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Disability affects many people in Zimbabwe in both rural and urban areas. In spite of services provided by the government, philanthropists and welfare agencies, people with disabilities and their families often face several barriers. Philanthropist, Jairos Jiri, started services for people with disability in Zimbabwe in the 1940s. He is regarded as the father or founder of disability work in Zimbabwe.[citation needed]

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Disability in Zimbabwe

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Disability affects many people in Zimbabwe in both rural and urban areas. In spite of services provided by the government, philanthropists and welfare...

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List of members of the 10th Parliament of Zimbabwe

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two seats in the Senate are made up of representatives of persons with disabilities, chosen by the National Disability Board. The Zimbabwean Parliament...

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Elections in Zimbabwe

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people with disabilities elected on separate ballots using FPTP by an electoral college designated by the National Disability Board. Zimbabwe is a one party...

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Education in Zimbabwe

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Education in Zimbabwe under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education for primary and secondary education, and the Ministry...

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Senate of Zimbabwe

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of Zimbabwe is the upper of the two chambers in Zimbabwe's Parliament. It existed from independence in 1980 until 1989, and was re-introduced in November...

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Zimbabwe at the Deaflympics

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Zimbabwe made its first appearance at a Deaflympic event in 1993, which is also the only time that Zimbabwe was eligible to participate at Deaflympics...

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Politics of Zimbabwe

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Zimbabwe occurs in a society deeply divided along lines of race, ethnicity, gender and geography. The ZANU–PF party has historically been dominant in...

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Constitution of Zimbabwe

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Living With Disabilities Hail New Policy". The Herald. Retrieved 18 November 2023. Chifera, Irwin (25 March 2016). "Experts Say Zimbabwe Constitution...

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Parliament of Zimbabwe

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The Parliament of Zimbabwe is the bicameral legislature of Zimbabwe composed of the Senate and the National Assembly. The Senate is the upper house, and...

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Rejoice Timire

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August 2021) was a Zimbabwean disability activist and politician who served in the Senate of Zimbabwe from 2018 until her death in 2021, representing...

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Jairos Jiri

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home. The experience led him to register the first disability organisation by a black person in Zimbabwe. The organisation was registered as Bulawayo and...

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LGBT rights in Zimbabwe

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transgender (LGBT) people in Zimbabwe face legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBT residents. Since 1995, the Government of Zimbabwe has carried out campaigns...

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2023 Zimbabwean general election

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General elections were held throughout Zimbabwe on 23 and 24 August 2023 to elect the president, legislators and councillors. The main race for presidential...

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Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

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with Disabilities is an international human rights treaty of the United Nations intended to protect the rights and dignity of persons with disabilities. Parties...

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Racism in Zimbabwe

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Racism in Zimbabwe was introduced during the colonial era in the 19th century, when emigrating white settlers began racially discriminating against the...

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Results of the 2023 Zimbabwean general election

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The 2023 Zimbabwean general election was held in Zimbabwe on 23 August 2023 for the presidency and to set the membership of the 10th Parliament, consisting...

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Special education

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SPED) is the practice of educating students in a way that accommodates their individual differences, disabilities, and special needs. This involves the individually...

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List of members of the 9th Parliament of Zimbabwe

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the 9th Parliament of Zimbabwe, which began in September 2018 and was dissolved on 22 August 2023. The Parliament of Zimbabwe is composed of the Senate...

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Disability and disasters

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Musarurwa, Charles (2019). "Disability and disaster risk reduction as an incongruent matrix: Lessons from rural Zimbabwe". Jàmbá Journal of Disaster Risk...

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2018 Zimbabwean general election

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General elections were held in Zimbabwe on 30 July 2018 to elect the President and members of both houses of Parliament. Held eight months after the 2017...

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2013 Zimbabwean general election

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were held in Zimbabwe on 31 July 2013. Incumbent President Robert Mugabe was re-elected, whilst his ZANU–PF party won a two-thirds majority in the National...

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Homelessness

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and the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his...

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Telecel Zimbabwe

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Telecel Zimbabwe is one of Zimbabwe's mobile telecommunications network service providers. Headquartered in Harare, Telecel Zimbabwe is the third largest...

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Chenjerai Hunzvi

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2001) served as Chairman of the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association beginning in 1997. Hunzvi was born in Chiminya, Southern Rhodesia on...

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Watson Khupe

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2022) was a Zimbabwean disability activist and politician who served in the Senate of Zimbabwe from 2018 to 2022 as a member of the Zimbabwe African National...

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Zimbabwe Open University

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Zimbabwe Open University (ZOU) is an open distance education university in Zimbabwe. Established in 1999, ZOU is the only distance education university...

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Zimbabwe National Paralympic Committee

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The Zimbabwe National Paralympic Committee (ZNPC) is responsible for Zimbabwe's participation in the Paralympic Games, and for overseeing disability sports...

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Ezekiel Guti

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a Zimbabwean Pentecostal archbishop, best known as the founder and president of Zimbabwe Assemblies of God Africa (ZAOGA), also known as Forward In Faith...

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