About
Kubatana is a community. Our members come from all walks of life and are based in all corners of Zimbabwe. In fact, here on our home page are Wilfred, Courtly, Ngwenya, Tatenda, and Itai. Along with thousands of other Zimbabweans, they are what make Kubatana as good as it is!
Our core work is making the civic and human rights information published by civil society in Zimbabwe accessible to members of the public. To make this happen, we engage a creative suite of social media, delivering important information, daily, to people who appreciate a different point of view.
Nationally Kubatana provides technical support to a wide variety of NGOs and CSOs. And, Kubatana is also active offline. We conceptualise and implement social justice campaigns at street level.
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Who we are
If you’re not outraged, you’re not paying attention!
MISSION
To expand citizen access to civic and human rights information in Zimbabwe. To help Zimbabweans to make informed choices about how to live their lives. To support the work of civil society through connecting it to the public.
PASSION
At the heart of Kubatana are our members. We are dedicated to interactive communication and relationship development. You add, we multiply! We believe in unlocking resources and sharing them as widely as possible.
VISION
To provide non-partisan and credible information on a regular basis to the public thereby challenging mainstream media’s sensationalism and negativity. We see access to unmanipulated information as a human right.
All the latest news
Library of current news, comment and articles
If you’re looking for current information published by NGOs & CSOs, and stories from Zimbabweans.
The LibraryAll the old news
Archived civic and human rights information
If you’re into looking backwards, visit our archive of over 25,000 different documents from 2000-2013
The ArchiveMaking your life better
Jobs & Cool Stuff
If you’re looking for NGO job vacancies, NGO consultancies, internship opportunities with local and international NGOs, or resources like scholarships, fellowships, training, competitions and funding please subscribe to our email newsletters or visit the Kubatana Facebook page which is updated continuously.
You add, we multiply! Please help us like we help you. If you apply for an opportunity that you heard about from Kubatana, please tell the organisation that you heard about them through Kubatana. And, even better – if you get a job, internship or find success in any way through accessing information that Kubatana publishes then please tell us! This helps us measure our impact. And it makes us really happy.
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Awards
Kubatana has received a number of awards including:
- Clickatell Mobile Touch award for community service (2014)
- Shoko Festival Hub Award – Pioneer Category (2014)
- Index on Censorship award for promoting freedom of expression through innovation (2012)
- World’s Bravest Bloggers, Daily Beast (2011)
- Breaking Borders Award for online advocacy presented by Google, Reuters and Global Voices (2010)
- National Association for NGOs Media Responsibility Award (2009)
- Knight News Challenge Winner (2008)
- Yeomans Award for Local Content runner up (2005)
- Highway Africa award for innovative use of new media – non-profit category (2002)
- Hafkin Prize short-listed (2002)
You add, we multiply
Staff
Kubatana is powered by over 100 000 Zimbabweans. Steering our information rocket are Bev and Amanda.
Bev started out hiring out videos (remember them?), then she picked apples, did some typing, started a design company and then finally came out of the closet as An Activist when she founded Kubatana with Brenda in 2001.
Amanda has worked in various NGOs and pressure groups, she’s played rugby, run a marathon, and walked several and she’s well known for her aversion to small talk – so whatever you do, if you email her, make sure your story has substance and humour.
And we’ve worked with some Amazing people in the past who have gone on to do cool stuff. Thanks to Brenda, Taurai, Natasha, Jimmy, Dennis, Upenyu, Zanele, Lenard, Didymus, Marko, Varaidzo, Hillery, Emily (x2!), Amy, Vanessa, Tina and Liz!