Heal Zimbabwe Trust (HZT) has rolled out awareness campaigns targeting mostly women and youths in rural communities aimed at educating them on their rights as enshrined in the country’s Constitution.
BY NQOBANI NDLOVU
HZT’s community accountability action teams (CAATs), consisting of different political parties and backgrounds, will carry out the programme.
The teams have been trained in community social accountability, governance and democracy to deepen their understanding and participation on such issues.
“CAAT members carried out a series of door-to-door campaigns targeting women and youths. These campaigns managed to raise awareness on the need for social accountability and educating community members on their constitutional rights.
“The campaigns were well received by communities, who applauded the CAAT members for encouraging women to participate effectively in decision-making processes that include budget consultations and food aid registration processes,” HZT said in a statement.
“Added to this, the women strategically targeted public areas such as shopping centres and health centres where they carried out clean-up awareness-raising campaigns that targeted the general public.”
The teams will also target senators, legislators, councillors and chiefs on accountability issues to promote transparency and democracy.
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“The CAATs have scheduled more accountability forums with Senators, Members of Parliament, councillors and chiefs in their respective areas in a niche to promote democracy, accountability, transparency and active citizens.
“The CAATs also intend to bridge the gap between rights holders and duty bearers by providing insights on how communities (rights holders) can actively engage authorities (duty bearers) at different levels to account for their actions and fulfil their responsibilities towards improving the welfare of communities,” HZT added.
