Vendors Initiative for Social and Economic Transformation (VISET) held a workshop in Chinhoyi for women under its Informal Economy Women’s Hub (INEWOH). The Hub, which was launched in August of this year, has a programmatic thrust that is anchored on enhancing the entrepreneurial skills of women in the informal economy,…

Vendors Initiative for Social and Economic Transformation (VISET) joins hands with the rest of the world in commemorating International Day of Rural Women. The day, which was established under the United Nations General Assembly in 2007 is this year running under the theme Rural Women Cultivating Good Food for All.…

Yesterday Friday the 15th of October 2021, Vendors Initiative for Social and Economic Transformation (VISET) launched its informal sector voter education campaign dubbed the Enhanced Informal Sector Voter Mobilisation and Advocacy Initiative (EISeVOMA). The EISeVOMA seeks to enhance informed young informal traders and informal traders living with disabilities’ participation in…

Vendors Initiative for Social and Economic Transformation (VISET) in partnership with the STELLAR project, yesterday Thursday the 7th of October 2021, held a webinar on Enhancing Entrepreneurship through Value Addition.                     In explaining the purpose of the webinar, VISET Information and Publicity Officer Jabulani Chikomwe said the STELLAR project seeks to…

Vendors Initiative for Social and Economic Transformation (VISET) joins the world in commemorating World Day for Decent Work (WDDW) on the 7th of October. This year’s commemoration come at a time when hundreds of millions of lives and jobs have been lost worldwide due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the majority…

Vendors Initiative for Social and Economic Transformation (VISET) was in Arcturus Ward 14 Goromonzi for the Accountability Lab community survey feedback meeting. The meeting sought to unpack findings from the survey that was undertaken within the ward to hear from residents and informal traders what their developmental aspirations. Amongst invited…

Vendors Initiative for Social and Economic Transformation takes note of the disclosure on diminished contributions by the National Social Security Authority (NSSA) Deputy Director Tambudzai Jongwe in a weekly newspaper. According to Ms. Jongwe, 1.8 million contributions to the social security scheme have been lost, largely due to the fact…

Vendors Initiative for Social and Economic Transformation (VISET) held a meeting, on Friday the 10th of September, in Bulawayo to officially present research findings of the CivActs community listening meetings that is run in conjunction with Accountability Lab Zimbabwe.                      The findings were presented by the VISET Bulawayo Coordinator Mr Prosper…

Vendors Initiative for Social and Economic Transformation (VISET) held the official launch of the Financial Inclusion Framework Policy Launch at the Gweru Memorial Library the 10th of September 2021 The launch is part of a series of programmes being held in conjunction with CIPE Africa and seeks to enhance the…

Vendors Initiative for Social and Economic Transformation notes the release of the US$1 billion Special Drawing Rights (SDR) facility by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as reported by The Herald. The amount will indeed go a long way in furthering economic development if used wisely and transparently. We also take…