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The
Child Protection Society
Last updated: July 28, 2010
| Physical
address |
Corner
Herbert Chitepo Ave/Snowdon Road, Belvedere, Harare, Zimbabwe |
| Postal
address |
P.O.
Box BE220, Belvedere, Zimbabwe |
| Telephone |
+263-(0)4-710024-25,
708829 |
| Fax |
+263-(0)4-780079,
708829 |
| Email
address |
director@cps.org.zw;
admin@cps.org.zw; advocacy@cps.org.zw
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| Web
address |
www.childprotection.co.zw |
| Year
established |
1952 |
| Contact |
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Name |
Position |
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Tomaida
Banda |
Director
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Spiwe
Chakawa |
Advocacy
Manager |
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Mercy
Sakanya |
CBCCP
Programme Manager |
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Irene
Karadzandima |
Centre
Manager - Chinyaradzo Children's Home |
Objectives |
| The
major aim of the Child Protection Society is to promote the
wellbeing
of children and protect them from cruelty, neglect or suffering.
The society administers 2 day care centres and 1 residential
home. Central to the functions of the CPS is upholding children's
rights. The Society is increasingly working towards acting
as a watchdog for programmes for children and ensuring that
service providers are accountable to the intended beneficiaries.
The Child
Protection Society, also involved in issues surrounding the
impact of HIV/AIDS on children, is represented at National,
Provincial and District child welfare fora.
In general,
the society:
- Advocates
for children's rights
- Provides
residential care facilities
- Promotes
and provides early childhood care and development activities
- Promotes
community-based child care initiatives
- Investigates
reports of child neglect and colaborates with the Department
of Social Welfare
- Provides
advisory and counselling services
- Undertakes
small research projects
- Sources
emergency aid for needy families
- Involved
in liaison with other voluntary organisations and government
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| Sectors
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| Advocacy;
Children/Youth; Counselling; Education/Training; HIV/AIDS; Human
Rights; Orphan Programmes; Research/Documentation/Information
Dissemination |
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~ Margaret
Atwood
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