Zimbabwe: Leeds-Based Charity Launch BBC Radio 4 Appeal to Help Zimbabweans Gain Legal Identity

A LEEDS-based charity has launched a BBC Radio 4 Appeal to help tackle a crisis affecting over 50% of Zimbabwean children: the lack of a birth certificate.

The Zimbabwe Educational Trust, a charity which was founded in 1987 by Vuli Mkandla, an educator from Zimbabwe who moved to Leeds, work with grassroots organisations in Zimbabwe to deliver education-focused projects for marginalised young people.

Their appeal, named Exist to Exist – Every Child’s Right to Be Seen, aims to shine a light on how…