The Zimbabwe National Council for the Welfare of Children is the umbrella body of child rights sector. The organisation seeks to coordinate the child rights sector in Zimbabwe. Its major thrust is lobbying and advocacy, capacity building of membership, quality assurance on child oriented initiatives, child participation and research. ZNCWC seeks to bring into mainstream all the institutions working in the child rights sector for effective collaboration and complementarity.

NEWS & ARTICLES from ZNCWC

Comment on the recent political violence case leading to the death of a 12year old child

Zimbabwe National Council for the Welfare of Children P.V.O.385/68 We have learnt with great shock and sadness of the death of a 12 year old boy, Christpower Simbarashe Maisiri in what is suspected to be a political motivated violence (Daily News, Monday 25 February...

Section 81 -Children’s Rights in the Final Draft Constitution.

THE FINAL DRAFT CONSTISTUTION: Sec 81 Rights of children (1) Every child, that is to say every boy and girl under the age of eighteen years, has the right— (a) to equal treatment before the law, including the right to be heard; (b) to be given a name...

THE PLIGHT OF AN HIV INFECTED CHILD

Challenges faced by an HIV infected child are multifaceted, complicated and intertwined that they require a multi disciplinary intervention. Tribulations faced by these children are psycho –social in nature meaning that every social problem has a psychological impact...