Over the years, the trust has worked with women of all ages who have been affected by politically motivated violence in an effort to build sustainable peace. In line with the theme of this year’s International Women’s Day “Make it happen”, HZT has been making it happen for grassroots women by assisting them to reclaim their fundamental role of peace building in their communities.
Through its various capacity building projects, HZT has been targeting women at the lowest level of communities, and empowering them through capacity building, income generating projects and amplifying their voice in the broader democratic process.
These women, most of whom are survivors of political violence and torture, have been successfully reintegrated into the society and have started the road to economic, physical and psycho-social healing. The Trust has urged government to swiftly facilitate the functioning of the Gender Commission as a way of ensuring that women’s rights take centre stage and are not side-lined in any way.