ZACRO in PERSPECTIVE The Zimbabwe Association for Crime Prevention and Rehabilitation of the Offender (ZACRO) - a non profit making Non Governmental Organization founded in 1923 as a prisoners’ aid Society and registered in 1968 as a welfare organization (65/68) presently boasts of countrywide membership in bid to pursue and attain its objectives. The organization operates in all the 10 administrative provinces of Zimbabwe while striving to cover - rehabilitation, humanitarian, integration and restoration needs of inmates numbering over 17 000 in 55 prisons including satellites dotted around Zimbabwe. It is therefore imperative to note the following outlined vision, mission, objectives and values of ZACRO before delving into details outlined in this 2008 annual report apparently focusing on the organization’s programs and activities during the year in retrospect. 5