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ZERO
REGIONAL ENVIRONMENT ORGANISATION is
the premier research, planning and implementation agency
operating in the Southern African region since 1987.
WHAT WE BELIEVE:
ZERO’s
Vision
A global paradigm
shift, changing minds, promoting prosperity for all.
ZERO's
Mission
To work with rural and urban
communities fostering balanced, healthy growth and self
reliance within a rapidly changing world.
Zero’s dynamic vision and
mission statement are reflective of a local agency,
functioning regionally, thinking globally.
WHAT WE DO:
Zero coordinates,
catalyses, facilitates and evaluates all types and levels of
development projects in the region.
Policy advocacy is also a role
Zero plays evolving out of research conducted and programs
implemented. We know from experience the how and the why of
what works
in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region.
Projects developed and
administered by Zero include agricultural productivity
and land resources issues. For example, wind pattern studies
have been carried out leading to the development and erection
of wind turbine electrical generation plants. These have been
used to power irrigation farming in, and bring electricity to,
rural Zimbabwe.
Zero also develops other
renewable energy sources, appropriate technology and
stimulates income generation models in rural areas. SADC cross
border trade development and support projects fit well into Zero’s
regional role as a trade and employment catalyst and
facilitator. Agricultural and climate change research and
project proposals, programs addressing gender and HIV and AIDS
issues have also been areas of focus.
Zero organises and holds
national and regional development seminars and workshops, and
undertakes and publishes research and reports. With the United
Nations, IUCN World Conservation Union and other international
agencies and public institutions as partners,
Zero works on the implementation of sustainable development
initiatives. Zero is the lead agency in Zimbabwe for
the implementation of the United Nations sponsored Millennium
Development Goals (MDGs) and functions as the Regional
Secretariat for the Community
Organisations Regional Network (CORN), a SADC country member
network.
How
does ZERO execute its work
ZERO’s modus
operandi is based on:
- facilitating the identification of people’s needs
and priorities;
- facilitating development and exchange of ideas and
solutions to identified problems;
- providing linkages between these ideas and
policy/decision making processes; and
- facilitating changes in policies.
The
specific techniques and strategies that ZERO uses are:
- Applied Research
- Advocacy
- Capacity building
- Collaboration and Partnerships
- Information Documentation and Dissemination
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