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Networks:

Zimbabwe Women’s Network

Purpose:

The Zimbabwe Women’s Network-UK (ZIWNUK) was set up in June 2003 to focus on the issues concerning the rights and welfare of Zimbabwean women refugees, asylum seekers, students and migrant workers and their families living in London, as they face challenges in the process of settlement and of integrating into the UK community. The network also aims to secure resources to deliver projects that promote and nurture girls and women’s skills to enable them to lift themselves and their families out of poverty.

To facilitate the full integration and re-settlement of Zimbabwean women and their families and to promote cultural identity, independent living and positive images of Zimbabwean women in the UK.

To create an organisation that nurtures and draws strength from its Zimbabwean and all black women and works with their cultural experiences and values and to be committed to each other through transparency, fairness and integrity and sisterhood.

Activities:

Activities are delivered through Discussion forums, workshops, seminars, conferences, Exposure visits, Speakers, singing, dance and story telling.

Project 1 Information, Advice and Advocacy

Project 2 Women’s Health:

• Domestic Violence
• Mental Health
• HIV/AIDS

Project 3 Parenting Support & Children and Young People

Project 4 Employment and Training

Project 5 Social and Cultural

Project 6 Capacity Building of ZIWNUK

Region or specific community:

Black Women - African and Caribbean Women and Families

Membership Criteria if any:

Full membership to Zimbabwean women – Associate membership to others

Membership Fee if any:

None

Contact Name:

Yvonne Z Marimo
Tsungai Masiyandima

Contact Address:

Zimbabwe Women’s Network-UK
Suite 1.1 Coomb House
7 St John’s Road
Isleworth
Middlesex
TW7 6NH

Contact Phone:

020 8847 2244 / Fax: 020 8847 0011

Contact Mobile:

07886 831199

Contact Email:

zimwomenuk@aol.com

Contact Web:

http://www.zimwomenuk.org

Funders if any:

-

Other Information:

While we have a special interest in Zimbabwean women and families because of the need when we started, we recognise the need to be inclusive and the importance of collaborative efforts and partnerships in delivering services. Therefore our services have been extended to cater for black women from other communities. Working with others we are stronger and can make a bigger impact.