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SAYWHAT Students Conference Opens with Parliamentary Researchers on Board
By Kuda Pembere The 15th edition of the Students and Youth Working on Reproductive Health Action Team (SAYWHAT) National Students Conference opened on Monday with notable new additions, including the participation of parliamentary researchers and students drawn not only from universities, but also from teacher training colleges and agricultural institutions. The opening day featured a
Read MoreNUST Crowned 2025 SAYWHAT University Quiz Champions
By Kuda Pembere recently in Nyazura The National University of Science and Technology (NUST) was crowned the winner of this year’s SAYWHAT University Quiz Competition last Friday. Great Zimbabwe University (GZU) came in second, while Marondera University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (MUAST) secured third place. This year’s edition of the competition, dubbed the Rujeko
Read MoreZNFPC and SAYWHAT Unite to Boost Youth Access to Sexual and Reproductive Health Services
By Kuda Pembere The Zimbabwe National Family Planning Council (ZNFPC) and the Students and Youth Working on Reproductive Health Action Team (SAYWHAT) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Monday to improve access to sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services and rights for adolescents and young people in Zimbabwe. ZNFPC’s Director of Technical Services, Mercy
Read MoreDrug Users Call for Affordable Public Rehabilitation Centres
By Kuda Pembere, recently in Gweru Persons Who Use and Inject Drugs (PWUID) have urged the government to expedite the establishment of public rehabilitation centres, citing unaffordable costs at private facilities. Currently, there are no state-owned rehab centres, but the government claims to have identified suitable locations across all provinces for future facilities. During a
Read MoreRegional Students Gather in Zimbabwe for SAYWHAT Conference on SRHR, Climate Change, and Public Health Solutions
By Kuda Pembere Students from various institutions across the SADC region have gathered in Zimbabwe for the SAYWHAT 3rd Research Indaba and the 14th Students Conference. The event has brought together young researchers presenting studies on climate change, Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR), and tuberculosis. An official from the Ministry of Higher and
Read MoreAll Set For Southern African Regional Students and Youth Conference
By Michael Gwarisa An estimated 250 delegates are set to grace the fifth edition of the Southern African Regional Students and Youth Conference (SARSYC) that will run from July 17-19, 2024 in Gaborone, Botswana. The conference will attract speakers from diverse young people groups as well as experienced public health experts, development partners and government
Read MoreGEAR Project Boosts Access To Quality Education For Vulnerable School Girls In Three African Countries
By Michael Gwarisa The GEAR (Girls Education Advocacy in the Region) project, an initiative aimed at enhancing access to quality education, has made significant progress in advancing quality education for girls in Zimbabwe, Zambia and Malawi. Valued at US$828 000, the project is a collaborative effort among four organizations from Malawi, Zambia, and Zimbabwe, termed
Read MoreStudent Resource Centre Bridges SRH Unmet Need and Information Gaps for MSU Students
By Michael Gwarisa It’s around 12 midday, Audrey Katsande (22), and her friend Mitchell Munjoma (21) are chilling in the Girls’ Space inside the Student Resource Centre at the Midlands State University (MSU). It’s a time to cool off after a long morning of lectures and college work. University life can be difficult for students
Read MoreCondoms Galore At CONDOMIZE Stand
By Michael Gwarisa In a bid to promote safe sex, reduce HIV incidence and break the stigma around condoms, SAYWHAT’s CONDOMIZE campaign is riding on the ongoing ICASA conference to distribute free condoms and raise awareness of the benefits of safe sex. Located in the community hall at the ICASA, the CONDOMIZE stand has become
Read MoreLove Shouldn’t Hurt campaign partners Mutare sports tourney for weekend jamboree
The Love Shouldn’t Hurt campaign crusades into Manicaland this weekend, where it is partnering an annual sports tournament to bring both entertainment and the serious business of sexual and reproductive health services to the doorsteps of people in the eastern border city. By Staff Reporter Population Solutions for Health (PSH), which is behind the campaign,
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