Acknowledgements
The author would like to express his gratitude to all the individuals who participated in the
focus groups discussions and interviews. Without their willingness to share ideas, this
documentation would not have been possible. We wish to acknowledge Caleb Mutandwa
(Director, Justice for Children) for his technical and strategic guidance throughout the
entire research process. Our gratitude also goes to Chinga Govhati (Project Officer, Justice
for Children) and Sibonginkosi Dunjana (Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, ZWLA) and
Kuda Munyoro (Legal Project Officer, WLSA) for their valuable contributions to the
research protocol development.
The author further thanks the reviewers who provided feedback on drafts of this booklet:
Caleb Mutandwa, Chinga Govhati and Sibonginkosi Dunjana. The author also appreciates the
support and introductions provided by the three organisations (JCT, ZWLA, and WLSA) in
Bindura, Makoni and Beitbridge districts. The author also appreciated the feedback and
contributions of the participants at the district and ward level, which included
representatives from the Ministry of Health and Child Care, Department of Child Welfare
and Protection Services, the Ministry of Women Affairs, Gender and Community
Development, JCT, ZWLA, and WLSA GBV implementing partners Childline, Family
Support Trust, Say What, and World Vision. Finally, the author thanks Caleb Mutandwa for
his meticulous editing of this booklet.
This booklet is made possible by the generous support of the UN Women through a
DANIDA grant. The contents are not the responsibility of UN Women but are the
responsibility of the Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) and Gender-Based
Violence (GBV) project.