POVERTY ALLEVIATION ASSOCIATION OF ZIMBABWE (P.A.A.Z)
BACKGROUND
Bindura University Social Work students in 2013 their final year decided to form an organisation which is seriously dedicated to eradicating poverty. Them also being victims of unemployment created jobs and opportunities for others at the same time responding to the cause through P.A.A.Z. Through the knowledge they have gained, as social workers they believe they must rise to the occasion and have dedicated their lives to eradicating poverty and empowering the poor and disadvantaged populations. Data sources, various indicators such as number of people leaving below the poverty datum line, high unemployment, high demand of health and social services amongst other indicators brought about their actions and commitment. Sustainable Development of the people by the people based on meeting basic needs, alleviating poverty and integrating people is what they seek to achieve by using realistic, people centred effective and efficient approaches. DICTUM
• “ZERO POVERTY”
VISION
• Advancement of living standards of society through sustainable effective and efficient social and economic development interventions.
• To empower people to break through the culture of poverty and be self sufficient.
• To create a poverty free generation this safeguards environmental resources.
• To bring better health to the nation.
• To ensure that peoples basic needs are met and responded to.
• To insure that every Zimbabwean and all nations are seriously dedicated to eradicating poverty. MISSION
• We intend to carry out our work in line with the interests of the public and remain responsive to the needs and aspirations of the people we want to insure that our projects will not remain donor driven thus we intend to develop ventures that that can be ploughed back for the continuity of the development process through community projects.
• We intend to work with individuals, organisations, co-operates, churches and various other institutions which are dedicated to the colossal task of eradicating poverty in the subsidisation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of projects.
• We intend to help themselves and others around other people.
• We are Non-partisan and Non- discriminatory.
• We adhere to the principles of good governance. VALUES
• People centred development
• Respect for indigenous knowledge and institutions
• Transparency
• Commitment
• Accountability
TARGETED POPULATION
• Poor and disadvantaged sections of the populations including the disabled,women,children,orphans,aged,the youth, young aspiring entrepreneurs, the neediest of the needy, unemployed and the homeless all over Zimbabwe.
