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| 15 September 2010 | The Hague | Public meeting on Democracy in Africa with focus on three countries including Zimbabwe, on the International Day of Democracy | ZEN in cooperation with the Netherlands Institute for Multiparty Democracy, the European Partnership for Democracy and Zimbabwe Watch hosts this event to highlight democractic developments on the African continent. |
| 14 September 2010 | European Parliament, Brussels | "2nd Anniversary of the signing of the Global Poitical Agreement - time to celebrate?". Zimbabwean civil society leaders and Members of the European Parliament discuss the situation and potential ways forward for Zimbabwe and its relation with the European Union. Programme. | High profiled Portugese Member of the European Parliament Ana Gomes of the S&D party hosts this roundtable in the parliament which will be addressed by Parliamentarians and civil society leaders on the eve of the 2nd Anniversary of the signing of the GPA. |
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| 8 June 2010 | AHU office, 13th district, Visegrádi str.9, BUDAPEST | Zimbabwe Roundtable with Hungarian NGOs and Press. Program (in Hungarian) | ZEN, in cooperation with our Hungarian member organisation Africa Hungarian Union, hosts a roundtable on Zimbabwe, focussing on possible areas of cooperation, including in particular areas on transitional justice and the forth coming Hungarian EU Presidency. |
| 4 June 2010 | Olof Palme International Center, STOCKHOLM |
Seminar in Stockholm "Zimbabwe Today from a Civil Society Perspective. Find complete programme here. |
ZEN, in co-operation with Swedish partner organisations Diakonia and Olof Palme International Centre, hosts a seminar at the Olof Palme International Centre looking at the achievements since the inauguration of the Inclusive Government and discussing ways the international community can assist in light of the just concluded donor conference in Oslo 1 June. The Swedish Ambassador to Harare, HE Sten Rylander will be among the speakers, together with Zimbabwean civil society leaders. |
| 3 June 2010 | Mundo B, BRUSSELS |
Internal Review Meeting for ZEN member organisations and National Reference Group. |
ZEN held its 6 month internal review meeting in Brussels which also had supplementary elections to the Board of Directors. |
| 2 June 2010 | EC Commission / Mundo B, BRUSSELS | Roundtable in Brussels presenting outcomes and reactions of "Friends of Zimbabwe" donor meeting. For the program click here. | ZEN, in co-operation with our Belgian member organisation Entraide et Fraternite, hosted a roundtable at which results of the 1 June donor conference in Oslo was discussed by leaders from Zimbabwean civil society. Claudia Wiedey-Nippold, Head of Southern Africa Unit at the European Commission, who participated in the meeting presented the findings of the meeting. |
| 31/5-2010, 1300-1700 hours | Litteraturhuset, Oslo |
Roundtable in Oslo ahead of big donor meeting. Document presented to the Deputy Foreign Minister. Presentation at the donor meeting. For the complete programme click here. Report of roundtable. |
ZEN, in co-operation with our Norwegian member organisation NPA, other Norwegian NGOs and the Norwegian Trade Union Confederation LO, organised a roundtable highlighting the Zimbabwean civil society's demands to the donors meeting in Oslo 1 June. Zimbabwean civil society leaders representing labour, church organisations, human rights organisations and other civil society organisations in Zimbabwe presented. The deputy minister of Foreign Affairs was part of the opening ceremony. The Norwegian Ambassador to Zimbabwe was also in attendance. |
| 15-28/4-2010 | Belgium, Netherlands, Norway, UK |
30th Anniversary of Zimbabwe's independence. |
ZEN organised a team to visit key European countries to high light that Zimbabwe has turned 30 on 18 April 2010. |
| 27 April 2010 | NORAD Development Centre, Oslo | 30 years of independence, what went wrong? | ZEN co-hoted a workshop with Norwegian Peoples' Aid. LO Norway and the Norwegian Council for Africa. Speakers include Lovemore Matombo, President ZCTU, Gabriel Shumba, Zimbabwe Exiles Forum, Teresa Mugadza, Oxfam International and Brian Penduka, Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum. For more information about the event click here. |
| 24 April 2010 | Haagse Hogschool, the Hague, Netherlands | Side meeting at the EVS Africa Day: 30 years independence in Zimbabwe - right to decent life | ZEN co-hosted a workshop during the annual Evert Vermeer Africa Day celebrations in the Netherlands with Zimbabwe Watch and FNV Mondiaal. Speakers included Lovemore Matombo, President ZCTU and Brian Penduka, ZHRF. For a description of the event click here. |
| 17 April 2010 | Unite, London | 30 years of independence what has been achieved? | ZEN co-hosts a roundtable with ACTSA and Unite. Speakers include Lovemore Matombo, President ZCTU, Gabriel Shumba, Zimbabwe Exiles Forum and Brian Penduka, Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum. For more information about the event click here. |
| 29 March 2010 | Magma Centre, Tenerife, Spain | The Inclusive Government one year on, can it be deemed a success? | ZEN co-hosted with the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum a side event at the JPA on the successes and failures of the IG one year after its formation. MPs from each of the three parties of the IG spoke with respondents from civil society. Program / Invitation |
| 15 March 2010 | ZARWU, Bulawayo | Civil Society Roundtable: Role of the donors in current Zimbabwe. | The Zimbabwe Railwayworkers Union hosted a meeting for civil society in Matabeleland on the role of the donors in current Zimbabwe. Gideon Shoko, Secretary General of ZARWU and Tor-Hugne Olsen, Co-ordinator ZEN spoke at the roundtable |
