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The relationship between local authorities and women in Mangwe District has strengthened following a Local Governance Indaba conducted by the Community Youth Development Trust (CYDT) in early 2025, where women raised concerns about access to fair and suitable vending spaces. The Indaba brought women and local authorities together to discuss issues affecting women’s participation in […]

Portia Sebata, a 46-year-old single mother from Tshibhidzanani Area, Makakavhule Village, Ward 6 in Beitbridge, is one of the women whose livelihood has been transformed through the Self-Help Group (SHG) Approach supported by the Community Youth Development Trust (CYDT). Following the death of her husband, who had been the main breadwinner, Portia was left responsible

Mulalo Mbedzi is a 20-year-old mother and a member of Pfanelo Savings Group. Before joining the group, Mulalo and her young son faced serious social and economic hardships. Her husband left and travelled to Johannesburg in search of work, leaving her alone with her one-year-and-six-month-old baby boy. With no income and no savings, Mulalo struggled

Concerns raised by women during local governance engagements in Beitbridge were taken further during a Gender Mainstreaming and Gender Audit activity conducted by the Community Youth Development Trust (CYDT) in March 2024, giving women and local stakeholders an opportunity to examine how gender considerations are reflected in local planning and service delivery. The activity focused

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

Social Media, Technology, and Grassroots Campaigns on SRHR ​When young people are given the right tools and information, they do not wait for change to find them. Instead, they create change themselves. Throughout the implementation of the sexual reproductive health rights (SRHR) project by the Community Youth Development Trust (CYDT), IN 2021, the youth of