Women
should exercise and enjoy their human rights and participate
as equals in all political processes...
WiPSU's
vision is a society in which women exercise and enjoy their human
rights and participate as equals in all political processes with
full citizenship rights. The organization exists to strengthen
the democracy and governance practices in Zimbabwe through the
effective participation of women in all elected political offices
and women as political constituents.
Objectives The
objectives of WiPSU are as follows:
To strengthen the technical, institutional and resource capacities
of women elected to Parliament, Local Government and also
candidates to political office.
To
provide an institutional and technical support base for women
Parliamentarians, Councillors and candidates to political
office so they can effectively represent women's concerns
and perspectives.
To
raise women's political consciousness so they can fully participate
in all political processes designed to achieve their freedom.
To
create and strengthen links between women in the political
arena and the women's movement so they can combine their efforts
to build consensus on issues of relevance on a national, regional
and international level.
To
facilitate an enabling and sustainable environment in which
women actively and fully participate in political processes.
To
build and sustain a staff team committed to the vision.
To build and strengthen institutional capacity for effective
delivery of the above objectives.
