What Have we Achieved?

We have trained members of the Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services in social accountability. Our approach has been centered around the creation of movements meant to advocate for collective improvement of health and other essential services. This is coupled with fostering and strengthening the feedback mechanism for duty bearers. Training both the service providers and inmates ensures that both parties are on the same page and has resulted in effective programs.

The trainings and engagement of inmates allows them to identify priority areas and expectations for health services. Once identified, groups are able to engage providers using the most appropriate channels and means in order to achieve much needed results.

At Chikurubi Maximum Security and Female Prisons, SANOP and VSO have used the Southern African Development Community’s Minimum Standards for Prisoners’ Health as a basis for discussions around how to improve health service provision. Over 70 inmates across both prisons have been involved in the process.

SANOP Zimbabwe Chapter

SANOP is focused on the empowerment, leadership, health and rights of prisoners and ex-inmates. Through the support of the Robert Carr Foundation prisoners and ex-inmates in Zimbabwe have benefitted from human rights centered programs. Access to health services and rights-focused services for inmates has been improved.
SANOP has introduced programs such as youth clubs, youth champions, support groups and ex-inmate associations, in a number of prisons within Zimbabwe. These programs strengthened support systems in prisons improving uptake of HIV, Covid -19 and other health related services.

Zimbabwe Membership

These are the organizations that make up our membership and affiliates as the Zimbabwe SANOP Chapter.

1

Miracle Mission Trust

2

Incare Trust

3

TEAM in Africa

4

Spring of Restoration Trust

5

Clean Wealth Creation (CWC)

6

Legal Resources Foundation

7

Centre for Women and Child Welfare Trust (CWCW)

8

Global Prison Ministry

9

Love Foundation Trust

10

Network of Zimbabwe Positive Women Trust (NZPWT)

11

Prison Outreach and Support (POST)

12

Jointed Hands Welfare Organization (JHWO)

13

Female Prisoners Support Trust-Fermprist

14

Care at the Core of Humanity (CATCH)

15

Tanaka International Trust in Zimbabwe

16

Faith Ministries Ebenezer Trust

17

Childline Zimbabwe

18

ZAOGA Prison Ministry

19

JEDIDIAH TRUST

20

Pamumvuri

21

Musarapavana

22

Batanai HIV & AIDS Service Organisation (BHASO)

25

Prisons Enterprenuerial Development Zimbabwe

23

Zimbabwe Association for Crime Prevention and Rehabilitation of the Offender (ZACRO)

24

Hospital and Prisons Care Ministries International

Featured Projects

Establishment of Youth Clubs

To facilitate addressing challenges faced by ex-young offenders and improve coordination of interventions, SANOP recommended and prioritised establishing Youth Clubs across the SANOP countries where local leaders and SANOP Chapter members would mentor Club members and assist them to access resources to empower them and facilitate their integration.

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Sexual Reproductive Health Training of juveniles and youths

In Zimbabwe, SANOP facilitated SRHR training for inmates at Whawha Young Offenders Prison in Midlands. The training was a platform for inmates and the facilitators to share experiences about how they overcame some of the health challenges they faced during incarceration and even after serving their jail terms, and how they should manage such challenges in future.

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Southern Africa Network of Prisons

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