Give 200 orphans in Zimbabwe access to education

With the elections in Zimbabwe taking place in August we were able to take advantage of a relaxation in the registration process as Registry Offices were keen to get people able to vote. In addition to adults who can vote now, we managed to refer over fifty children and a further thirty 16-21 year olds for birth certificates and national identity documents.

We’ve been active in the community; training Child Protection Committees, visiting people in their homes to give them advice and case support where they can’t come to us, and hosting legal advice clinics. Whist working in the same ward on a much needed nutritional garden project we took the opportunity to explain birth registration to those involved

All of these activities raise the profile and awareness of early birth registration and national identity registration. We are intent on building capacity in our communities to move towards a better future where lives are registered to formally exist and are subsequently empowered.

Thank you to all our donors and supporters for all you do to make this life changing work happen.

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With our long standing partner Trinity Project we continue to work closely with rural and urban communities in ensuring child protection through access to documentation. The organisation is undertaking this initiative so as to enable enjoyment of rights by children. This initiative is also informed by the realization that inasmuch as issues of access to documentation are found to be sensitive within communities as some tend to reflect on paternal and maternal relations, a child without a birth certificate or any other relevant form of identity documentation is more susceptible to socio-economic disparities. This is so because a child without a birth certificate cannot equitably access education, employment and other relevant socio-economic services that are crucial for the child’s wellbeing and welfare. Trinity Project therefore work closely with the Ministry of Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage through the Registrar General’s Office for both Matabeleland North and Bulawayo Provinces, Ministry of Health and Child Care through public health institutions, Ministry of Justice and Parliamentary Affairs through courts and legal systems. These are the relevant stakeholders in ensuring a child access to documentation and the organization has done a lot in championing and pioneering change in policies and systems for these institutions through encouraging them to consider the best interest of the child in their service delivery strategies. Through this initiative, the organization is also able to receive office drop in clients seeking assistance in access to documentation, the organization assists through giving legal advice around access to documentation. It is also important to note that this initiative relies also on a number of other legal issues like guardianship and sole custody which the organization assist with legal advice, drafting of court papers and refer for further assistance by other relevant stakeholders.

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