Participants by Age 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Marondera Bulilima 18 Years & below Muzarabani Masvingo Beitbridge 19 - 30 Years 31 - 64 Years Mutare Harare 31 - 64 Years b. Commemorating the Africa Human Rights day One of the major highlights was the mobile human rights clinic held in the Epworth suburb of Harare in commemoration of the 25 October Africa Human Rights Day. The commemoration ran under the theme “Harnessing the demographic dividend through investment in youth.” The main objective of the clinic was to enable members of the Forum to interact with communities particularly the youth. The human rights clinic also took opportunity to capitalize the Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) process that was taking place in all parts of Zimbabwe. Proof of residence forms (V.R. 9 Forms) were available for distribution on the day and a Commissioner of Oaths from the PIU was present to commission affidavits. Participants getting human rights materials from the Forum desk at the Epworth Human Rights Clinic c. A Service to the Community Following the introduction of the BVR and the challenges that citizens faced regarding the proof of residence requirements, the Forum lawyers in partnership with organizations such as Zimbabwe Elections Support Network (ZESN) and the Election Resource Center (ERC) assisted in commissioning affidavits for proof of residents to enable citizens without the other forms of proof of residence register to vote. 16 ZIMBABWE HUMAN RIGHTS NGO FORUM ANNUAL REPORT 2017

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