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 28 Protecting, Promoting and Enforcing Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms

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