About Us:
Shamwari Yemwanasikana (SYS) is a community based, non-governmental organization that seeks to promote the rights and empowerment of the girl child in the home, school and community. The background of the community she grew up in which is the high density suburb of Chitungwiza where a marginal increase in cases involving violence against girls and women was what she came across daily, g
ave her the courage to become the game changer she is today. The thrust to form an organization that drove the Founding Director was her unconditional passion to see the girl child liberated and uplifted thus having been involved in working for the empowerment of the girl child in child centred non profit making organisations for many years, she and some of her like-minded colleagues could not fold hands and watch the girl child languishing. SYS as an organisation was formed with the aim of emancipating the girl child from all forms of abuse that have and continue to hinder her development. The heart of the organisation is to address the concerns of the girl child and protect her from all issues that have the potential to destroy her dreams, hopes and full development. Therefore the organisation comprises of committed young men and women who each has a story of their own and having all been in organisations that fight for the rights of children and women, came together, combining intellectual and material resources to take up the fight for girls’ rights to a higher level ensuring these young people become future empowered women, a rare breed of women who are not victims but victors in all spheres of life, despite one’s race or creed. Motto
Inclusivity Exclusively For Girls
Vision
We envision a nation where girls are free and able to stand up for their rights, with full support from the community and policies. Goals
The holistic and total empowerment of the girl child as well as the eradication of all forms of abuse and practices that in part or in whole, directly or indirectly impede on the growth of the girl child through:
-Supporting and providing for her entrepreneurial efforts
-Empowerment
-Support for sustainable livelihood
-Fighting HIV and AIDS
-Gender mainstreaming
Mission
We are an organization that provides for and supports girl child empowerment, moving towards the total emancipation of the girl child. Objectives
•To engage all stakeholders including communities, schools, governments and policymakers in advocacy and lobbying for eradication of practices, which impede the girl child’s full physical, emotional, spiritual growth and development
•To promote positive attitude towards the girl child by society.
•To create room for, provide for and support the full empowerment of the girl child in all spheres of her life.
•To document and disseminate information on girls’ rights, HIV treatment and education and psychosocial support.
•To promote the reproductive health of girls through advocating for the provision and improved access to reproductive health facilities.
•Promote girls interaction access to ICTs.
•Working with children’s homes and taking girls to safe shelters.
•Support girls’ spheres of debate and solutions to situations they are faced with
Principal Thematic Areas
• Gender mainstreaming
• Gender Based Violence
• Entrepreneurship for the girl child
• Human Rights
• Improved Access to ICTs
• Poverty Alleviation and sustainable development
• HIV and AIDS
• Livelihoods
• Child protection
