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The NANGO Western Region Annual Report 2022 is a comprehensive overview of our organisation's activities, achievements, and challenges in the Western Region of Zimbabwe which covers Matabeleland North, Matabeleland South and Bulawayo Metropolitan. The report covers our programmes, advocacy and lobbying initiatives, partnerships and collaborations, and impact on the members of the association we serve. It showcases our commitment to promoting and protecting the rights of vulnerable groups, enhancing their socio-economic development, and strengthening the capacity of our member organisations. Through this report, we aim to provide our stakeholders with a transparent and accountable account of our work, and to inspire continued support for our mission.
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We are thrilled to present the NANGO Eastern Region Annual Report 2022, highlighting the progress and achievements made by our organization in the past year. This report is a comprehensive overview of our programmes, projects, and initiatives, as well as the impact they have had on communities in the NANGO Eastern Region which is the Manicaland Province of Zimbabwe.
In this report, we showcase our work in promoting social justice, human rights, and good governance. We also highlight our efforts in advancing gender equality, empowering youth, and promoting sustainable development. We are proud of the accomplishments we have made in the past year, and we are excited to continue our work in promoting positive change and empowering communities in the Eastern Region and beyond.
We extend our gratitude to all our partners, stakeholders, and supporters who have contributed to the success of our organisation. We invite you to read this report and learn more about our work and impact. Together, we can build a more just, equitable, and sustainable world.
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2021 has been a challenging year for civil society in Zimbabwe but also a year of achievements and successes as we build back better from the scourge of the COVID-19 pandemic. The civic space environment in Zimbabwe has undoubtedly deteriorated over the past years, with more existential threats and attacks on civic freedoms. In Zimbabwe, we have seen the government moving ahead to amend the Private Voluntary Organisation (PVO) Act. In short, we witness a great contestation of those civic actors working for human rights, democratic freedoms, and social justice.
In many instances, civil society has not been spared from COVID-19-induced restrictions but has also succeeded in mobilising and putting solidarity into practice to provide help, share vital information and hold the government accountable for the COVID-19 response. The pandemic confronted us with the interlinked nature of the threats facing people and their livelihoods. The extent of consequences of this crisis will continue to unfold for many years and continue to change our societies for decades to come. In light of this, civil society needs to rethink and adapt continuously to the changes in various contexts. And more than ever, civil society organisations must exert their power to change things for the better.
As the National Association of Non-Governmental Organisations (NANGO), we believe that civil society in Zimbabwe has a crucial role to play in our country which is facing increasingly complex challenges. We are convinced that movement building and collaboration will be determining factors to position civil society as a key actor of governance at all levels, to promote human rights, and to build an inclusive and sustainable world. The increasing restrictions on civic space highlighted by the NANGO members across the country give the necessity to develop sustainable links between civil society organisations and the citizens who are the beneficiaries of our interventions, the strengthening of collaborations between CSOs and the private sector when values are shared, and more importantly the ability to find each other between CSOs and government at all levels.
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The Covid-19 Pandemic has largely directed and dictated operations, actions, and outcomes for the past year. We saw several changes in ways of doing business but largely in the manner in which programming was conducted by Civil Society Organisations (CSOs). Despite the shortfalls and grave detriments of the pandemic, I would like to express my sincerest gratitude to the National Association of Non-Governmental Organisations (NANGO) Board, its Members, and the Secretariat for the tremendous work that they have done throughout the year 2020.
As Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), we exist to contribute towards sustainable development through various ways at both the local and national levels. This has seen a significant number of citizens benefitting from programmes supported by NGOs in the area of social and humanitarian interventions. In the year 2020, NANGO was driven towards programmes centred on the sensitisation of the public on various developmental issues, community resilience building through offering life skills and livelihood programmes as well as coordination of civil society to efficiently and effectively play the watchdog role and; speak in a unified voice.
While the COVID-19 pandemic has been a major priority and may continue as such for a while, we should not be blind sighted to the current worsening socio-economic and political challenges the general public has been facing even before the advent of COVID-19.
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The year 2018 has been very difficult for most Civil Society Organizations in the country and beyond. Donor funding has been shrinking hence organisations have been operating on shoestring budgets, amid an increase in the demand for social economic, and human rights services by the general populace. NANGO was not spared from this challenge, as Zimbabwe is going through a myriad of socio-economic and political challenges with very few opportunities for an average man and woman on the streets. The much-awaited hope that was brought in by the adoption of the new constitution in 2013 which was regarded as progressive in terms of promotion and protection of human rights is fast fading due to continued abuse of human rights and non-adherence to the constitution.
The 2018 elections ushered in a new government administration that committed to providing good governance based on the rule of law, opening up democratic spaces, fighting against corruption and impunity, and effective economic recovery measures, tenets that are at the heart of all Zimbabweans. However, the lived experiences in just one year portray a completely different picture. Instead, the opposite has been true.
Members continued facing both regulation and registration challenges, posed by the selective application of the law, especially at district levels by local authorities. Reports throughout the year indicate that establishing MoUs with a local authority, particularly by CBOs has not eased in the last year as well. With local authorities tightening requirements, thus frustrating the smooth implementation of programs and projects on the ground.
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