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Women
and AIDS Support Network (WASN)
Last updated: July 25, 2008
| Physical
address |
13
Walterhill Avenue, Eastlea, Harare, Zimbabwe |
| Postal
address |
P.O.
Box 1554, Harare, Zimbabwe |
| Telephone |
+263-(0)4-791401/2/4 |
| Fax |
+263-(0)4-791401/2/4 |
| Email
address |
director@mweb.co.zw;
womenandaids@yahoo.com
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| Web
address |
www.wasn.org.zw |
| Year
established |
1989 |
| Contact |
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Name |
Position |
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Mary
Sandasi |
Executive Director |
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Tekla
Maripfonde |
Admin/Finance
Officer |
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E
Mugumbati |
Information
Officer |
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Noreen
Chirewo |
Assistant
Information Manager |
Objectives |
- To
network, collaborate, acquire and disseminate information
on sexual and reproductive health and rights in relation
to women and the girl child.
- To
provide skills training in the area of sexual and reproductive
health and rights in order to see a reduction in STIs/HIV
among women and the girl child
- To
market and provide backup support of WASN developed gender
tools for replication by other NGOs and ASOs.
- To
gender sensitize people in key positions of leadership in
an effort to create a supportive environment for women and
girls
- To
conduct research and advocate for policy change on women
and HIV/AIDS
- To
create a supportive environment in which infected or affected
women are afforded the opportunity to make informed decisions
about their reproductive lives.
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Mission statement
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| WASN
is a women's organisation that seeks to address women's issues
in the area of HIV/AIDS through advocacy, support and networking.
The support mechanisms include:
- Capacity
building
- Information
dissemination
- Facilitating
access to services, like health and counseling
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Sectors |
| Advocacy;
Children/Youth; Education/Training; Gender; Health; HIV/AIDS;
Human Rights; Research/Documentation/Info Dissemination; Sexual
Rights, Sexuality; Women |
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of these include:
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