smart Matabeleland Institute for Human Rights (MIHR) has embarked on an initiative to empower Bulawayo women involved in the waste picking industry with human rights information and enterprise development skills.  MIHR launched the project termed Bulawayo Women’s Waste Cafe, Friday, in the presence of various stakeholders including the city council, Ministry of Women Affairs, Independent Commissions, Environmental... Continue Reading →

Dear Government of Zimbabwe Cc: Zimbabwe National Water Authority (ZINWA) May you please assist by sharing with us and the nation HOWFAR has progress been made towards the formulation and implementation of the National Dam Safety Plan as enunciated in Section 485 of the National Development Strategy 1 (NDS1). The country’s national development policy document... Continue Reading →

Zimbabwe has just begun experiencing the 2021/22 rainy season allaying fears of a drought season which was becoming a great concern especially for rural peasant communities. However, the rains have come in the form of windy storms accompanied with heavy lighting, further exposing the communities to new forms of risk and disasters. In Nkayi District... Continue Reading →

In strengthening the protection of children's right to education and meaningful community development through civic engagement and social accountability, yesterday (Wednesday 10 Nov 2021) Matabeleland Institute for Human Rights conducted a human rights accountability training for St Peters Primary and Sizalendaba Secondary School Development Committees (SDCs) in per-urban Bulawayo ward 17 community. Commenting during the... Continue Reading →

Lubimbi Villagers in Binga have scored the impending Gwayi-Shangani Dam evictions/displacements extremely low giving it a 1 over 130 in a Development Induced Evictions and Displacements Scorecard (DiEDs Scorecard 1). The scoring happened in a meeting that was held at Lubimbi where MIHR in partnership with Civic Forum for Human Development and Basilwizi Trust held... Continue Reading →

The St Peters Village Siphatheleni Garden Project in peri-urban Pumula ward 17 is appealing for assistance to fix the borehole cylinder that broke down in August 2021 resulting in over 50 project members failing to continue with their nutritional gardening activities and nearly 70 households failing to access water for daily potable usage. The garden... Continue Reading →

Rural women from Victoria Falls, Hwange, Binga, Chilonga and Mutoko have come together to demand that the government of Zimbabwe formulate a human rights based approached to development-induced evictions, in order to protect and promote the rights of rural people in Zimbabwe. Through an initiative that was held due to the support of the Paul... Continue Reading →

One Hundred New Mazwi residents in peri-urban Bulawayo, on Thursday 14 October 2021, were empowered with human rights information and free legal advice courtesy of Matabeleland Institute for Human Rights (MIHR) and Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR). The activity which was held as part of the MIHR Community Human Rights Information Centre in Bulawayo’s... Continue Reading →

Residents from Umguza’s Mbundane and Pure Gold Housing Trust have begun preparing a parliamentary petition on water rights with assistance from MIHR and support from End Water Poverty. Speaking during the petition preparation meeting as part of the #MondayWaterAction, the residents indicated that they feel swindled by the private developers and jilted by their local... Continue Reading →

As part of the Matabeleland Institute for Human Rights (MIHR)’s Sports for Human Rights project, the St Peters Super Eleven FC received soccer boots from INSPIRE as a result of the MIHR linkages. MIHR is working with the youths in these teams to educate them on human rights, to empower them to stand up for... Continue Reading →