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Zimbabwe chiefs discussing and enforcing the Not In My Village campaign against child marriage during a community meeting in Mashonaland Central, Zimbabwe
Child & Adolescent Health Family Health Family Health, SRHR

Zimbabwean Chiefs Draw a Line on Child Marriage Through “Not In My Village”

Michael Gwarisa

By Michael Gwarisa What began as a youth-led campaign in one province is increasingly evolving into a national movement reshaping how traditional leaders respond to child marriage across Zimbabwe. From roadside billboards carrying anti-child marriage messages to new village by-laws, and strengthened accountability systems, chiefs say the Not In My Village campaign is shifting attitudes

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Christabel Chiweso at Wadzanayi Clinic in Shamva sharing her experience of finding a family planning method that worked for her.
Family Health Family Health, SRHR Features Maternal & Reproductive Health

At 17, Motherhood Changed Her Plans. Family Planning Helped Her Rewrite Them

Kuda Pembere

By Kuda Pembere in Mash Central On a cool Monday morning, Christabel Chiweso arrives at Wadzanayi Clinic, a health facility run by the Shamva Rural District Council. This time, she is not seeking a family planning method for herself. Instead, she has accompanied her sister-in-law, who wants to start using contraception. The two women have

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