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Commentary, opinion, and stories from across the SIVIO network on governance, civic life, and development in Africa.
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Living Rights Festival – Holding the powerful to account in Africa
Conversation hosted on ZOOM in partnership with the Institute for African Alternatives The living rights of citizens are under galloping threat by the impunity of the powerful. The most brutal and clearest expression of this threat is the ongoing genocide inflicted on Palestinians by an Israeli regime that continues to enjoy the support of governments,
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The African Citizens Watch team expands into the region
The SIVIO Institute team is in South Africa for the first-ever regional meeting of African Citizens Watch. This meeting is the first with our growing regional team that will be working to enhance the tracking of the African Citizens Watch platform. We will be tracking government performance in South Africa, Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe. We
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International Day of the Girl Child
On the 11th of October, the team visited George Stark School in Mbare to distribute gifts in honour of the International Day of the Girl Child. The SIVIO Institute team raised US$207 internally to add toiletries (deodorant/ face towel/ toothbrushes) to the sanitary pads donated at the AG activation in Harare.
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OPINION | Zimbabwe’s bold new land tenure plan: Here are the many challenges and opportunities that lie ahead
Originally posted on newZWire: https://newzwire.live/opinion-zimbabwes-bold-new-land-tenure-plan-here-are-the-many-challenges-and-opportunities-that-lie-ahead/ By Tendai Murisa The Government of Zimbabwe announced a major shift on land tenure in farms acquired under the fast-track land reform programme. According to the announcement, the government intends to issue a bankable form of title to land where the landowners can borrow against the land and sell the land
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Latest Developments on Land Tenure Reforms in Zimbabwe
Latest Developments on Land Tenure Reforms in Zimbabwe Tendai Murisa, 9 October, 2024 Yesterday (8 October 2024), the Government of Zimbabwe (GoZ) announced a major shift on land tenure in fast-track farms. According to the announcement, GoZ intends to issue a bankable form of title to land where the owners of the land can borrow
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From Promise to Despair: The Individual Impact of the Collapse of Healthcare Systems in Zimbabwe
The collapse of Zimbabwe’s healthcare system has left a trail of devastation in its wake. Once a beacon of hope and a model for other African countries, the healthcare system has deteriorated alarmingly. Hospitals lack basic medical supplies, equipment, and staff, leaving patients to suffer and die from treatable conditions. The personal toll of this
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Community Philanthropy for Community-Led Development: Reflections from Sub-Saharan Africa
Originally posted by African Philanthropy Network (APN) – https://apn.or.tz/blog/community-philanthropy-for-community-led-development-reflections-from-sub-saharan-africa/ The recent webinar hosted by the African Philanthropy Network (APN) and SGS Consulting showcased the role of community philanthropy in driving community-led development and mobilizing social justice resources in sub-Saharan Africa. Key questions explored included how community philanthropy actors leverage domestic resources to sustain their work,
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AfricaGiving Impact Stories: Enlight Abilities
Story by Miyoba Hamuhuma (CEO Enlight Abilities) and Nontsikelelo Nzula (AfricaGiving) In the first half of 2024, The AfricaGiving Team hosted the $100 for 100 fundraising campaign that ran from February to May. The campaign aimed to harness donations from 100 people each donating US$100 or more. The campaign had multiple beneficiaries. One of these is an
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Africa Giving: Empowering Communities Through Generosity
In the first quarter of the year, Africa Giving launched an ambitious fundraising campaign themed “100 for US$100.” Our goal was to have 100 individuals each donate a minimum of US$100 to raise a total of US$10,000. By the end of the campaign, we successfully raised US$9,100. The campaign began by reaching out to individuals
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Corruption, Price Instability And Unemployment- A Collection of Policy Brief Publications From The Policy Advocacy Lab
Corruption, Price Instability And Unemployment- A Collection of Policy Brief Publications From The Policy Advocacy Lab SIVIO Institute began the Policy Advocacy Labs (PAL) experiment in 2020. This a collective learning process that takes ordinary citizens through several steps to identify an issue or problems and craft potential policy solutions for that problem. We did
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