Abstract:
This case study investigates strategies used by the NGO Leonard Cheshire Disability Zimbabwe (LCDZ) to
promote the SRHRs of girls and young women with disabilities in Zimbabwe. The findings show that
LCDZ employed a combination of six strategies. These are: (1) building practical knowledge on
SRHRs; (2) increasing community awareness and sensitivity; (3) providing SRHRs-related education;
(4) enhancing access to justice and related services for survivors of sexual violence; (5) delivering assistive
devices; and (6) promoting the livelihoods and economic empowerment. LCDZ made use of multistakeholder
partnerships to implement these strategies, leveraging complementary skills and experience
in the promotion of SRHRs. In each of these strategies, girls and young women with disabilities are
the target group, with other stakeholders brought together to support them.
