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The Commission Newsletter, August 31, 2017
Increased visibilility registered in Epworth
...as ZHRC is urged to scale up awareness campaigns
A
random
post-test
evaluation in Epworth has
shown encouraging
signs of increased
awareness of ZHRC
and its activities.
The ZHRC embarked
on
Epworth
roadshows on 27 and
29 June 2017 which
were held at Munyuki
and Overspill Shopping Centres, respectively.
At Overspill, the
ZHRC
received
twenty complaints on
alleged human rights
violations
for
investigation in line
ZHRC received 20 complaints at the Overspill Roadshow in Epworth on 29 June 2017.
with its mandate.
Other engagement
meetings took place in
Uzumba Maramba
Pfungwe, Lupane,
Makonde and the high
density
suburbs
Emphandeni,
Mabutweni and Nketa
in Bulawayo.
The Commission is
using stakeholder
engagements and
exhibitions, where
various promotional
materials
are
distributed, as a
strategy to reach out
to the populace.
Meanwhile, ZHRC
must be commended
for exhibiting at the
Z i m b a b w e
International Trade
Fair (ZITF) in
Bulawayo this year,
for the first time in Students from Nemakonde High School won various prizes for successfully answering
questions at the ZHRC stand at ZITF in Bulawayo.
its history.
EDITORIAL COMMITTEE
Chairperson: Karukai Ratsauka
Compiler/Design & Layout: Shadrick William
Members: Misheck Bulo, Linet Sithole, Sarudzai Paungano