As the facilitator for the Zimbabwean component of a multi-country research initiative, I guided a vital assessment of Youth Vulnerability in Fragile and Crisis Contexts. Grounded in a feminist and participatory approach, this project was distinguished by having the research conducted by young women from two of the most vulnerable…

I am co-authoring a paper, “From Protest to Projects: The Depoliticization of Zimbabwean Civil Society,” which investigates the accelerating and troubling trend of civil society organizations (CSOs) retreating from confrontational, rights-based advocacy toward safer, donor-driven, and project-focused activities. The study’s preliminary arguments points that this shift is propelled by a…