One Day Community Workshops Rural Workshops Bulawayo 163 Male Male 1,671 1771 1,885 718 1,005 522 Participants 7,571 82 3,010 1,391 Harare 119 2,300 2,313 1,520 581 6,714 Masvingo 111 2,085 3,207 0 0 5,292 Total 4,402 69 1239 1,169 167 376 2,951 544 10,025 10,131 4,290 2,484 26,930 Urban 25% Figure 3: Figure 4: Distribuon of workshop parcipants by locaon f n y Urban Female Gweru Mutare Urban 31% Female Males 47% Distribuon of workshop parcipants by gender Females 53% Rural 75% The one-day workshops aim to enhance the knowledge of community leaders so they can in turn advise others as to possible solutions to problems and where they can go for assistance. Building solid relations with leaders in the community, including ward coordinators, traditional leaders and Victim Friendly Unit officers, helped in identifying particular legal issues affecting a community and also meant that the LRF was able to carry out its activities in a conducive environment. “I learnt that the surviving spouse is entitled to the late spouse’s estate. I used this new knowledge when my cousins where fighting over their brother’s estate. I also used this knowledge in advising my family when my brother passed away.” In one community the paralegal noted that participants were not aware that child marriages were unlawful, arguing that arresting the man would cause hardship for the young person and the child that was born. After the subsequent workshop they understood that it was a criminal offence to facilitate the marriage of children and receive a bride price for the child. The LRF sought a meeting with the Union of Development of Apostolic Churches in Zimbabwe (UDACIZ) when LRF Mutare highlighted the need to campaign against child marriages and that it had been noted that most of the child marriages were taking place in Apostolic and Zionist churches. The Union admitted that early marriages were a challenge in their churches and that there was need for action to address this child rights violation. The LRF has as a result embarked on a campaign against early marriages in the Marange area. 10 Males 44%