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Poverty Watch report 2016

Poverty Watch report 2016

By on Nov 7, 2016 in News |

http://www.prftzim.org/download/poverty-watch-report/ Poverty Reduction Forum Trust (PRFT)‘s Poverty Watch report. The report is a synthesis of evidence gathered from PRFT’s poverty monitoring and Basic Needs Basket findings in Gweru, Shurugwi, Bulawayo and...

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Songbird pens song about SDGs

Songbird pens song about SDGs

By on Oct 28, 2016 in News, Sustainable Development Goals |

The adage that Music has the power to heal fits well into the life  of  Camella Muguse, a young and talented songbird whose real life experiences  Inspired her to pen a song about Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The 29 year old Muguse who hails from the dusty high density suburb of Kuwadzana, looks up to her heart rendering past to conquer all obstacles that...

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Achieving SDGs Requires Strong, Rational Implementation

Achieving SDGs Requires Strong, Rational Implementation

By on Oct 26, 2016 in News, Sustainable Development Goals |

OPINION By Bishow Parajuli UN country co-ordinator On October 24, we celebrated the 71st anniversary of the United Nations together with over 300 partners including Government ministers, UN heads of agencies, ambassadors, heads of NGOs, the media, civil society organisations, traditional leaders, representatives of private sector and young people in a truly global...

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Poverty stalks adolescent mothers

Poverty stalks adolescent mothers

By on Sep 26, 2016 in News, Sustainable Development Goals |

Mutoko — Precious Gwaze (16) joyfully breastfeeds her nine-month-old baby boy, whom she named Anotidaishe, meaning God loves us. By Sofia Mapuranga In most cases, teenagers underestimate the burden of parenting The chubby baby briefly stops suckling and chuckles before smiling back at his mother as the two enjoy their mother-child moment. For a while, Gwaze is...

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