Programmes

Enhancing the Promotion of Civil and Political Rights in Zimbabwe

Project Objectives

The Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace in Mutare is conducting a project in Mutare Rural, Makoni, and Mutasa, entitled "Enhancing the Promotion of Civil and Political Rights in Zimbabwe." This project is running from July 2022 to March 2027 (57 months). The intended impact of the project is to have effective action to claim and defend human rights as set out in the 2013 Constitution.

The project Outcomes:

Outcomes

1. Duty-bearers are challenged by citizens and organised citizen groups to respect and protect human rights.

2. Reduced barriers to gender equality.

3. Equipped civil society organisations (CSOs) sustain their role of supporting citizens and communities to exercise their rights.

The Intended Outputs

1. Increased access to quality legal, medical, and psycho-social support services to victims of human rights (HR) abuse and human rights defenders (HRDs) in distress.

2. Improved monitoring, documentation, information dissemination and advocacy on human rights violations in communities.

3. Citizens’ capacity and opportunity to exercise their and monitor and advocate for change are increased.

4. Women's confidence, capacity and opportunity to advocate for the rights of women and girls and participate in public policy and decision-making, and politics, are strengthened.

5. CSO partners have improved systems, management and programming, enabling them to sustain their human rights promotion.

The Organisations which are being engaged under the project include:

Sub-National coverage by: 1. Masakhaneni Projects Trust (MPT) [Gwanda, Matobo, and Umzingwane Districts, Matabeland South Province] 2. Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP Chinhoyi) [Makonde and Zvimba Districts in Mashonaland West Province] 3. Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP Masvingo) [Bikita, Masvingo, Zaka, Chiredzi, Chivi, Gutu, and Mwenezi Districts in Masvingo Province] (4.) Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP Mutare) [Mutare Rural, Mutasa, and Makoni Districts, Manicaland Province] 5. Women Coalition of Zimbabwe [Gutu and Zaka districts, Masvingo Province; Makoni district, Manicaland Province; Zvimba district, Mashonaland West; Tsholotsho district, Matabeleland North] (6.) Zimbabwe Women Lawyers Association (Manicaland and Masvingo) and Institute for Young Women’s Development (IYWD)

National coverage by: (7) Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR); (8). Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP), (9) Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum (ZHRF), (10) Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (ZimRights), (11) Zimbabwe Association of Doctors for Human Rights (ZADHR), and (12) Counselling Service Unit (CSU).

Figure 1. Women Voice forums in Nyamatsine, strengthening women's capacity to participate in leadership positions and decision-making platforms

Figure 2.The Commission also supports community structures to monitor, report and document conflict and promote peace

Figure 3  Women voice forum in ward 7 Headlands constituency

Figure 4. Citizen monitoring and Advocacy training for CCJP Mutare community grassroots structures 

Figure 5. Women advocacy Commitee mapping important stakeholders for their advocay issues

Figure 7. CCJP Mutare safeguadring commitent amphasis during a refresher training for communities