Platform For Youth and Community Development

Social integration and poverty eradication are fundamental in achieving social justice in our local communities

Genuine dialogue through radio not only applies to a community’s right to express an opinion but it also gives the individual a right to access to information.

The project was a product of a political bargaining process, hence it ignored the human rights and social justice implications of the ethanol project

Land tenure in Chipinge is multi – dimensional as it bring into focus social, economic, institutional and political aspects that determines community cohesion or chaos.

Ndau women are torn between breaching confidentiality by using the law and observing allegiance to a patriarchal culture

It is evident in Chipinge district that the burden of food crisis falls unequally upon classes with the poorer populations and to some extent political outcasts bearing the greater burden.

“It is our responsibility as a community based organisation to advocate for an inclusive Ndau culture and heritage in promoting cohesion and gender equity among the natives of Chipinge district” Claris Madhuku said

The majority of the affected rural families survive on substance farming and have little or no source of income. The cyclone has worsened the situation.

PYD has observed that the issue of food aid and relief in rural communities has been at the Centre of local politics in rural Zimbabwe. Food aid has always been used as a weapon of influence and patronage rather than broader social justice and empowerment objectives.

PYD facilitated for the securing of roofing materials for Mt Selinda High School and Rimbi School. The organisation was represented by the Social Media and Information Officer, Artwell Chingwara. These schools possess institutional and kinship embeddedness and they are a critical factor in the developmental matrix of the district

As a community-based organization that is grounded and socially embedded, we are compelled to use this day to appeal to Zimbabweans and mostly the young people to put pressure on the government to open up spaces and opportunities where it becomes possible for Zimbabweans to enjoy the benefits of the freedom brought about by independence.

“For those of us who were left suffering after the disaster, the prayer meeting is the first step in giving us the strength and hope to carry on living.” Said Mrs. Irene Kaitu (56 years), one of the Cyclone Idai survivors