NAYO Launches Constitutional Hubs and Accountability Platforms

As a way to catalyze youth urgency in local and national processes; the National Association of Youth Organisations (NAYO) in partnership with SAPST supported by the European Union (EU) Delegation to Zimbabwe has launched Constitutional Hubs and Accountability Platforms at local level.

 The Zimbabwe Constitution is at its infant stages, but the majority of the population are not aware of the rights and responsibilities enshrined in this document, further to that; there is limited knowledge by youth who constitute 67 percent of the total population on how they can hold the local and national leaders accountable using the constitution and by-laws.

 Juxtaposed on this realization, NAYO through the #LeaveNoYouthBehind Campaign is  facilitating formation of Constitutional Hubs at local level, as a vehicle to breed community champions who are knowledgeable of the constitution. The Hub will act as an engine to further multiply the knowledge to other community members, at the same time feeds into the Accountability Platforms; where citizens meet with local political leaders, local authorities, traditional structures, among other stakeholders to deliberate on challenges facing their communities; with sustainable solutions proffered.

 Currently, the Constitutional Hubs and Accountability Platforms have been created in Mutasa Rural (Manicaland), see Twitter thread here: https://t.co/oZNrqsdTKg  and Chinhoyi Urban (Mashonaland West), see Twitter thread here: https://t.co/6LVu2LCqQo As a way to embrace technology, NAYO will start Virtual Constitutional Hubs and Accountability Platforms to complement the physical activities already under way and to be established in other provinces and districts. NAYO is working with its members such as Mutasa Youth Forum and youth advocates at community level to make the constitution a living document. 

 To further multiply the gains of the Constitutional Hubs and Accountability Platforms; young people will launch a national wide initiative dubbed Know Your Rights Campaign an off and online campaign that is expected to start in 2021, based on the Zimbabwe Constitution, the Africa Youth Charter and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

 #LeaveNoYouthBehind  

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