Justice for Children Zimbabwe

Justice For Children (JCT) is a nongovernmental organisation which was established in December 2002 as a Trust under Trust Deed Number MA1300/02. The organisation was registered with the Law Society of Zimbabwe on the 26th of February 2004 to provide legal aid to orphans and vulnerable children below the age of 18 years. It is therefore an organisation of lawyers registered both with the High Court of Zimbabwe and the Law Society of Zimbabwe. it was registered with the Department of Social Services as a Private Voluntary Organisation under PVO07/12. The organisation was formed in view of the rising levels of poverty which were accompanied by escalating legal fees making it impossible for many to access justice. The HIV and AIDS pandemic also weighed in with the problems of orphanhood, child headed households and denial of childrens rights in cases like inheritance. Child abuse in all forms was on the increase and the children needed support as they go through the justice system. ...