Working towards these commitments
Secure Tenure Rights
To work with rural and urban communities in fostering balanced and healthy growth and self-reliance within a rapidly changing world. ZERO Regional Environment Organization, is a non-governmental organization (NGO), established in 1987 aimed at making strategic contributions towards equitable distribution and effective management of land and land-based resources within Southern Africa. Its more specific goal is to inform the process of formulating and implementing land policies that are sensitive to the needs of disadvantaged rural communities, paying particular attention to women. A global paradigm shift: changing minds and promoting prosperity for all.
To influence change and development for rural communities with respect to land issues, ZERO uses specific strategies such as: applied research, participatory policy advocacy, capacity building, information sharing and networking, and building collaboration and partnerships among various stakeholders.
Rural communities, rural women, agriculture workers, farmers, fishers, forest users/dwellers, indigenous peoples and ethnic minorities, landless, peasants, resettled people/refugees.