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

Chess leader meets Mphoko

By Grace Chingoma 19/08/17 P11 Acting President Phelekezela Mphoko has pledged Government support towards chess in schools after he met the international chess governing body’s leader Kirsan Illyum in Harare ahead of the African Schools Individual Chess...

Dealing with bullies, overcoming them

By Reporter 19/08/17 P19 Unless you’ve directly experienced bullying, you may not realise just how devastating it can be, especially to a child or teenager. As well as being deeply hurtful, bullying can leave anyone feeling frightened, angry, depressed, and...

Living conditions fuel child sexual exploitation in Hopley

By Jairos Saunyama 19/08/17 P6 Twelve-year-old Lisa lives in a one-roomed shack at the sprawling residential area of Hopley with her 27-year-old sister, who is into commercial sex work. For close to a year, the Grade 6 dropout has been witnessing her sister bringing...