The direct link between the LRF’s education and the legal services was demonstrated by the fact that 40% of those who came to the centres seeking legal assistance had either attended a session themselves or had been referred by someone who had participated, proving they had been empowered by the process to seek legal redress. Opportunities were also taken where possible to render legal assistance after the education session, saving people the costs of travelling later to the main centre. Geographic mapping The LRF continued with its more systematic approach to the roll-out of its legal education activities, mapping where it has reached. During the year 19% of outreaches and 28% of one-day workshops were conducted in areas that had not previously had access to the information provided by the LRF, building on the 35% and 73% respectively achieved in the previous year. Community Outreaches Bulawayo Gweru Harare Masvingo Mutare Total Outreaches 392 207 472 303 283 1,657 Rural Female Male 5,510 3,468 3,935 3,835 4,287 3,348 6,034 4,057 5,271 2,867 25,037 17,575 Urban Female Male 4,853 2,390 528 477 6,067 1,859 627 205 2,265 985 4,340 5,916 Total 16,221 8,775 15,561 10,923 11,388 62,868 Gender distribution in outreaches Outreach participants by geographical location Male 37% Female 63% Urban 32% Rural 68% Initial assessments carried out before the LRF’s interventions showed that 85% of the target groups had limited knowledge of issues such as maintenance, marriage laws, inheritance, even the Constitution, and were of the view that the law only benefitted the elite. Legal Resources Foundation Annual Report 2015 9