10/08/2026
HAPPY HEROES DAY!
Today, we honour the heroes and who fought for Zimbabwe’s freedom and we also celebrate a new generation of heroes: girls and young women who are courageously using their voices, building movements and creating change.
We see heroism every day in the and young who refuse to remain silent in the face of . They are organising, mobilising their peers, challenging harmful norms, advocating for their , and creating spaces where other girls can speak, and thrive.
Their heroism is found in movement building. In solidarity. In speaking truth to power. In turning lived experiences into collective action. These young women are not waiting for change to happen, they are building the movements that will make it happen.
Today, we celebrate girls and young women as , activists and shaping the Zimbabwe we want to see.
To every young woman raising her voice, organising her community and creating space for others to rise you are a heroine.
Women's Coalition of Zimbabwe Ministry of Women Affairs, Community, Small and Medium Enterprises Dev. Zimbabwe Gender Commission