Shield Foundation

Happy Africa Day.

"accelerating development and diffusion of emerging technologies for a green, inclusive and resilient Africa"

Africa Day 2023 theme

1. Divørced: She can’t keep a man 😢

2. Råpëd: What was she wearing??🥴

3. Childless Marriage: She is bårrën 🥺🤰🏿

4. Doesn't give birth to a male child: it's all her fault, there's no son in her wømb 🙃

5. Rich and Independent: she's a prøstïtutë 💃🏿

6. A båd child: It's all the mother’s fault because she spøilt him😢

7. She wants to play some sports: You're a girl!! It's too difficult for you, that's not your purpose in life 🙎

8. She is single and drives a car: she would drive away all potential suitors. 🚗🙍

9. She speaks her mind: She is bøssy.🙄🙎🏿

10. Unmarried in her /30s/40s: She is irrespønsible. 😐🤦🏿

11. Married: Becomes her husband's property.🙍

12. Chëâting spouse: Its her fāult, She made him do it, she should be prayerful 💔😞

13. Widøwëd: She kïlléd her husband to take over his properties. 😥

14. Remarries: She didn’t Møürn her lâte husband enough😔

15. Dømëstìc Abüse: What did the woman do?. 😩

It ain't easy being a woman in this part of the world..😞

Respect to Every women out there!!!!😍

Shield Foundation joins the Zimbabwean community in celebrating Independence Day 2023.

Let your spirits fly high with the Zimbabwean flag today.

Happy Independence Day!

Call for applications!!

The Women’s Leadership Development Program, a flagship initiative of Shield Foundation is an initiative aimed at empowering Young Women and Girls in different industries and sectors through offering business, civic and public management education. The program seeks to build a new generation of Young Women Leaders and experts to serve in accelerating development in the context of SDGs and Agenda 2063.

The training produces progressive, knowledgeable and responsive young Leaders Equipped with essential knowledge, skills and values for their effective contribution to the social, economic and political discourse of Zimbabwe. The Leadership Training targets young Leaders with proven socio-economic and political interests and abilities

The program selects 20 participants who will undergo a one month hybrid training every year. The participants are required to have demonstrated an understanding of poverty eradication, sustainable development, the SDGs and Africa Agenda 2063.

The June 2023 cohort will run in line with the IWD 2023 Theme "DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality" and will be focused on women in tech. The program will take participants through Human Centered Design thinking, Ideation, Business Development, Pitch Training and more.

Applicants must have interests in the Tech space, be running Tech-startups that are not older than 3 years. Women living with disabilities and those from underprivileged communities are encouraged to apply.

Applications Due: 25 April 2023
Successful Applicants to be informed : 25 May

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Shield Foundation A youth-led and community-based organisation aimed at empowering women and youth in Zimbabwe through targeted programs and initiatives in response to historically poor livelihoods faced by youth and women in Zimbabwe.