N AT I O N A L I N Q U I R Y R E P O R T ZIMBABWE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION For Human Dignity MAT SOUTH 495 345 150 MAT NORTH 352 248 MASVINGO MASH CENTRAL MASH EAST BULAWAYO MIDLANDS MASH WEST HARARE MANICALAND 218 202 600 800 582 850 648 585 360 445 649 945 1129 1574 1915 1266 1206 2789 1583 3632 1412 5044 3672 1880 TOTAL F 5552 M Figure 4 Number of citizens engaged in Provincial outreach meetings A total of seven thousand, five hundred and forty-four (7,544) forms submitted by witnesses were received from all the Provinces (4877 females, 2647 males, 237 PWDs). The majority of submission forms was received from women across all the Provinces. The highest number of witness submission forms was received from Manicaland and Harare Provinces and the least from Matabeleland South Province. Several factors affected the high and low numbers of submissions received such as mobilisation of people with challenges of access to documentation, logistics of mobilising people and access to communities. One hundred and ninety-one (191) written submissions were received from stakeholders31 articulating the challenges of access to documentation and suggesting solutions. The quantitative data collected was captured and analysed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). Below are the statistics gathered from forms submitted by individual witnesses. 31 See Annexures 11 and 12 for the numbers and list of Stakeholder submissions received per province. 9 9