LEGAL RESOURCES FOUNDATION (LRF) LRF aspires to improve access to justice and promote human rights in Zimbabwe through the provision of legal and civic education/information; offering legal services; promoting law and policy reform and citizen participation in governance; monitoring human rights abuses and training service providers in the justice system and public sector. Main Highlights Ÿ 47,501 people reached through LRF’s legal education activities (outreaches, community leaders’ workshops, conversation cafés), 61% being female. Ÿ 34% of people who visited LRF for legal assistance came after attending one of the LRF’s educational events or being referred to a relative who had attended one. Ÿ 6,651 people came to the LRF for legal assistance and 5,704 matters were resolved within the year. Ÿ 2,652 self-actors were guided and 2,005 succeeded in having their cases resolved. Ÿ LRF was the lead in the consortium providing services through Help Desks at 23 Courts around the country. On average, 1,100 people were assisted monthly. Ÿ Created platforms for CBOs and the community to interface with elected officials in 3 provinces that is Masvingo, Midlands and Manicaland. Ÿ Established 76 centres as communitybased libraries for the distribution of IEC material. Produced 88,100 IEC materials for distribution through the education work. Amongst the results achieved was village heads using the pamphlets as re f e re n c e m a t e r i a l w h e n discussing legal issues such as inheritance with their constituents and Ÿ 159 prison officers were trained on UN minimum standards for the treatment of prisoners. Ÿ MISA-ZIMBABWE MISA-Zimbabwe’s mission is to lobby and advocate for an environment that fosters the enjoyment of and access to information by every person, through an independent, ethical, sustainable and diverse media. Main Highlights MISA convened a meeting between media organisations led by MISA Zimbabwe Trustee Cris Chinaka and the Zimbabwe Republic Police led by Police Spokesperson Senior Assistant Commissioner Charity Charamba in December, 2017. Ÿ Managed to sustain lobby and advocacy for media law and policy reforms, on the national agenda, resulting in g o v e r n m e n t t h ro u g h t h e Ministry of Information, conceding that the Access to Information and Protection of P r i v a c y A c t ( A I P PA ) a n d Broadcasting Services Act (BSA), were not in sync with the Constitution and should be amended. Ÿ The LRF facilitating dialogue between the community and the ZRP 30 ZIMBABWE HUMAN RIGHTS NGO FORUM ANNUAL REPORT 2017