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Everjoice Win (born 12 February 1965) is a Zimbabwean feminist activist,[1] and the international head of Action Aid International.
Early life
[edit]Everjoice Win was born on 12 February 1965 in Shurugwi, Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe).[2][3][4] In 1988, she earned a bachelor's degree in economic history from the University of Zimbabwe.[2][3][4]
Career
[edit]From 1989 to 1993, Win worked for Women's Action Group.[3][5]
In 1992, together with Terri Barnes, Win published To Live a Better Life: An Oral History of Women in the City of Harare, 1930-70.[2]
From 1993 to 1997, Win was programme director for the Zimbabwe chapter of Women in Law and Development in Africa (WiLDAF).[2] In 1997, she was one of the founding members of the National Constitutional Assembly of Zimbabwe.[2]
From 2002 to 2003, Win was the spokesperson for the Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition. [2][3]
From 2004 to 2007, Win was a board member of the Association of Women's Rights in Development (AWID), in Toronto, Canada.[2][3]
Win is the international head/ international director of programmes and global engagement for ActionAid International since 2002.[3][6] She is the International Programmes Director at ActionAid.[7]
Personal life
[edit]Win is based in Johannesburg, South Africa.[5]
Publications
[edit]- To Live a Better Life: An Oral History of Women in the City of Harare, 1930-70 (Baobab Books, 1992)
References
[edit]- ^ Win, Everjoice. "At the centre of the future". mg.co.za. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr.; Professor Emmanuel Akyeampong; Mr. Steven J. Niven (2 February 2012). Dictionary of African Biography. OUP USA. p. 175. ISBN 978-0-19-538207-5. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f "Everjoice Win - Who's Who SA". whoswho.co.za. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Win, Everjoice - Oxford Reference". oxfordreference.com. doi:10.1093/acref/9780195382075.001.0001/acref-9780195382075-e-2135. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Everjoice Win". The Con. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
- ^ "Everjoice Win". irinnews.org. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
- ^ "Everjoice Win". ActionAid UK. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
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