Women experienced an increased risk of ill health because of their reproductive role. In Zimbabwe the early commitment to create health infrastructure has not been possible to maintain because of the serious economic decline. The programme has produced a documentary video on women and cancer, Take Care , in the three main languages. This programme was developed by Women's Action Group in 1990, in response to the absence of knowledge and in some cases insufficient knowledge on women s legal and human rights amongst women themselves and society in general. This unsatisfactory situation is caused by the inability of women to access laws or justice because of the legal language that is not user friendly to women, as well as the continued existence of laws, customs and practices that directly or indirectly perpetuate discrimination against women.
Legal literacy is low among both rural and urban-based women regardless of status and class.
The driving force for the programme is that women and society in general cannot defend their rights unless they know their rights. Therefore the Outreach and Legal Literacy Program is an extensive outreach network on legal literacy to bridge the gap between law and society by reforming the framework within which most women live their lives. Awareness on all available laws that guard against human rights violation critical to women s full enjoyment of equal rights. WAG 11 Lincoln Ave. All Rights Reserved.