Acknowledgments The ZACRO Board, National Executive Committee, secretariat and general members would like to take this opportunity to post gratitude to the following institutions and partners which include government ministries and government departments, donors, strategic partners, churches, civil society, the corporate world and the entire ZACRO membership for participation, facilitation and funding programming during the period under review. Without networking, creating linkages and their cooperation - programming could have not be smoothly and successfully implemented and impacted as expected. Therefore ZACRO wishes them a merry Christmas and happy New Year (2009) of which ZACRO continues to look forward to get the necessary and same support from these organizations during next programming period. Government: Zimbabwe Prison Services Social Welfare Department, Ministry of Local Government Rural and Urban development Donors and Strategic Partners: The British Embassy Progressio Church organizations: Adventist Development and Relief Agency, Catholic Commission for Peace and Justice Marimba SDA and Dorcas Ministries Zimbabwe Council of Churches Civic Society: National Association for Non Governmental Organizations Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights Prison Fellowship Zimbabwe Election Support Network Zimbabwe Doctors for Human Rights ZACRO branch members Open Society for Southern Africa Corporate World Kantor and Immerman Mazhandu and Partners Acronyms explained. ZPS, SW dpt. MLGRU BE ADRA CCJP Acronyms explained. Ministry of Justice, Legal and Affairs, Ministry of Education, The National Council of Chiefs NCC (German Development Services), Book Aid International DED BAI (CCJP), Later Day Saints and ZCC. NANGO Doctors for Human Rights DHR ZLFHR PF ZESN ZDHR Environment Africa, International Committee of Red Cross, National Constitutional Assembly EA ICRC NCA Christian Care ZAPSO CC OSSA (lawyers) Favco (Auditors) 3