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Netty Musanhu is the Executive Director of Musasa Project based in Harare, Zimbabwe. For over 20 years, Musasa Project has been working to confront gender-based violence, support women and children affected by domestic violence, and lobby nationally for legal and legislative reform. Musasa Project supports women’s needs by providing shelter services, psychosocial and peer counselling, […]

Netty Musanhu is the Executive Director of Musasa Project based in Harare, Zimbabwe. For over 20 years, Musasa Project has been working to confront gender-based violence, support women and children affected by domestic violence, and lobby nationally for legal and legislative reform. Musasa Project supports women’s needs by providing shelter services, psychosocial and peer counselling, legal support and training in advocacy in the organization’s domestic violence and “survivors’ clubs.” Netty has two law degrees from the University of Zimbabwe and 12 years of experience managing programmes for local, national and international non-governmental organizations including the Zimbabwe Women Lawyers’ Association, Child Protection Society and Actionaid Zimbabwe. At Actionaid Zimbabwe, she spearheaded the establishment of the child sponsorship programme. She is appointed to the Anti Domestic Violence Council and the Private and Voluntary Organizations Board, both of which were established by the Zimbabwe Parliament.

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