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CATCH Zimbabwe

Harare, Zimbabwe
Joined November 2017

A child protection organization that offers legal aid and psycho-social support to children in contact and conflict with the law.

Presence in: Zimbabwe
Focus: Criminal Justice, Family, Gender-based violence, Governance, Accountability & Transparency, Right to Information

Our Work

0ur focus is ensuring the provision of legal aid and psycho-social support services to children. Most specifically, we ensure that the rights of children in contact and conflict with the law are respected and promoted. Upon contact, each child is allocated a lawyer and a social worker who will provide technical support to the child as they interface with the justice system. The lawyer and social worker employ their technical expertise ensuring that access to justice is child sensitive, just and deleiverd in a timely manner. In order to increase the profile of awareness on child justice CATCH conducts awareness campaigns through, conversation cafes, mobile legal aid clinics and child rights clinics. CATCH also conduct research on child justice in Zimbabwe and uses the information acquired for advocacy purposes.

 Organizational  Pillars

  • Promotion of access to justice for children.
  • Rehabilitation of children in contact and conflict with the law through psycho-social support and economic strengthening.
  • Raising awareness on children’s access to justice.
  • Lobbying, research and advocacy.

Our Mission

To offer awareness and support on children’s access to justice in Zimbabwe

Beneficiaries

Children in contact and conflict with the law, their families, communities affected by children’s criminal activities,  Magistrates, prosecutors, Department of Social Development, Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services, Zimbabwe Republic Police, civil society organizations advocating for child protection and lawyers. Our impact is based on fruitful relations with government departments such as Department of Social Development, Zimbabwe Prisons and Correction Services, Ministry of Justice-Legal and Parliamentary Affairs (Legal Aid Directorate), Public Prosecutors and Magistrates. Our work calls for great collaboration with other child protection committees and networks whom we are part of.