Everjoice Win

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Everjoice Win (12 February 1965 - 9 March 2025), known as EJ, was a Zimbabwean feminist activist,[1][2][3] and the international programmes director of ActionAid International.

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Everjoice Win at the 4th Regional African Feminist Forum in Zimbabwe, 2016

Early life

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Everjoice Win was born on 12 February 1965 in Shurugwi, Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe).[4][5][6] In 1988, she earned a bachelor's degree in economic history from the University of Zimbabwe.[4][5][6]

Career

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From 1989 to 1993, Win worked for Women's Action Group.[5][7]

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.[4]

From 1993 to 1997, Win was programme director for the Zimbabwe chapter of Women in Law and Development in Africa (WiLDAF).[4] In 1997, she was one of the founding members of the National Constitutional Assembly of Zimbabwe.[4]

From 2002 to 2003, Win was the spokesperson for the Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition. [4][5]

From 2004 to 2007, Win was a board member of the Association of Women's Rights in Development (AWID), in Toronto, Canada.[4][5]

Win was the international head/ international director of programmes and global engagement for ActionAid International since 2002.[5][8] She was the International Programmes Director at ActionAid.[9]

Personal life

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Win was based in Johannesburg, South Africa.[7]

Publications

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  • To Live a Better Life: An Oral History of Women in the City of Harare, 1930-70 (Baobab Books, 1992)

References

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