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

Man up for sodomyMan up for sodomy

by Georgina Takavadini, Court Reporter A WESTLEA man has been hauled to court accused of sodomising a minor. Terrence Madamba, 31, was not asked to plead when he appeared before Harare magistrate Rumbidzayi Mugwagwa charged with aggravated indecent assault.Madamba was...

Over 1,5 million children immunised

by Mkhululi Ncube, Chronicle Reporter MORE than 1,5 million children have been immunised during the national measles-rubella vaccination campaign out of the targeted 1,8 million, a senior official has said.Director of Epidemiology and Disease Control in the Ministry...

Government probes schoolgirl naked parade

Leonard Ncube, Victoria Falls Reporter THE Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education is investigating a possible case of child abuse at Lukosi Secondary in Hwange where a deputy headmistress allegedly forced a Form One girl to strip naked in the presence of...