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The year 2018 has been very difficult for most Civil Society Organizations in the country and beyond. Donor funding has been shrinking hence organisations have been operating on shoestring budgets, amid an increase in the demand for social economic, and human rights services by the general populace. NANGO was not spared from this challenge, as Zimbabwe is going through a myriad of socio-economic and political challenges with very few opportunities for an average man and woman on the streets. The much-awaited hope that was brought in by the adoption of the new constitution in 2013 which was regarded as progressive in terms of promotion and protection of human rights is fast fading due to continued abuse of human rights and non-adherence to the constitution.
The 2018 elections ushered in a new government administration that committed to providing good governance based on the rule of law, opening up democratic spaces, fighting against corruption and impunity, and effective economic recovery measures, tenets that are at the heart of all Zimbabweans. However, the lived experiences in just one year portray a completely different picture. Instead, the opposite has been true.
Members continued facing both regulation and registration challenges, posed by the selective application of the law, especially at district levels by local authorities. Reports throughout the year indicate that establishing MoUs with a local authority, particularly by CBOs has not eased in the last year as well. With local authorities tightening requirements, thus frustrating the smooth implementation of programs and projects on the ground.
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The National Budget which is a revenue and expenditure plan prepared by the government of Zimbabwe for the coming fiscal year. Ideally, the National Budget should guarantee the realisation of the varying rights, needs and aspirations of citizens, particularly the poor and vulnerable, including women, children, people with disabilities and the elderly. The 2021 National Budget was presented before the House of Assembly by the Minister of Finance and Economic Development on the 26 of November, 2020 under the theme “Building resilience and Sustainable Economic Recovery”. The National Budget will be followed by the approval by Parliament of Zimbabwe paving way for its implementation. The 2021 National Budget marks the beginning of the implementation of the National Development Strategy 1(NDS1) 2021 – 2025.
Every year, we mobilise Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and the general citizenry to effectively participate in all the four stages of the budget cycle which are formulation, approval, implementation and audit. NANGO, is alive to the fact that budgets should be from people, by people and for people. The involvement of citizens in the national budget process is derived from section 141 of the constitution which mandates the Parliament of Zimbabwe to a) facilitate public involvement in its legislative and other processes and in the processes of its committees; b) ensure that interested parties are consulted about Bills being considered by Parliament of Zimbabwe, unless such consultation is inappropriate or impracticable. Meaningful involvement and effective participation of general citizenry and marginalized groups in the national
budget processes ideally guarantees the advancement, realisation and enjoyment of their social, economic, political,
environmental, and cultural rights. This is key to ensure that the National Budget as a public policy becomes pro-people and
pro-poor. In addition to this, Section 13 (2) of the constitution provides for the involvement of citizens in the formulation and
implementation of development programmes and projects that affect them.
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2018-Annual-Report.pdf