International Women’s Day in Goromonzi
As part of the International Women’s Day 2023 Celebrations, Unlimited Hope Alliance Trust acknowledged the existence of period poverty and its effects on the lives of young girls and women
16 Days Of Activism Against Gender Based Violence
On the 7th of December 2022 UHAT joined Makoni District in Manicaland Province to celebrate the 16Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence. The participants delivered thought provoking messages to advocate for protection of children especially the girl child, empowerment and justice. The messages were conveyed through poems, drama, drum majorities dance, songs about early…
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Making Menstruation A Normal Fact of Life By 2030
Unlimited Hope Alliance Trust (UHAT) constructed Girl Friendly toilets which are disability friendly and drilled solar powered borehole at Arcturus Primary and Secondary schools in Goromonzi District in partnership with Australian AID (DAP). The project was officially handed over to the school authorities by the DAP representatives. The new WASH facilities will indirectly help improve…
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Breaking the stigma of menstruation
Unlimited Hope Alliance Trust is donating pads to young women and girls in the rural areas specifically Goromonzi and Makoni district, to those who can not afford buying pads. The organisation started donating when they realised that they are some women who are using dirty cloths and banana leaves for their menstruation which was then…
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Celebrating World Water Week 2022
August 23 – September 01, 2022 World Water Week, organized each year by the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI), brings together experts, professionals, innovators and entrepreneurs from various sectors and countries with the aim of developing solutions for water-related challenges. The theme of this year’s event is “Seeing the Unseen: The Value of Water,” with…
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Construction of WASH facilities in Goromonzi
Drilling of a solarised borehole in progress at Arcturus secondary in Goromonzi district, Zimbabwe. The project will benefit 500 students , teachers and the community. The water will be used for flushing the newly built toilets and for the vegetable garden. The project is funded by Australian Aid. Contractors and school teachers went through child…
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Child Labour and the Right to Education
Child Labour and the Right to Education Children belong in classrooms not at work places or farms. Child labour deprives innocent children of their rights to go to school and realize their potential. It reinforces intergenerational cycles of poverty. Child labour is a major barrier to education affecting performance in schools. Education helps children to…
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Murehwa Sanitary Kits Donation
Unlimited Hope Alliance Trust donated 70 sanitary kits to the vulnerable and disabled in Murehwa community with the aim to promote comfort and sense of belonging for girls during menstrual flow. A donation was extended also to One Stop Centre where victims of Gender Based Violence are provided with temporary shelter which is located at…
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UHA at Makoni District Career Fair
Marriage is not a Career Option for adolescent girls in school Child and early marriages is a challenge that is being faced by adolescent girls and young women worldwide. A report by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) says that globally, more than one in four girls are…
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MHM Support for Rusape (Update 3)
Restoring the dignity of adolescent girls and young women in Makoni rural district According to the Zimbabwe Formative Research on Menstrual Hygiene Management (2019) which was commissioned by UNICEF and the Government of Zimbabwe, 33.8% of school going adolescent girls in rural areas miss at least 2 days of school per month due to menstrual…
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