Posts Tagged "Poverty"

Human development & Agenda 2030: Effecting positive change in people’s lives

Human development & Agenda 2030: Effecting positive change in people’s lives

By on Nov 11, 2016 in Sustainable Development Goals |

By Selim Jahan, Director, Human Development Report Office, UNDP This September marked the first anniversary of the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). As we shift into the implementation phase, increasingly I am asked: “How is the concept of human development linked to the 2030 Agenda? How is it...

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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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Cervical Cancer ravages Zim Women

Cervical Cancer ravages Zim Women

By on Aug 17, 2016 in News |

5km from Nyashanu bus stop off Rusape road is the remote Zembe village which was home to the late Tarisai Geza (not real name) who succumbed to cervical cancer. By  Best Masinire Cervical cancer is a type of cancer that develops in a woman`s cervix. It develops when uncontrolled multiplication of cells culminating in a mass or tumour occurs in the cervix. Tarisai...

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CSOS CRITIQUE I-PRSP FOR ZIMBABWE

CSOS CRITIQUE I-PRSP FOR ZIMBABWE

By on Aug 12, 2016 in News |

http://spiked.co.zw/?p=1785CSOs Critique I-PRSP For Zimbabwe   Byron Mutingwende The civil society organisations (CSOs) have added their expectations in the Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs) which seek to enhance domestic accountability for poverty reduction reform efforts. Presenting a paper at the Poverty Reduction Forum Trust PRSP CSOs Consultation...

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Zimbabweans poorer than in 2011: Experts

Zimbabweans poorer than in 2011: Experts

By on Jul 26, 2016 in News |

http:// Top of Form Bottom of Form     Home › Business › Local › Zimbabweans poorer than in 2011: Experts Zimbabweans poorer than in 2011: Experts July 24, 2016 in Business, Local Zimbabweans are now poorer than they were in 2011, as indicated by the fact that they now require more money to fill the basic needs basket than they did five years ago, economic...

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