WALPE capacitates women to run for political and community leadership positions through trainings, intergenerational coaching and mentorship programs
Harare, Zimbabwe
Joined November 2018
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Women's Academy for Leadership retweeted
#COGE2026 is underway in Jo'burg! High-level delegates from across Africa are deliberating on women’s participation in elections, sharing lived realities and building solidarity with nations advancing women’s leadership and political participation across the continent.
#Trywomen
Women's Academy for Leadership retweeted
Women’s leadership & political participation is a democratic right that must be recognized, protected, and fully realized. True governance cannot exist without women at the decision-making tables that shape their lives. - Lingalireni Mihowa, Board Chairperson
#TryWomen
Women's Academy for Leadership retweeted
“As electoral dynamics evolve across Africa, women face persistent barriers from financial gaps to online violence. But emerging digital tools & youth alignment are creating new avenues for progress.” - Memory Kachambwa, Executive Director
#TryWomen
Women's Academy for Leadership retweeted
"Women’s representation must go beyond numbers. It must also mean access to influential positions, well-resourced constituencies and meaningful decision-making power.
" We must challenge the biases that limit where women can lead ..." Dr Naledi Pandor at #coge2026
#Trywomen
Women's Academy for Leadership retweeted
“Africa cannot claim to have strong democracies while women continue to be excluded, silenced, threatened or underrepresented in the very institutions that shape our lives and our future.” @Femnet Vice Board Chairperson, Tessa Ntshalintshai says @COGE2026
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Women's Academy for Leadership retweeted
The electoral system matters, and we must carefully consider how electoral models can advance our goal of achieving equal representation and meaningful participation of women in political leadership.” Hon Naledi Pandor, Former SA Minister of International Relations Cooperation.
Women's Academy for Leadership retweeted
"Discriminatory attitudes towards women are rooted in society and are carried into electoral processes.
"Transforming voter behaviour requires sustained efforts beyond election periods." - Robert Gerenge #trywomen
Women's Academy for Leadership retweeted
Attending the inaugural High-Level Annual Conference on Gender and Elections in Africa (COGE) in Johannesburg reinforced an important lesson: we must document community victories to inspire greater action. Every success holds a lesson. Every story can inspire change.#TryWomen
@WalpeAcademy has been recognised by the @_AfricanUnion for convening national consultations ahead of the 2nd Egumeni Dialogue in Addis Ababa, bringing Zimbabwean women’s priorities into continental conversations on financial and economic inclusion.
#EmpowerLead #WeCareforHer
@WalpeAcademy warmly congratulates @PortiaKurima on her appointment as the Gender Justice Programme Manager for @Oxfam in Southern Africa (SAF).
May her work continue to inspire and create space for more women to lead and influence change.
With support from the @SwissEmbZim, @WalpeAcademy engaged 50 men in #KuwadzanaExtension in a #maleengagement session focused on preventing #GBV and promoting #genderequality.
The session explored how men can challenge harmful social norms & promote respectful relationships.
@WalpeAcademy participated in the inaugural National Gender Machinery Multi-Stakeholder Coordination Task Force meeting, convened by the @MinofWomenZim, to strengthen collaboration, accountability and action on gender equality in Zimbabwe.
#Letsgo5050 #UCDWPolicynow
“As long as systemic barriers to women’s financial and economic inclusion remain unaddressed, Africa can never achieve gender equality,” says @WGYD_Director at the 2nd Egumeni dialogue in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, @_AfricanUnion.
She is speaking at the ongoing 2nd Egumeni Dialogue on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment, taking place from 19–21 October 2026 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, under the theme “Building a Resilient Africa through Accelerated Women’s Financial and Economic Inclusion.”
The @WomenAcademy is participating in the dialogue, joining conversations on advancing women’s financial and economic inclusion across Africa.
#DidYouKnow 15 October is International Day of Rural Women?
@WalpeAcademy celebrates rural women & WALANs leading communities, influencing local gov. & improving livelihoods. We remain committed to advancing their participation in leadership & decision-making at every level.
Women shoulder more unpaid care, leaving less time for businesses, paid work and leadership. Care must be funded and mining wealth must benefit communities.
@WalpeAcademy asks @ParliamentZim who pays the price when care is ignored?
#WeCareforHerZim
#JustInCaseYouMissed Women need more than economic opportunities they need access to finance, markets & productive assets, relief from unpaid care burdens to thrive.
@WalpeAcademy explores what’s holding women back & what must change here:
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