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It is common knowledge that there are many challenges that Zimbabwean citizens face in accessing identity documents. It is also widely known that the prominence of the ‘alien’ status in 2002 through the amendment of the Citizenship of Zimbabwe Act (Chapter 4.1) has seen some people losing their Zimbabwean citizenship; forced to identify themselves as other nationalities to which their descendants belonged such as Malawian or Mozambican.  \nThis report is based on the views and experiences of a total of 160 Zimbabwean women from 9 different provinces of the country. It details women’s perceptions of identity, the challenges they face in accessing identity documents and citizenship status as well as the consequences that losing or failing to access such documents and status has on the quality of their lives as well as the lives of their children. It also analyses the role that the Registrar General’s (RG) office plays in making identity documents and citizenship inaccessible entitlements to the general public.  \nThe paper makes recommendations based on these women’s views and supporting evidence from previous analyses and press reportage; these recommendations would improve services that the RG’s office gives to the public if implemented.  \nBackground  \n“The hunger to belong is not merely a desire to be attached to something. It is rather sensing that great transformation and discovery become possible when belonging is sheltered and true.”  \n(John O'Donohue in Anam Cara’s-A Book of Celtic Wisdom, Page 22)  \nWhat exactly does an identity mean to an individual or to a group? It is, of course, a great philosophical problem, but it is also a matter of basic everyday concern. Indeed, the right to identity is one of the most fundamental rights owing to citizens to which their sense of belonging is attached. Without an identity, an individual loses the most basic connection with their nationhood, rights, and privileges, as well as obligations and duties arising from that identity. Without an identity an individual becomes a stateless person, and basic entitlements such as a name, a domicile, freedom of movement, access to education, the right to vote, the right to work, and such other rights are lost or exercised with varying levels of difficulty. Legal identity is a crucial factor from which every person derives entitlements and obligations that would otherwise not be claimable without that identity.1  \nInternational norms state clearly the importance of an identity, with the Universal Declaration for Human Rights stating that;  \n“Everyone has the right to recognition everywhere as a person before the law.”2  \nWithout identity the process of claiming one’s legal rights is excessively difficult. Without birth certificates, marriage certificates, passports, in fact without any of the myriad forms of identity, a person can scarcely be a person in this modern world. It is exactly for this reason that the UN Declaration makes this a universal right.  \nFor example, in Zimbabwe children without birth certificates face difficulties in getting an education because the birth certificate is a prerequisite to sit for national examinations.3 To achieve the Millennium Development Goals 2 and 3, which are, respectively, to achieve universal primary education, and ensure that all children, both boys and girls, complete full primary schooling by 2015, the Government of Zimbabwe needs to prioritise birth registration and simplify the process and the requirements for such registration. However, neither the current Zimbabwean Constitution, nor the Birth and Death Registration Act [Chapter 5:02], provide for","cbCaiq7Ujnhza7qZ","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiq7Ujnhza7qZ","pdf",384194,15,"English","# Executive Summary\n# Background\n# Levels of awareness amongst the women","[{\"question\":\"What is the core issue addressed in the report?\",\"answer\":\"The report addresses difficulties in acquiring identity documents and citizenship in Zimbabwe and how these issues affect individuals’ rights and wellbeing.\"},{\"question\":\"How was the evidence for the report collected?\",\"answer\":\"It is based on the views and experiences of 160 Zimbabwean women from nine provinces, using focus group discussions conducted in January and February 2012.\"},{\"question\":\"What is the role of the Registrar General’s office in the report?\",\"answer\":\"The report analyzes how the Registrar General’s office affects the accessibility of identity documents and citizenship entitlements to the general public.\"}]","Identity, Citizenship, and the Registrar General - The Politicking of Identity in Zimbabwe - Executive Summary and Background | PDF",38]