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Everjoice Win
Zimbabwean feminist activist From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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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Early life
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
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]
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Personal life
Win was based in Johannesburg, South Africa.[7]
Publications
- 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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