About Us

Rural Young Women Support Network:

Rural Young Women Support Network is a young women-led and oriented organization that works with rural communities in championing democracy, sustainable livelihoods and advocacy on sexual reproductive health rights, informed by the lived realities of rural young women. 

The inception of the network came as a community-based response to the continued violation of rural young women’s rights, sustained gender inequality, discrimination and the exclusion and marginalization of rural young women in governance and development of communities. The organization is committed to challenging patriarchy and other harmful stereotypes that oppress young women in rural areas and empower them to achieve their full potential.

Our Mission

To support and empower rural young women through interventions that strategically positions them as active agents of transformation and community development in rural and marginalized areas.

Our Vision

Rural Young Women Support Network envisions a society in which rural young women and girls have equal opportunities and are empowered to make decisions in their socio-economic and political aspects of life.

Objectives

  • To enhance the leadership and active participation of rural young women in socio-economic and political decision-making processes. 
  • To promote equitable access to opportunities for decent livelihoods and advocacy on socio-economic justice.
  • To improve the sexual and reproductive health of rural young women 

Target Beneficiaries

The target beneficiaries of the organization are young women and girls between the ages of 15 and 35 years residing in Chikomba District, Mashonaland East Zimbabwe.

Our Focus Areas As Rural Young Women Support Network!

  • Active Participation Of Rural Young Women


  • Under this thematic area, RYWSN seeks to: Promote active participation of rural young women in decision and policy-making processes through promoting engagement with office bearers and elected officials in order to influence decisions and policies for gender-responsive democratic governance... [Click Image For More Information]
  • Women Empowerment


  • Under this thematic area, RYWSN uses two approaches which seek to: Initiate livelihoods projects which are community-centered and rural young women-led as alternative methods of enhancing ... [Click Image For More Information]