discusses the links between capitalism & gender inequality, domestic violence & peacebuilding, politics & women's socio-economic rights. “For any woman to enjoy her socio-economic rights, the environment must be peaceful,” she says. She argues that the current political context in Zimbabwe is divisive & describes the gender-based violence that occurred during Zimbabwe's 2008 elections. Ms. Muropa also discusses changing gender roles in society & the role Zimbabwean men can & do have in achieving gender equality. Interview conducted by: Amber Minnings and Mola Shahsavari | 3/27/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanRita Nyampinga - WCoZ Board Member - Episode 2 | Episode 1 - Interview with Rita Nyampinga WCoZ Board Member & Labour Activist Former trade unionist, Rita Nyampinga, speaks about her experiences in the labour movement in the mid-2000s. Ms. Nyampinga worked for Post and Telecommunication Corp. for over 20 years & was fired in 2004 after taking part in a strike aiming to force her employer to pay 6 months of unpaid wages & improve working conditions. Following this labour dispute, Ms. Nyampinga joined the women's movement in Zimbabwe to address gender inequality in the workplace. She explains that Zimbabwean men are better able to engage in migrant labour as they have better access to official documents such as passports & dominate the natural resource sectors. In contrast, women dominate in the informal economy & still bear primary responsibility for childcare & maintaining the household. Interview conducted by: Amber Minnings and Mola Shahsavari | 3/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanGrace Chirenje - WCoZ Board Member and Director of Zimbabwe Young Women's Network for Peace Building - Episode 1 | Episode 2 - Interview with Grace Chirenje WCoZ Board Member & Director of Youtpisode 2 - Interview with Grace Chirenje Grace Chirenje speaks about the importance of youth education & empowerment, particularly for young women in Zimbabwe. Ms. Chirenje explains that her activism sprung out of teenage rebellion & her opposition to women's traditional roles & duties in society. Today, Ms. Chirenje has an MA in Leadership & heads the Zimbabwe Young Women's Network for Peace Buildingproject. This project focuses on issues of women's participation in politics, democracy, literacy & skills training, & works mainly in rural communities in Zimbabwe. Interview conducted by: Amber Minnings and Mola Shahsavari | 3/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 9 Episodes |
