The Facebook page has grown in popularity with a total of 1,356 likes and a reach averaging 1,000 people per week. The legal advice posted has attracted much attention. Website The website was regularly updated with a variety of stories including news and features. The direct link to LRF’s Facebook page increased the flow of traffic, with the site averaging 40 page views per day. Advocacy The LRF increased its reach by circulating various information tools electronically. LRF’s View was a quarterly in-depth analysis of legal issues affecting a broad sector of the population. One that provoked a lot of interest was on the spot fine debate. LRF in Action highlighted work done by the LRF. This was circulated once or twice a month and demonstrated the impact the work of the LRF has on the lives of the vulnerable. Documentaries produced by the LRF to showcase the impact of its programmes were compressed and shared to different participating groups through the website and Facebook. Commemorations (2) 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence (3) LRF Bulawayo, through its office in Beitbridge, joined hands with World Vision in November 2015 to commemorate the 16 days of Activism against Gender-based Violence, in coordination with the Ministry of Women’s Affairs, Gender and Community Development and the Department of Social Services and Child Welfare under the theme: From Peace in the Home to Peace in the World: Let us keep Girls in Schools. Through its outreach programmes the LRF had noted an increase in the area in cases of women and child abuse with teenage pregnancies, early marriages and unspecified dropouts. The LRF’s message was directed mainly at community leaders, government departments, parents and the girl child and called upon the Government urgently to align all laws that affect women and girls to the Constitution and ensure that girls enjoy their fundamental right to education. LRF Beitbridge paralegal, Regina Ndlovu, distributes branded water, 38

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