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

RURAL schools opening blighted by teacher sit-in

Only 35% of school children in rural primary secondary schools turned up to classes largely due to impoverished parents failing to pay fees. At selected schools, some children were turned away on the first day of school for non-payment of school fees while some did...

ED okays amendments to Gaurdianship of Minors Act

Blessings Mushaya President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government has okayed principles for the amendment of the Guardianship of Minors Act, which will confer equal custodianship-rights to both parents. Under the proposed changes, the five-year-old law will not only...

National disability policy on cards

PUBLIC Service,Labour and Social Welfare minister Sekai Nzenza has said the National Disability Policy has been drafted and will be presented before Parliament by end of June. Nzenza told an interface meeting between the first lady Auxillia Mnangagwa and people living...