Everjoice Win Explained

Everjoice Win (born 12 February 1965) is a Zimbabwean feminist activist,[1] and the international head of Action Aid International.

Early life

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

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

Win is based in Johannesburg, South Africa.[5]

Publications

Notes and References

  1. Web site: At the centre of the future. Everjoice. Win. mg.co.za. 8 November 2017.
  2. Book: Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr.. Professor Emmanuel Akyeampong. Mr. Steven J. Niven. Dictionary of African Biography. 8 November 2017. 2 February 2012. OUP USA. 978-0-19-538207-5. 175.
  3. Web site: Everjoice Win - Who's Who SA. whoswho.co.za. 8 November 2017. 13 January 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180113234625/http://whoswho.co.za/everjoice-win-5921. dead.
  4. Win, Everjoice - Oxford Reference. oxfordreference.com. 8 November 2017. 10.1093/acref/9780195382075.001.0001/acref-9780195382075-e-2135.
  5. Web site: Everjoice Win. The Con. 8 November 2017.
  6. Web site: Everjoice Win. irinnews.org. 8 November 2017.
  7. Web site: Everjoice Win. ActionAid UK. en. 2018-03-22.