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

Police arrest kidnap & rape couple.

by Courtney Matende, Midlands Reporter 29/05/19 Police in Shurugwi have arrested a couple that allegedly kidnapped a 14-year-old girl before the wife assisted her husband to rape the minor. The couple gave the girl 50 cents and wild fruits to buy her silence. Daniso...

Serious shortage of teachers hits Matebeleland.

by Andile Tshuma/Kudzai Chikiwa, Chronicle Reporters 27/05/19 MATABELELAND is facing an acute teacher shortage, with some schools reportedly having three, often unqualified teachers, taking ECD classes up to Grade Seven. In an interview on Friday, Matabeleland South...

ZLHR STATEMENT ON PRISON REFORM

Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights ( ZLHR) is appalled to the deplorable conditions obtaining at the country’s prisons, which deprives prisoners of their inherent dignity and value as human beings. According to media reports, including accounts from detainees,...