Bertha's Legacy

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE: 1) TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF WOMEN AND GIRLS (AS SET OUT IN THE UN CONVENTION ON THE ELIMINATION OF ALL FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN) AROUND THE WORLD, PRIMARILY IN ZIMBABWE, WHO ARE AFFECTED BY GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE AND DOMESTIC ABUSE BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS: A) RAISING AWARENESS OF DOMESTIC ABUSE AND GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE AND THE BASIC HUMAN RIGHTS FOR WOMEN NOT TO BE SUBJECTED TO SUCH VIOLENCE. B) RAISING AWARENESS AND ENCOURAGE ZIMBABWE AS A NATION TO SUPPORT AND RESPECT THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF WOMEN. C) RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC AND GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE THROUGH: I. THE RUNNING OF ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT WORKSHOPS TO IMPROVE THE FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE OF VICTIMS. II. SPONSORING SELF DEFENCE PROGRAMMES III. PROVIDING FUNDING FOR TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION FOR WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN D) COMMENTING ON PROPOSED HUMAN RIGHTS LEGISLATION THAT AFFECTS VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC AND GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE, MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON THE KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCES GAINED FORM BENEFICIARIES SUPPORTED BY THE CHARITY. IN FURTHERANCE OF THAT OBJECT BUT NOT OTHERWISE, THE TRUSTEES SHALL HAVE POWER: TO ENGAGE IN POLITICAL ACTIVITY PROVIDED THAT THE TRUSTEES ARE SATISFIED THAT THE PROPOSED ACTIVITIES WILL FURTHER THE PURPOSES OF THE CHARITY TO AN EXTENT JUSTIFIED BY THE RESOURCES COMMITTED AND THE ACTIVITY IS NOT THE DOMINANT MEANS BY WHICH THE CHARITY CARRIES OUT ITS OBJECTS.2) THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF HEALTH THROUGH THE PROVISION OF FREE COUNSELLING SERVICES FOR WOMEN WHO HAVE HAD THEIR HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATED THROUGH DOMESTIC AND GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE IN ZIMBABWE.