Protecting, Promoting and Enforcing Human Rights and Fundamental Freedom 9.0 Capacity Building of the ZHRC through International, Regional and Local Workshops and for a Training courses for employees of NHRIs in particular Human Rights Officers is critical in building capacity of the human rights practitioners bearing in mind the diverse skills and knowledge required for effective implementation of activities in terms of the mandate. 9.1 Participation at the Danish Institute for Human Rights (DIHR) Study Mission, 10 - 23 January 2015 Members of senior staff of the Commission undertook a learning visit to the Danish Institute for Human Rights (DIHR) in Copenhagen, Denmark for 15 days. The tour was foremost a strategic revision and planning platform to produce the work plan and budget for the DIHR/Norway capacity building project. The activities of the tour included induction of Secretariat to the work and operations of the DIHR as a National Human Rights Institution (NHRI) and presentations were made from the various departments of the Institution such as the Education Department and the Office of the Ombudsman for exposure and widening of horizons of the Commission staff. 9.2 Uganda learning visit, 11- 15 May 2015 Two members of the ZHRC secretariat went to Uganda for a five day learning visit with the Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC). It was imperative for the ZHRC to learn from other established NHRIs internationally and in Africa, in order to capacitate and strengthen the neo-systems adopted for handling complaints and investigations. This was critical at the developmental stage of the ZHRC and in the advancement of its mandate to engage in exchange visits with other Commissions to equip its Human Rights Officers with in-depth skills, techniques and experiences that can be channelled to develop the ZHRC. The visit provided an opportunity for officers to learn about the Complaints Handling and Investigations approaches used by Uganda Human Rights Commission. 9.3 Regional Face-to-Face Foundation Course for African National Human Rights Institutions, 23-27 November 2015. Two (2) ZHRC secretariat officers represented the Commission at the Regional Foundation Course for African National Human Rights Institutions held in Nairobi, Kenya. This was a foundation course for junior level employees of NHRIs to enhance their understanding of human rights issues. The course was organised by the Network for Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission Annual Report 2015 35