Outline of ZACRO programs and activities during 2008 Initially ZACRO programming during the year under review was centered on the following programs and activities. Some of these programs and activities were not effectively carried out by the organization due to a number of problems including inadequate resources and severe economic problems which characterized the year in retrospect. In fact actual programming started in March 2008 after the organization secured resources from the organization’s traditional funding partner – the British Embassy. Also late disbursement of funds by the organization’s leading donor saw programming affected. This was mainly between September and October when programming funds which included salaries for the secretariat covering this period until March 2009 took long to be disbursed. However, despite the numerous problems in place, ZACRO had initially planned to undertake the following programs and activities though a few of them were not effectively implemented owing to lack of resources and the prevailing harsh economic 15