| 11 March 2010 | Jameson Hotel, Harare |
Civil Society Roundtable: Role of the donors in current Zimbabwe. |
The role of the donors is important in Zimbabwe where the previous government blamed major donor countries for a lot of the ills of the country. After the inclusion of the former opposition MDC parites into the government, civil society is the main critical force in the country. ZEN invited the main donors to talk about their policy towards Zimbabwe presently and in the immidiate future. Main actors in the donor community, the head of the Fishmonger Group of donors, German Ambassador Albrecht Conze, and the host of the next meeting of the informal donor group "Friends of Zimbabwe", Norwegian Ambassador Gunnar Foreland spoke on behalf of the donors. |
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2 February 2010 1500-1700 hours |
Room A5E3, European Parliament Brussels Full report of Roundtable |
Roundtable in co-operation with the European Parliament's Delegation to the Pan African Parliament on the accomplishments and challenges facing the Inclusive Government of Zimbabwe one year after its formation, hosted by the chair of the PAP Delegation MEP Michael Gahler, EPP together with MEP Ana Gomes, S&D (Portugal), MEP Judith Sargentini, Greens (Netherlands), MEP Olle Schimdt, ALDE (Sweden) and MEP Geoffrey van Orden, ECR (UK). Find details here and program here |
The first anniversary since the formation of the inclusive government in Zimbabwe provides an opportunity to discuss its successes and failures; strengths and weaknesses; and the challenges ahead. Speakers include: Hon. Sekai Holland, Minister of Healing and Recounciliation in the Prime Ministers Office, Okay Machisa, Director, ZimRights and Gabriel Shumba, Director, Zimbabwe Exiles Forum |
| 15-12/09 | ZARWU HQ, Bulawayo | Meeting on the Zimbabwe Europe Network's plans for 2010. |
The Zimbabwe Europe Network hosted a meeting with Matebeleland based civil society organisations. The meeting provided an introduction to ZEN and its activities as well as a general discussion on how ZEN could influence European policies towards Zimbabwe through its advocacy work in Europe. |
| 11/12-09 |
Jameson Hotel, Harare |
Civil society meeting on donor re-engagement, restrictive measures and Zimbabwe Europe Network plans for 2010 |
The Zimbabwe Europe Network hosted a meeting for Zimbabwean civil society organisations on the question of donor re-engagement with the government of Zimbabwe, restrictive measures and how ZEN can influence policy on Zimbabwe through its advocacy efforts in Europe. Speakers included the Head of Delegation of the EU in Zimbabwe as well as the Ambassador of the Netherlands. To view the full programme please click here. |
| 18/11-09 | Broederlijk Delen, Brussels |
Conference: Donor Re-engagement, way forwards towards a better Zimbabwe? |
ZEN hosted a conference for stakeholders interested in the development of Zimbabwe. The conference focused on the current state of affairs in Zimbabwe, the influence of IFIs and restrictive measures on economic recovery and the role donors can play in ending the political crisis in Zimbabwe. |
| 18/11-09 | Mundo B, Brussels |
Zimbabwe Europe Network AGM |
Over 20 organisations participated at the ZEN's first Annual General Meeting. Documents adopted at the meeting: Agenda, Report October 2008-July 2009, statutes. |
| 21/10-09 | Development House, London | Marking of Africa Human Rights Day | Dzikamai Machingura, Chairperson, Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum and Brian Raftopolous, Chair of Zimbabwe Institute will introduce challenges in Africa on Africa Human Rights Day |
| 29/9-09 | Holiday Inn, Harare | Lobby seminar for civil society in Zimbabwe |
Training in cooperation with Zimbabwean partner organisations, for invitation see flyer: Front and back |
| 24/9-09 | Landesverterung, Berlin | Hearing on Zimbabwe and the Kimberley Process | Lobby seminar for NGOs and other interested parties in Berlin, for full invitation and information see PDF. |
| 23/9-09 | Palais des Nations, Geneva | Hearing on Zimbabwe and the Kimberley Process | Side meeting for participants in the UN Human Rights Council. Invitation flyer, see bottom of page. |
| June 2009 | Spain, Germany, Sweden, Belgium (Netherlands, UK) | Lobby trip for civil society | Zimbabwean civil society leaders toured the countries Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai visited ahead of his visit. |
| 8 February 2009 | Harare | Consultation with civil society in Zimbabwe | The iniators of Zimbabwe Europe Network held consultation meetings with Zimbabwean civil society to discuss the creation of a European body to lobby EU / European countries and institutions. A Zimbabwean Reference group was elected. |
| 30-31 October 2008 | Brussels | Meeting of European Organisations working in or on Zimbabwe | After the signing of the Global Political Agreement Dutch civil society organisations active with Zimbabwe organised in Zimbabwe Watch organised a discussion with European partners to discuss how to act in this new situation. A proposal of setting up a Zimbabwe Europe Network was born. Full report click here. |
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| ZEN (23.09) A6 front (web)-1.pdf | 509.25 KB |
| ZEN (29.09) A6 back.pdf | 496.58 KB |
| ZEN (29.09) A6 front.pdf | 483.94 KB |
| Invitation1.doc | 757 KB |
| Zimconf181109Bru.doc | 42 KB |
| AGM final participants 18nov.doc | 34.5 KB |
| PPonDebt.pptm | 1.35 MB |
| ZEN report 2.doc | 53.5 KB |
| Progr11Dec09.doc | 755.5 KB |