Protecting, Promoting and Enforcing Human Rights and Fundamental Freedom Promotion of Human Rights [continued] 7.3.7 Engagement with Civil Society Organisations The Commission intensified engagements with Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) to enhance collaboration and partnership by starting a process of signing MOUs with some key ones. Towards the end of 2015, ZHRC was approached by a consortium CSOs to implement the project titled, Towards a strengthened Human Rights Commission in Zimbabwe funded by the Kingdom of Netherlands though Hivos. The consortium consists of Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum (the Forum), Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (ZIMRIGHTS) and Zimbabwe Association for Doctors for Human Rights (ZADHR). The partnership seeks to strengthen ZHRC to adequately respond to the promotion and protection of human rights in Zimbabwe through a two-pronged approach of awareness raising of the Commission's mandate and work as well as the partners analysing the work of the Commission and making recommendations for improvement in 2016. The project will enable the Commission to undertake 12 outreach activities in 10 districts of the country, development of Information Educational Communication material, publication of quarterly reports as well as press statements on emerging human rights issues in the country. 7.4 Simplified Version of the Declaration of Rights in the Constitution In line with the ZHRC function of promoting awareness of and respect for human rights and freedoms at all levels of society, the Commission developed a simplified version of the Declaration of Rights, that is, Chapter 4 of the Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 20) Act 2013. The document has been developed into an A6 booklet and the English version was printed and dissemination to the public started in December 2015. The Ndebele and Shona drafts were produced and are yet to be printed and eventually it will be translated into other vernacular languages for wide dissemination. Use of IEC materials is one of the several initiatives the ZHRC uses to implement its promotional mandate of human rights issues, education and awareness raising in society. Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission Annual Report 2015 31

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