Cultural Significance
We know how relevant women are to environmental sustainability and we intend to harness the nurturing, cultural significance and power of women.
SDG Goals
SDG goals; poverty eradication, food security, mitigating climate change effects, lowering emissions, women empowerment.
About Us
Zimbabwe Women In Conversation Association (ZWICA)
Recognizing the role of women in community and the Zimbabwean context, we work with local communities using female experts in the conservation space to bring about a sustainable environment.
Fostering collaborative work between female experts in Agriculture, wildlife conservation and forest management for problem solving.
- To provide for capacity building programs to strengthen women leadership in conservation, empowerment to strengthen community livelihoods.
- Fostering academic research and development, adding female voices to natural resource governance in Zimbabwe.
Our Services
POLICY ADVOCACY
ADVOCACY FOR WOMEN EMPOWERMENT IN NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT NATURAL RESOURCE GOVERNANCE.
INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY
INSTITUTION RESPONSES TO WILDLIFE THREATS, POLICY STRENGTHENING GOVERNMENT GAPS.
ENVIRONMENT
CLIMATE CHANGE, FORESTRY MANAGEMENT, WATER AND SANITATION. POLICY DEVELOPMENT, RESEARCH, COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING.
Our Portfolio
THEMATIC AREAS OF CONCERN
Our Team
Our Innovative Team.
Rudo Chasi
Executive Director & FounderRudo is an expert on wildlife conservation and climate change Her background is in Criminal litigation, Policy development and Climate change. She is passionate about elevating the status of women in vulnerable communities by creating a network of professional women who can participate in key programmes and empower vulnerable communities through climate adaptation projects promoting sustainability.She is a leader with strong advocacy skills. A hurbert Humphrey alumni at the University of California Davis and LLM Environmental Law and Energy Candidate at Georgetown University.
Chido Chimedza
AccountantChido has a strong accounting background with expertise in accounting, international business scaling, and outsourcing. Chido has been able to build and transform finance functions to achieve business growth and increase productivity levels for many small businesses and entrepreneurs internationally. As a forward-thinking and analytical business leader, Chido brings her numbers skills to the team. She is a holder of a Bachelor of Business Science (Accounting) from Monash University
Rufaro Mukabeta
Public Health ExpertRufaro is a public health professional with more than a decade’s worth of experience in the health industry .She is passionate about healthy communities and ensuring communities environments enable good health .Her role on the board is to advice on the interconnected relationship between the environment and public health and key projects communities live in environments with Clean air quality , access to safe drinking water and protection of communities from zoonotic diseases.
Tinashe Farawo
Public Relations & CommunicationsTinashe Farawo is a communications expert, conservationist. He is a holder of MSc International Relations, BSc Media & Society Studies, National Diploma in Mass Communications.
Edith Mugehu
Director Agricultural ProgramsEdith Mugehu is an agronomy crop improvement and seed systems expert. Her work seeks to foster climate resilience and adaptation in African cropping systems. She utilizes modern biotechnological and classical tools for positive gene identification and genetic evaluation toward the production of climate-smart crop cultivars and robust seed systems.
Contact Us
Get In Touch With Us.
Email:
info@zwica.org.zw
Call:
+1 (530) 219-2927