Uluntu Community Foundation

[Uluntu Community Foundation @Uluntu2017]

We are signing off the year with a shout out to our epic community crew for crushing it with love and grit. We have sparked hope, dropped knowledge, and forged unbreakable bonds for a brighter tomorrow. Let’s keep the fire alive into the next year and keep lifting each other up

[Rural Young Women Support Network @RuralYoungWomen]

Women vendors in mining host communities express concern about losing income to illegal miners who target them outside business hours, compromising their financial stability and security.

#miningcommunities #genderequality #CommunityEngagement

[Community Podium @communitypodium]

📢New Episode Alert🔔

Men's mental health is deeply connected to the well-being of families and the development of communities at large. When they struggle with untreated mental health challenges such as depression, stress, or substance abuse, their productivity drops and affects their general performance in other aspects of their life as well. In other cases, failure to deal with their mental health also leads to family and social instability that often lead to family conflict, domestic violence, and neglect of responsibilities.

This conversation aims to unpack the pressures and challenges that contribute to poor mental health among men, men while exploring solutions and support systems that can strengthen their well-being.
#communitydiaries

🔗: https://t.co/zMjARBEZ19

[Uluntu Community Foundation @Uluntu2017]

“To Deny People Their Human Rights Is To Challenge Their Very Humanity” - Nelson Mandela
#InternationalHumanRightsDay
#OurVeryOwn
#humanrightsforall
#wednesday
#essentials

[Uluntu Community Foundation @Uluntu2017]

My inbox is not your battleground.
My profile is not your target.
This #16DaysOfActivism, we reclaim our digital space.
#16DaysOfActivismAgainstGenderBasedViolence
#EndGBVTogether
#thursdaymotivation

[Uluntu Community Foundation @Uluntu2017]

December 1st marks #WorldAIDSDay. Since 1988, this day has united the world in remembrance, support for those living with HIV, and the pursuit of a cure.
#FightAgainstAIDS
#transformingaidsresponse
#WorldAIDSDay2025

[UN Women @UN_Women]

🟣 #SouthAfrica has declared gender-based violence and #femicide a national disaster.

This follows the #G20 Women’s Shutdown, where protesters demanded urgent action.

🔗 Learn more: https://t.co/i3ynNokjGg

#16Days #NoExcuse

[Uluntu Community Foundation @Uluntu2017]

Behind the screen, harmful words and digital threats are used to intimidate, silence, and harm women every day. But we have the power to wipe the slate clean.
Our digital spaces should be safe for everyone to speak freely and lead without fear. It's time to erase online abuse.

[FEMNET @FemnetProg]

From African countries, women and girls standing together against digital violence and all forms of GBV.
We speak. We demand.
We resist loudly, boldly, unapologetically.
This is what UNMUTED looks like.

#ACTtoEndViolence #SRHRDialogues
#16DaysofActivisim

[SIVIO Institute @sivioinstitute]

Sibusisiwe Sithole of @Uluntu2017 shares the blueprint for Zimbabwe on the actors that have assisted community foundations

🟡Govt providing monitoring resources
🟡Corporates funding local projects
🟡Diaspora supporting home initiatives
🟡Media amplifying local voices

[Uluntu Community Foundation @Uluntu2017]

#16Daysofactivism
“What begins online doesn’t stay online. Digital abuse spills into real life, spreading fear, silencing voices, and - in the worst cases - leading to physical violence and femicide”, Sima Bahous
Let's "Unite To End Digital Violence Against All Women and Girls".

[Legal Resources Foundation @LRFZimbabwe]

Did you know that Section 56(1) of the Zimbabwean Constitution says all persons are equal before the law and have the right to equal protection and benefit of the law? This means everyone, regardless of background, should be treated fairly and have access to the same rights and opportunities.

#JusticeMonday

#EqualityBeforeTheLaw

#AccessToJustice

[FEMNET @FemnetProg]

“Digital spaces must become places where women and girls thrive without fear where their voices are amplified, their rights protected, and their participation is not undermined by discrimination, harassment, or violence. As we advance into a digital future, our responsibility is to transform these platforms into spaces of safety, justice, empowerment, and equal opportunity for every woman and girl across Africa.” Doris Mpoumou, Special Representative to the African Union & UNECA
#ACTtoEndViolence #SRHRDialogues

[Zimbabwe Environmental Law Organisation (ZELO) @ZELO_Infor]

Last week in Gwanda, a major mining hub, we witnessed firsthand how irresponsible mining activity comes at a cost, primarily through environmental degradation.

Compounding this issue, the Community Share Ownership Trusts (CSOTs), designed to ensure local communities benefit from their resources, remain underutilised and poorly implemented in many districts.

With new Mines and Minerals and Climate Change Management Bills currently in development, a critical opportunity exists to shape a future where mining truly benefits both communities and the environment.

To help ensure communities take a leading role in managing their natural resources, ZELO - supported by @SwedeninZW and the ZIMACE project - convened multi-stakeholder dialogues in Gwanda. The dialogues were implemented in collaboration with the Gwanda Rural District Council, Gwanda District Development Office, and @zimshe_council.

These dialogues aimed to increase awareness of key legal and policy reforms, strengthen community engagement in national consultations and development planning, endorse an action plan for responsible mining and climate resilience, and provide recommendations to align local development with National Development Strategy (NDS2) goals.

@HillaryMugota @BMutasa @fadzyMislee

[Uluntu Community Foundation @Uluntu2017]

This damage can be reversed, but only if we act now!!
#environmentaleducation #miningchallenges #gwanda #climatejustice #ActNowForFuture

[SIVIO Institute @sivioinstitute]

The Collaboration Paradox:
• 64% of Community Foundations collaborate quarterly.
• 95% struggle with limited funding.
The will to work together is there. The supportive ecosystem is not.

We break down the data in our latest report: https://t.co/0MO07XVe1t

[Lunia Centre For Youths @centreforyouths]

We Stand in Solidarity with South Africa. On 21 November, South Africa comes to a nationwide standstill. This is a bold call to action against the persistent scourge of GBV. We stand with women, girls and allies across Zimbabwe and the region who are saying enough is enough.
#GBV

[Uluntu Community Foundation @Uluntu2017]

#thisweek, let’s remember that philanthropy isn’t just about grand gestures - it’s about the small acts of kindness that transform communities. Whether it’s sharing knowledge, lending a hand or supporting a neighbor’s dream, every act of giving creates ripples of change.
#monday

[CITE @citezw]

Villagers in Village 6, Deli, Nyamandlovu are appealing for support with water piping to bring taps to every homestead, as they work together to secure clean water and strengthen climate resilience.

[CITE @citezw]

Join us on This Morning on Asakhe as we discuss “Health Beneath the Surface: Breast Cancer Awareness in Mining Communities” with Pamela Mutembwa — ZAWIMA Treasurer and Woman Miner — and Dr. Florence Moyo, Public Health Specialist (OHS).
📅 Monday, November 3rd
🕣 8:30 AM