We join the rest of the world this Month of March to celebrate the struggles and triumphs of women to attain equality in all spheres of life. Happy Women’s Month. #WeAreGenerationalEquality #SheRise
The Female Students Network Trust Recent Newsletters for your perusal. Have access to them just by clicking the download button. Its all about female students issues, their rights and their welfare. The Newsletter are written by the female students and compiled by the FSNT Information Department.
FSNT Executive Director Evernice Munando was part of Zimbabwean women civil society leaders who joined U.S Embassy for an interactive web chat with international experts on Empowering Women’s Political Participation. The Department of State — Office of Global Women’s Issues sponsored the discussion and provided participants with tools to overcome barriers, prevent violence against women in politics, and empower women’s participation in political processes. Moderated in Harare by Political and Economic Counselor Heidi Gómez, women leaders participated from 25 locations across the Americas and Africa, including the American Corner in Bulawayo.
FSNT conducted an orientation today 29 January 2020 at Morgan Zintec Teachers College enlightening the first year Students about the need to fight GBV. #SmartGirlsSafety
28 January 2020 PRESS STATEMENT ON THE RECENT FEES HIKES
For Immediate Release
Female Students Network Trust (FSNT) is deeply disturbed about the recent sky rocketed fees hikes as this has become a bitter pill to swallow for Zimbabweans who are wallowing in poverty due to the prevailing economic conditions.
The Minister of Higher and Tertiary Education Honourable Murwira recently announced that fees for all state-owned tertiary institutions must be increased to up to ZW5000 a move that will see civil servants struggling to meet this mark as they are currently receiving an average salary of ZW1300 per month.
This mind gobbling difference between salaries and fees range had put both parents and students at a tight spot and the girl child is the most affected one as they are the most vulnerable group who would fall prey to sexual abuses in their quest to make ends meet.
As a Network of Students, we employ the government to consider revising the school fees in manner that would make it affordable to civil servants and at the same time allow the institutions to deliver quality education. At this juncture we ought to think that, it is sober for the relevant authorities especially the government to subsidize school fees in tertiary institutions.
#FeesMustBeAffordable #StepUp #GirlsFirst #SmartGirlsSafety
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20 January 2020 PRESS STATEMENT ON THE MALICIOUS MESSAGE AGAINST OUR ORGANISATION
For Immediate Release
The Female Students Network Trust would like to completely distance itself from the message flighted on social media linking the Network to an event planned by a certain political party. The statement about FSNT’s participation in the said event is false
The message has a list of organisations which are said to be going to attend a rally of a certain political party tomorrow 21 January 2020 after providing money for transportation of members to the event. FSNT never attended the said meeting at SAPES Offices nor have we received any money from anyone to transport our members to any political rally.
FSNT is a credible organisation that is completely apolitical with no connections to any political party. We have a very clear mandate which is of empowering female students and championing gender equality in institutions of learning. We appeal to all citizens of Zimbabwe to do a back ground check of the work that FSNT has done for our constituency for decades.
We advise our stakeholders, partners and students who are under our constituency not to take heed to these messages and not attend any gathering of any political party under the name of the Network. FSNT continues to be nonpartisan in the work that we do.
#StepUp #GirlsFirst #SmartGirlsSafety
YOUR VIEWS AND COMMENTS ARE WELCOME
5th Floor, North Wing, Kopje Plaza
NetOne Building, 1 Jason Moyo Avenue, Harare
Contacts; +263 775 054 755/ +263 772 959 590
Email: femalestudent2011@gmail.com
Join the Network at Masvingo Teachers College on Wednesday 22 January 2020 and Gwanda (JMN Polytechnic) on Friday 24 January 2020 for a follow up program on #StepUp TakingStridesAgainstGBV. #SmartGirls
FSNT bid farewell at the Robert Gabriel International Airport today to students who are going to America for a six weeks intensive exchange program on Civil Engagement. This is the 9th time for FSNT to facilitate the application of the SUSI exchange program in partnership with the USEmbassy. #SmartGirlsRise #GirlsFirst #StepUp
FSNT joins the rest of the world in commemorating the International Human Rights Day and marks the end of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence. FSNT reiterate the need to continue fighting against GBV even after the 16 Days of activism to make it 365 Days of Activism#StepUp
#TakingStridesAgainstGBV #OrangeTheWorld #Generation Equality: Stand Against Rape”
