BACKGROUND SUMMARY

Amandla centre is an institute established in 2007 which is geared to contribute to the process of economic and social change in Zimbabwe through strengthening capacities of Community Based organizations, Trade Unions, Informal Economy Trades Associations, Women, Youth and Non-governmental Organisations in their responses and resistance to poverty and lack of democracy.  Amandla Centre of Zimbabwe is a composition of partner Organisations i.e. Girl Empowerment Movement, Build a Better Youth, Creative Cookery, Young Women initiative for development, Harare East Association, Women in Construction, Zimbabwe Informal Chamber Economy Association and Commercial Workers Union Zimbabwe . These partner organizations are responsible for identifying social justice programmes to be implemented by Amandla technical units.

Amandla has participated in Zimbabwe Social Forum activities, the Constitutional making process, Activist Summer School (South Africa), Winter School Training for Activists (South Africa), the Southern Africa Social Forum process (Swaziland, Lesotho) and World Social Forum (Senegal). Amandla have regular monthly community forums and empowerment programmes.

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