About Our Organization

Shamwari Yemwanasikana (SYS)

We are a community based non-governmental organization

Seeking to promote the rights and empowerment of the girl child in the home, school and community.
We are registered Private Voluntary Organization (PVO 32/18) under the laws of Zimbabwe. We seek to promote, protect and advance the rights and empowerment of the girl child. We advocate with the girls and seek redress for girls’ rights when they are violated.

Our program is structured under the following flagships: Dandaro Revasikana, Child Rights Clubs, Men’s and Boys’ Forums, Community Development Committees, and Multi-stakeholder platforms.

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Trained child rights ambassadors.

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Flagships

SYS offers comprehensive services through its four pillars:

Our Values

Gender sensitivity
Accountability
Innovation
Inclusivity
Empathy



OBJECTIVES

To engage all stakeholders including communities, schools, governments and policy makers in advocacy and:

  • Lobbying for eradication of practices, which impede the girl child’s full physical, emotional, spiritual growth and development.
  • To create awareness on all forms of abuse that affect the girl child.
  • To create room for, provide for, and support the full empowerment of the girl child in all spheres of her life.
  • To document and disseminate information on girls’ rights, HIV/AIDS treatment and education and psychosocial support.
  • Working with children’s homes and taking girls to safe shelters