TABLE OF CONTENTS
FOREWORD ................................................................................................................................................................ ii
TABLE OF CONTENTS ........................................................................................................................................ iii
FACTS ABOUT HEAL ZIMBABWE .................................................................................................................... 1
1.
INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................................................. 1
2.
CITIZEN JOURNALISM AND COMMUNITY PROTECTION........................................................... 1
a)
Safety Measures for Human Rights Monitors ............................................................................. 1
b)
Community Protection Measures ............................................................................................... 2
c)
Tips on What to Do After Being Arrested ................................................................................... 4
d)
What to Look Out For During Elections ...................................................................................... 5
3.
WHY CITIZEN JOURNALISM AND COMMUNITY PROTECTION TRAINING......................... 6
a)
What is NEWS?............................................................................................................................ 6
b)
Characteristics of News............................................................................................................... 7
c)
Where Does News Come From? ................................................................................................. 9
d)
Structure of Alerts (5 Ws And H)............................................................................................... 11
e)
Defining the categories of HZT Considered Alerts .................................................................... 11
4.
UNDERSTANDING AND MITIGATING RISK ...................................................................................... 13
5.
EARLY WARNING AND EARLY RESPONSE ..................................................................................... 14
a)
Definition of Terms ................................................................................................................... 14
b)
Early Warning Tools and Systems ............................................................................................. 14
c)
Early Response Tools and Systems ........................................................................................... 16
6.
DEVELOPING AN EARLY WARNING AND EARLY RESPONSE SYSTEM ............................. 17
a)
Early Warning ............................................................................................................................ 17
b)
Early Response .......................................................................................................................... 18
c)
Early Warning and Early Response Tools to Systems ............................................................... 19
d)
Methods and Models of an Early Warning and Early Response System .................................. 20
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