LRF Mutare paralegal Philip Mwatsika conducting an outreach
Community Outreaches (2)
Outreaches are conducted in such a way that people meet for a short time and therefore have
the benefit of being more easily slotted into people’s timetables. All people, regardless of
gender, age and political affiliation, are given equal opportunities to participate and
encouraged to help in the promotion of a culture of respect for human rights.
St Marys Nyanga – men and women studying the pamphlets distributed
Statistics show that 20% of the people who visited the LRF for legal advice came after
attending outreaches, and 24% were referred by relatives who had attended. 46,061 people
were reached, of whom 62% were women. 62% of beneficiaries lived in more remote areas
routinely overlooked in the provision of information or services. Notable immediate results of
the outreaches include an increase in number of people seeking to register births and a
reduction in incidences of domestic violence cases in some areas, A specific example was a
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