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

Herbal remedy kills girl (4)

by Andile Tshuma 13/03/19 A FOUR-YEAR-OLD with hearing impairment girl from Bulawayo died after her mother allegedly fed her a herbal concoction to help her gain speech. The father of the girl, Mr Mbuso Ncube, reported his wife to the police leading to her arrest and...

Top school students claim sexual abuse by teachers.

by Caroline Chimba 17/03/19 Students at Monte Cassino High School Girls High School, a boarding school in Macheke were reportedly being sexually abused by their teachers in an incident that dates back to months ago based on a police report they filed. when this issue...

Children in cyclone-induced floods areas told not to go to school.

by Auxilia Katongomara 19/03/19 GOVERNMENT has said pupils in areas hit by Cyclone Idai-induced floods must not go to school until it is safe to do so. The Minister of Primary and Secondary Education, Professor Paul Mavima, said his Ministry would also deploy...