LRF Gweru The national event took place in October 2014 in Harare, an occasion graced by over 100 people representing past and present Trustees, staff, funding partners and friends of the organisation. Chairman Desmond Matete took the guests through a journey of three decades of history of the LRF. Deborah Barron, the National Director, paid tribute to the support over the decades from partners and stakeholders and particularly the valuable work of the trustees and the staff – without whom, as she said, there would be no LRF. The Deputy Minister of Retired Judge Nicholas McNally 6 Legal Resources Foundation Annual Report 2015 Justice and Legal Affairs, the Hon. Fortune Chasi, also a former employee of the LRF, praised the LRF’s paralegal model as being central in the provision of access to justice for the disadvantaged. The Guest Speaker was retired Judge Nicholas McNally, who dwelt on the role of lawyers in a changing and challenging world. The formal proceedings ended with Mrs Sara Moyo, former Board Chairperson, awarding certificates to trustees who had served for nine or more years and 15 staff who had been with the LRF for over 20 years Chair of the LRF Board, Mr Desmond Matete