[{"bbox": [97, 152, 1163, 207], "category": "Text", "text": "**Identification of main stakeholders (duty bearers and right holders) and corresponding institutional and/or organisational issues (mandates, potential roles, and capacities) to be covered by the action:**"}, {"bbox": [97, 232, 272, 256], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**DUTY BEARERS**"}, {"bbox": [97, 259, 1163, 338], "category": "Text", "text": "**Ministry of Local Government, and Public Works:** The MLGPW has the mandate of promoting sound local governance, undertake and coordinate rural and urban development to enhance the socio-economic development in Zimbabwe. It has authority over the institution of traditional leaders and all Local Authorities."}, {"bbox": [97, 338, 1163, 443], "category": "Text", "text": "**Local authorities:** The local government system in Zimbabwe consists of 30 urban and 62 rural local authorities. The main functions of subnational governments include planning and implementing social and economic development activities, service delivery, coordinating and implementing government programmes, and monitoring and evaluating the use of resources."}, {"bbox": [97, 470, 1163, 551], "category": "Text", "text": "**Ministry of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs:** The MoJLPA (including the Legal Aid Directorate - LAD) is in charge of coordinating the justice sector, revising and implementing policy and ensuring that the underprivileged have access to justice. It has administrative powers over the Judicial Service Commission."}, {"bbox": [97, 576, 1163, 680], "category": "Text", "text": "**Judicial Services Commission:** The JSC has the statutory mandate for the appointment, training, discipline and dismissal of judges and magistrates. It has an important role in ensuring the quality of justice delivery, fighting judicial corruption, protecting the Constitution and provision of continuous training to the judiciary. The JSC is responsible for all Courts."}, {"bbox": [97, 709, 1163, 763], "category": "Text", "text": "Other state Justice Institutions like the **National Prosecuting Authority** are important in the fight against corruption and improving justice delivery in the Magistrates Courts."}, {"bbox": [97, 791, 1156, 870], "category": "Text", "text": "The **Ministry of Women Affairs, Community, Small and Medium Enterprise Development** is responsible for coordinating gender mainstreaming initiatives across all government ministries as well as other stakeholders outside of the state."}, {"bbox": [97, 900, 1160, 978], "category": "Text", "text": "The Department of Disability Affairs (DDA) under the Ministry of Public Service, Labour, and Social Development (MoPSLSD). The National Disability Board, which serves as a watchdog for the rights of persons with disabilities and who recommend actions to the DDA."}, {"bbox": [97, 1009, 280, 1033], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**RIGHT HOLDERS**"}, {"bbox": [97, 1035, 1163, 1144], "category": "Text", "text": "**Traditional leaders (chiefs, headmen/women):** Some of the functions of traditional leaders include, protecting the environment, preservation of culture, distribution of land and coordinating development. The MLGPW has administrative authority over traditional leaders as they also execute administrative roles in the communities and judicial functions falling under the ambit of the JSC."}, {"bbox": [97, 1168, 1163, 1275], "category": "Text", "text": "**Civil Society Organisations (CSOs):** This includes non-governmental organisations (NGOs) faith-based organisations (FBOs), Community Based Organisations (CBOs) including women's, persons with disabilities and youth organisations. CSOs play a critical role in policy dialogue and advocacy around transparency and accountability and access to justice, in educating and mobilising citizen's participation in local governance and decision-making."}, {"bbox": [97, 1300, 1163, 1407], "category": "Text", "text": "**Citizens of Zimbabwe,** with a special focus on women, youth and persons with disabilities, are the rights holders and the final beneficiaries of this Action. Citizens will participate in key processes such as planning local development in Ward and village development committees, participating in parliamentary business and utilising the mechanisms available to access justice."}, {"bbox": [86, 1462, 603, 1496], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 3 DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTION"}, {"bbox": [116, 1527, 537, 1559], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 3.1 Objectives and Expected Outputs"}, {"bbox": [97, 1573, 1134, 1601], "category": "Text", "text": "The **Overall Objective** of this action is to foster transparent, accountable and inclusive governance in Zimbabwe."}, {"bbox": [1038, 1681, 1143, 1707], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 8 of 26"}]