Pan African Widows

She is Shean Mukocheya Simango.
Queen of Africa

Become a widow at 29 years in 2003
21 years in the widowhood.
An African Traditional Healer- Pan Africanist.

Healing through Nature.
Bachelor Honours degree incounsellingg
monitoring and evaluation of HIV and Aids
Family generational trauma therapist
Inner work therapist,family entanglements.

Social Justice Community practitioner African Tradition and Culture Activist - promotes African history for all Africans.

A Social Education Community Developer
Country Representative for Seeding Africa, Zimbabwe.
Founder and team leader at Ziva Kwawakabva (Know where you come from)Trust.
Community Trauma counsellor at Ziva Kwawakabva Trust Zimbabwe.

Agroecologist
My food, my medicine, my identity campaign
Going back to roots organically - No to GMO in Africa.

She's one of the union of African widows members saying, widows rights to protection and provision is key to ending widows.

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Celebrating 60 Years of Purpose, Impact & Leadership 🎉

Today we honour our visionary President at AWGADI on her 60th birthday, a woman whose life has been dedicated to restoring dignity, amplifying voices, and creating sustainable pathways for widows across Africa and beyond.

Your leadership has transformed advocacy into action, and compassion into systems that empower generations. From community mobilization to global platforms, your legacy continues to inspire hope and drive change.

As you mark this remarkable milestone, we celebrate not just your years, but your impact; bold, resilient, and unwavering.

Happy 60th Birthday, Ma.
Your light continues to lead us forward.

The 43% We Cannot Ignore: Why Uncertainty and Resistance to Widows’ Recognition Must Shape Our Advocacy.....

The 43% We Cannot Ignore: Why Uncertainty and Resistance to Widows’ Recognition Must Shape Our Advocacy Recent findings from a survey of 2,148 respondents reveal a compelling yet sobering reality: while 56% support the explicit recognition of widows in national gender equality policies, a significant 43% remain either opposed (23%) or uncertain (20%). At first glance, the majority support appears enco