Centre for Development of Women and Children-CDWC

12/06/2026

Centre for the Development of Women and Children (CDWC) is strengthening its commitment to leaving no woman behind as it attends a vital 3-day Basic Sign Language Training (June 10–12, 2026) hosted by the Women's Coalition of Zimbabwe (WCoZ) in partnership with Deaf Women Included. For CDWC, which works directly on the ground supporting rural women farmers, building this capacity is essential to breaking communication barriers and ensuring our climate justice, Transformative Feminist Leadership, and GBV programmes are fully accessible to women of all abilities. By equipping ourselves with these skills, we are enhancing our ability to provide inclusive service delivery and effectively communicate with deaf survivors of Gender-Based Violence (GBV), ensuring that the most marginalized voices in our farming communities are heard, protected, and empowered.
Emilia Hatendi
Southern Africa Rural Women's Assembly
Winnet Banda
Women's Coalition of Zimbabwe
Deaf Women Included

10/06/2026

07 to 09 June 2026 University of Pretoria South Africa: Building Resilient Food Systems- We have the ANSWERS

CDWC joined a Regional Consultative Dialogue Meeting with Academia Government Officials across SADC Region CSOs, rural women farmers and Funders on Seed Food and Agricultural Systems in the Region, zeroing in on the space that rural women farmers hold in transforming the seed food and agriculture systems in the region, riding on Agroecology

As Rural Women Farmers We Have the Answers

Viva Rural Women Farmers Viva!!!!
Southern Africa Rural Women's Assembly
Emilia Hatendi
Winnet Banda
Women & Land in Zimbabwe

08/06/2026

CDWC attended a FACE regional review meeting in South Africa from the 1st to the 3rd of June at Melrose Place in Johannesburg. This strategic three-day workshop focused on harvesting and documenting proven lessons from the FACE Project, placing a strong emphasis on sharing scalable best practices and innovative methodologies to tackle Climate Change. Key discussions centered on the intersecting issues of climate justice and gender/feminism, exploring powerful advocacy strategies, and highlighting artivism as a vital tool for grassroots mobilization. Crucially, in as much as funding is coming, women are actively demanding justice and urging major emitters to stop. Furthermore, as this funding cycle concludes, the project leaves behind a powerful model of localization because resources were channeled directly to the people most affected allowing them to lead the processes entirely local communities have achieved true ownership of the initiatives, ensuring that the power handed back to them will continue to drive lasting, impactful, and sustainable change.

Southern Africa Rural Women's Assembly
Women & Land in Zimbabwe
Winnet Banda
Emilia Hatendi

30/04/2026

CDWC is with Feminist Climate Collective (FeCC) working at the Intersection of Gender and Climate Shaping COP 31.
Let’s start lobbying our Governments for a Climate Just Future

Deliver 2026

29/04/2026

CDWC was proud to join the Ministry of Women Affairs and UN Women for the Stakeholder Consultations on the National Country Gender Equality Profile. This was a landmark opportunity for CSOs to input into a document that will define the future of gender equality programming in Zimbabwe. Our mantra remains clear: policies must reflect the lived realities of rural women and children. CDWC continues to champion their voices, ensuring they are at the heart of every national conversation.



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Emilia Hatendi Southern Africa Rural Women's Assembly African Women's Development Fund Women & Land in Zimbabwe Women's Coalition of Zimbabwe Winnet Banda @

28/04/2026

Join us on this important discussion

27/04/2026

Roots and Rising: Grounding the Feminist Climate Justice Movement

Day 1 of the 2026 Women Deliver Conference kicks off in Melbourne Australia today as we ask difficult questions
What will it take for the Capitalist System to stop the plunder of resources from the Global South For the Violence against Women and Children to stop For a transformation of the world order of power ?
What will the world look like if women were in charge

Very rich reflections
Emilia Hatendi Women & Land in Zimbabwe Winnet Banda Southern Africa Rural Women's Assembly African Women's Development Fund Thandiwe Chidavarume

16/04/2026

The Centre for the Development of Women and Children (CDWC) is actively participating in today's High-Level Political Compact (HLPC) Accountability Indaba organised by Women's Coalition of Zimbawe. The objective of the indaba is to help assess national progress on ending GBV and harmful practices. By attending this crucial gathering, CDWC continues its vital work in aligning community-level challenges with the national roadmap toward 2030
Women's Coalition of Zimbabwe Winnet Banda

15/04/2026

If you are attending Women Deliver 2026 Conference, please join us for this important discussion!!





Winnet Banda
Emilia Hatendi
Centre for Development of Women and Children-CDWC

15/03/2026