The
National
Association
of
NonGovernmental
Organisations
(NANGO)
annually hosts an NGO expo allowing CSOs
to showcase their work to the public. In
2016 the NGO Expo was held at the Harare
Gardens from 30 to 31 September 2016 and
the Commission exhibited there as well.
Significant progress was made in terms of
availing quality sources of information to
the public. Thirty thousand (30 000) copies
of IEC materials in the form of brochures on
the mandate and work of the Commission (in
English, Shona and Ndebele and simplified
Declaration of Rights in English) were
produced under the DIHR supported project.
In addition under the UNDP supported project,
33 620 copies of IEC materials were produced
being 220 braille brochures, 1000 copies of
the 2015 Annual Report, 10 000 copies of
simplified Declaration of Rights in Shona, 5000
copies of Declarations of Rights in Ndebele,
10 000 copies of Complaints Handling and
Investigations Brochures (English), and
2500 copies of Complaints Handling and
Investigations Brochures in Ndebele. These
materials were distributed during outreaches,
at exhibitions, during engagements
with various stakeholders and
at the commemorations for Day
of the African Child and IHRD
commemorations.
Organizations (including CBOs and CSOs)
7.3.1 Engagement Meetings with
Local Authorities, Government
Officials and CSOs
Between May and September 2016, ZHRC
conducted 8 engagement meetings with Local
Authorities which included Makonde RDC,
Hwedza RDC, Uzumba – Maramba Pfungwe
(UMP) RDC, Mangwe RDC, Lupane RDC, Pfura
RDC, Sanyati RDC and Kwekwe Town Council.
The engagement meetings aimed to raise
awareness and visibility of the ZHRC, promote
utilisation of services offered by ZHRC and
establish collaborations with identified
stakeholders. Two larger stakeholder meetings
attended by Civil Society Organisations and
Government Officials were held also held in
Gweru in May 2016 and in Chinhoyi in August
2016.
7.3.2 Engagement Meetings with
Health Service Providers
7.3 Stakeholder
Engagements
Throughout the year the Commission
continued to engage various
stakeholders. The objectives of
the engagement meetings were to
raise awareness of and visibility of
the ZHRC; promote utilisation of
services offered by the ZHRC; and
establish collaborative relationships,
partnerships and mutually beneficial
platforms between the ZHRC, Government
structures and institutions and Human Rights
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