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What we’re about

Harnessing the democratic potential of email and the Internet in Zimbabwe

The Kubatana Trust of Zimbabwe, incorporating the NGO Network Alliance Project (NNAP), aims to strengthen the use of email and Internet strategies in Zimbabwean NGOs and civil society organisations. Kubatana makes human rights and civic education information accessible from a centralised, electronic source.

Our web site archives over 12,000 documents about Zimbabwean civil society. We have an electronic network of over 250 NGOs and CSOs. Each Kubatana partner has what we call a “fact sheet” in our online directory. Our project has given many NGOs an Internet presence without them having to spend resources on a fully-fledged web site. Our regular electronic activism campaigns encourage Zimbabweans and other visitors to our web site to mobilise, lobby and advocate. Being involved lessens one’s feeling of despair while helping us to keep inspired.

As Joan Baez said: Action is the antidote to despair.

Our email listserv and regular email newsletters keep thousands of Zimbabweans and regional and international subscribers informed. Kubatana also helps Zimbabwean civil society to strengthen their use of Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) through email, Internet and motivational training workshops. We often spend a day with a group of information activists teaching them how to use ICTs more effectively either in their organisations, or as individual activists.

By focusing solely on Zimbabwe and being committed to the regular updating and development of the portal, we believe that www.kubatana.net will become the most important source of Zimbabwean human rights and development information on the internet.

Who we are
Although we achieve a great deal Kubatana isn’t a very big organisation. Brenda Burrell and Bev Clark are the founders/visionaries of the project combining IT skills with marketing and creative talents. Amanda Atwood keeps the webpages ticking and the information flowing to a range of loyal fans. Dennis Nyandoro is our front desk man who keeps us connected and supplied with the best coffee in Harare.

Should your organisation be interested in collaborating with us, we would welcome the opportunity to meet and discuss the project in more detail.

Contact us discuss your organisation's requirements.
Email:
Tel: +263-4-776008/746448
Fax: +263-4-746418

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Get OUTraged, get INvolved

Our current electronic activism page focuses on the post election violence in Zimbabwe.

Escalating cases of organised violence and torture
900 victims have reported incidents of organised violence and torture. But this figure grossly underestimates the number of victims presenting countrywide as the violence is now on such a scale that it is impossible to properly document all cases. There have been 22 confirmed deaths but at least double that number have been reported but are yet to be confirmed. Read more from Zimbabwe Association of Doctors for Human Rights

Land, retribution and elections
The immediate aftermath of Zanu PF's 2008 election defeat has included drastic consequences for the few remaining commercial farmers and their workers. The current surge in invasions and human rights violations on the farms is violent, widespread and systematic. Read more from Justice for Agriculture

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