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Zimbabwe is no exception, especially at local government level. However, the Central Government continues to show political will through the enactment of various pieces of legislation chief among them the National Gender Policy (NGP) of 2013 to 2017 which was later revised and unveiled on 6 July 2017. The initial NGP recorded successes, namely the passing of a series of legislation to operationalise the policy, institutional and structural reforms that saw the national gender machinery being streamlined and strengthened through the creation of a separate Ministry responsible for Gender and Women Affairs. Other notable achievements include institutionalisation of processes for gender mainstreaming including gender budgeting, the development and launch of the framework for broad based women s economic empowerment and far-reaching constitutional provisions for gender equality and equity. ....
Mukayi Makaya Sinking or swimming? Being thrown in the deep end is a fast way to learn! Towards the end of 2010 GL promoted me to manage the Alliance and Partnerships portfolio. Even though I was ecstatic, I was also somewhat scared. It was a big leap, and way out of my comfort zone. I wondered if I would cope: it was a whole new area of work; quite intimidating. I convinced myself that I could and would do it. I also knew that I would have to read extensively about the programme. During the 2010 December holidays I had lots of bedtime reading, not of the usual novels: the Barometers, the SADC Gender and Development Protocol, Roadmap to Equality, the DVDs. It was totally crazy, but I needed to inform myself. My husband and kids even began to complain! Any free moment I had, I found myself reading. I realised that I was actually enjoying what I was reading about. It really was a lot of learning, about the SADC region, gender and development. ....