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ZimRights plays role in revamping community development clubs
Zimbabwe Human
Rights Association (ZimRights)
October 15, 2010
ZimRights'
activities have helped the people of Chiyanike village in Chihota,
Mashonaland East to revamp their community development clubs
These clubs
had disintegrated over the past few years owing to the political
instabilty and economic hardships.
Currrently,
three clubs, with the assistance of ZimRights legal office, are
working on their club constitutions as a starting point of formalizing
them. These clubs include one for women, which will be focusing
on piggery project, another one for men taking over the dip tank
from the hands of the government under the management of Veterinary
department. A child protection club is also functioning to assist
with how the community can deal with issues of child abuse. A burial
soceity that has since been dysfunctional for sometime due to some
financial constraints is soon start functioning.
Other organizations
that are working with the people of Chiyanike are Save the Children
Norway, Girl
Child Network and Women's
Trust.
ZimRights has
been working closely with ward 10 residents, educating them on human
rights issues through these clubs. In addition the organisation
will continue to work with these communities ensuring that they
keep the community abreast with the current news as well as gathering
cases for litigation purposes. ZimRights will also be establishing
an information center in the area at Chiyanike Homestead. This was
identified as the central point were the villagers can freely go
at anytime and get an update of what is happening in the country
and worldwide especially concerning rights. The information center
will have both written and electronic material necessary on human
rights education. Maintenance of these clubs by the members will
be a major step towards nation building, starting from community
level.
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Human Rights Association (ZimRights) fact
sheet
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