40% increase in the number of people applying for birth certificates reported by the office of the Registrar General in Chigiji, Mashonaland Central. Outreaches Bulawayo Gweru Harare Masvingo Mutare Total 320 184 400 220 248 1,372 Rural Female Male 4,665 3,456 3,256 2,189 2,587 2,078 2,299 1,715 3,586 2,510 16,393 11,948 Urban Female Male 2,750 2,455 643 473 6,272 1,545 617 245 1,878 842 12,160 5,560 Total 13,326 6,561 12,482 4,876 8,816 46,061 Participants at an outreach in Budiriro Outreaches in prison (3) Besides conducting outreaches in communities, the LRF also remembered the “hard to reach” people such as prison inmates, amongst whom a popular topic was bail: what it is, how one applies for it and the factors that the Court takes into account before granting bail. The LRF visited 14 prisons routinely and over six months was able to advise 1,049 inmates, of whom 15% were women. Impact of Outreaches (3) The outreaches generally raised awareness on unlawful conduct, often a result of ignorance, culture or tradition. 11