Bongiwe Dube

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Residents Demand Answers Over Water Crisis

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By Bongiwe Dube Gwanda residents and youth have demanded immediate accountability from municipal authorities over persistent water shortages, using knowledge and confidence gained through CYDT civic engagement initiatives to challenge service delivery failures. Following nearly a week of dry taps across the town, residents moved beyond expressing frustration to directly engaging council officials, questioning technical […]

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Young Women Engage Leaders as Hlalani Kuhle Clinic Marks a Step Forward in Gwanda

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Since early 2026, CYDT has been conducting a series of Young Women Voices Forums held in Gwanda and Plumtree in which young people engaged Councillors, government representatives, and local leaders to speak plainly about what they face in their communities. What came out of those conversations were service delivery gaps that needed urgent attention from

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Making Clinics Safe for Young Women

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CYDT conducted a series of Youth-Friendly Dialogue engagements from August to December 2025 at local community health centres in Plumtree and Gwanda. These engagements were designed to strengthen the relationship between young people, Village health workers and healthcare providers, particularly in relation to Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) services. Before this intervention, many

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Prepaid Water Meters; Optional or Imposed: Will They Address Gwanda’s Water Billing Concerns?

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In Gwanda, water does not simply come from a tap. It comes from waiting. From listening for pipes that stay silent. From waking up hoping that today might be one of the few days when water briefly returns. For many residents, water shedding has become a permanent condition rather than an emergency response. Entire suburbs

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                       The State of Service Delivery: Youths voice their concerns

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Youths in Gwanda have expressed deep-seated grievances regarding the poor service delivery in the town, which has been a persistent issue for quite some time. Despite numerous complaints, little has been done to address these concerns. The youths have highlighted several areas of dissatisfaction, including waste management, water supply, public transportation, infrastructure, healthcare services, and

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Fighting Misinformation on Social Media: Strengthening SRHR Awareness Among Young Women

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CYDT implemented a digital storytelling and online engagement campaign from February to July 2025 across Beitbridge, Gwanda and Umzingwane targeting young women and youth in a busy border province where misinformation about health and sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) was increasingly circulating on social media platforms. Many young women were exposed to misleading

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 Young Women Empowerment: Girl Power Clubs Initiative

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A group of adolescent and young women in Gwanda Rural have been supported to remain in education and make informed life choices through a community-based empowerment initiative led by CYDT. The initiative, implemented from January to June 2024, established “Young Women Girl Power Clubs” across rural communities to address challenges related to early marriage pressures,

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Thandie’s New Choice: Learning About the “Double Shield” Strategy

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In a remote rural village in Gwanda, there lived a bright and ambitious 18-year-old young woman named Thandie. Having recently completed her secondary education, she was preparing for the transition into adulthood, where new opportunities, independence, and responsibilities were beginning to shape her future. However, she noticed that many young women in her community lacked

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Fighting Impunity: SRHR Champions Leading the Peer Movement

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By Bongiwe Dube ​Even when everyday life became difficult due to lockdowns and health crises in September 2022, young people in Matabeleland South did not sit back. Instead, a brave group of trained youth community champions stepped up to protect their villages. Through a grassroots movement focused on peer accountability, these champions took the vital

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