Ministry of Women's Affairs, Gender and Community Development (Zimbabwe)
Encyclopedia
The Ministry of Women's Affairs, Gender and Community Development is a government ministry, responsible for gender
and community
issues in Zimbabwe
. The incumbent minister is Olivia Muchena
since February 13, 2009 and the deputy minister is Evelyn Masaiti
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It was established in 2005 and was headed by Opa Muchinguri
from its inception until January 3, 2009, when she was dismissed from office. Sithembiso Nyoni
gained the portfolio of the office until Muchena was sworn into office.
Gender
Gender is a range of characteristics used to distinguish between males and females, particularly in the cases of men and women and the masculine and feminine attributes assigned to them. Depending on the context, the discriminating characteristics vary from sex to social role to gender identity...
and community
Community
The term community has two distinct meanings:*a group of interacting people, possibly living in close proximity, and often refers to a group that shares some common values, and is attributed with social cohesion within a shared geographical location, generally in social units larger than a household...
issues in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is a landlocked country located in the southern part of the African continent, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia and a tip of Namibia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east. Zimbabwe has three...
. The incumbent minister is Olivia Muchena
Olivia Muchena
Olivia Nyembezi Muchena is a Zimbabwean politician, currently serving in the Cabinet of Zimbabwe as Minister of Women's Affairs. She was previously the Minister of Science and Technology Development....
since February 13, 2009 and the deputy minister is Evelyn Masaiti
Evelyn Masaiti
Evelyn Masaiti is the Zimbabwe Deputy Minister of Women's Affairs, Gender and Community Development. She is the Member of House of Assembly for Dzivaresekwa .-References:...
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It was established in 2005 and was headed by Opa Muchinguri
Opa Muchinguri
Opa Chamu Zvipange Muchinguri is a Zimbabwean politician, currently serving as Minister of Women Affairs, Gender and Community Development. She ran as the ZANU-PF candidate for Mutasa Central constituency in the March 2008 parliamentary election, but was defeated by Trevor Saruwaka, a candidate of...
from its inception until January 3, 2009, when she was dismissed from office. Sithembiso Nyoni
Sithembiso Nyoni
Sithembiso Gile Gladys Nyoni is a Zimbabwean politician and a former Minister of Small and Medium Enterprises Development.In the March 2008 parliamentary election, Nyoni was elected to the House of Assembly as the ZANU-PF candidate in Nkayi North...
gained the portfolio of the office until Muchena was sworn into office.