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Passionate Gender Champion, LGBT Rights Activist and Youth Leader driving inclusive growth for all Zimbabwean and SADC region’s youth through social movements and civil society organizations. With a proven track record in project management, research and human rights advocacy, I am dedicated to promoting gender equality, advancing human rights and fostering effective development globally.

Featured Stories and articles

  1. Celebrating Women in innovation https://bmetro.co.zw/celebrating-women-in-innovation/
  2. Digital Skills, Women and Human Rights https://wordsmashpoetrymovement.org/2021/10/20/digital-skills-women-and-human-rights-work-a-conversation-with-thando-gwinji/
  3. Zimbabwe miles away from achieving gender equality https://greensavannahdiplomaticcable.com/2023/12/zimbabwe-miles-away-from-achieving-gender-equality-thando-gwinji/
Thando on the Breakfast Club with Mantate

Awards and Recognition

  1. Among the nation’s top 16… bags ICT, Innovation and Advocacy Award https://www.chronicle.co.zw/bulawayo-woman-among-nations-top-16-bags-ict-award-at-youth-day-celebrations/
  2. Gender Champion Award https://twitter.com/nlinzimbabwe/status/1199225654925037568?lang=fi
  3. African Union Youth Charter Hustlers https://unitar.org/sites/default/files/media/file/African%20Youth%20Charter%20Hustlers%20Ebook_1.pdf
Thando Gwinji on the International Day of Peace

My contribution as an activist

  1. Cyber laws designed to protect African Countries from criticism https://diggers.news/local/2018/12/04/cyber-laws-designed-to-protect-african-govts-from-criticism-gwinji/
  2. Girls with disabilities need digital skills https://www.zimbabwesituation.com/news/girls-with-disabilities-need-digital-skills-nare/
  3. Activista Zimbabwe urges the government to sign the ACDEG https://www.zimsentinel.com/activista-zimbabwe-urges-government-to-sign-acdeg/
  4. Gender Activists call for Social Transformation https://www.zimbabwesituation.com/news/gender-activists-call-for-social-transformation/
  5. No justice without reparations for Gukurahundi victims https://kubatana.net/2020/10/31/no-justice-without-reparations-for-gukurahundi-victims/

Research and publications

  1. Zimbabwe’s COVID-19 Lockdown: Ensuring the right to food for the poor https://www.future-agricultures.org/blog/zimbabwes-covid-19-lockdown-ensuring-the-right-to-food-for-the-poor/
  2. National Adolescent Fertility Study 2016 https://zimbabwe.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/pub-pdf/UNFPA%20NAFS%20Main%20Report%20%202016%20For%20Web.pdf
Thando on Policy and Legislation

Presentations and other Resources

Coming soon….

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