CoBaSys reports from Zimbabwe can be found from publications.
In Zimbabwe, CoBaSys project partner is the Training and Research Support Centre and associate partner is the University of Zimbabwe, Institute of Development studies. Zimbabwean partner is the leader of the WP2 Local focus group for participatory method.
Training and Research Support Centre (TARSC), Zimbabwe
Training and Research Support Centre (TARSC) Zimbabwe is a non profit organisation providing training, research and support services for social and economic development in East and Southern Africa by developing social and organisational capacities within organisations interacting with communities, the state and private sector on areas of social policy and social development. In particular, TARSC provides technical support, mentoring, cadreship building and organizational development to a range of membership based civil society organizations. Their work covers various areas of social and economic development, particularly in health, but also including work on gender, labour and employment, social security, food security, environment, gender and organisational development. In particular, TARSC work in health is driven by an underlying understanding of health as a right, an obligation of the state, and that people, not buildings or medicines, are the core of the health system. TARSC has been carrying out research, training and policy support on a range of areas regarding health and health systems development within ESA, particularly through its role as co-coordinator of the Regional Network for Equity in Health in East and Southern Africa (EQUINET).
Within the CoBaSys project, TARSC is responsible of the WP2 – Start Up of the Local Focus Groups, which aims to create stable cooperation at the local level through the implementation of a Participatory Research and Action programme (PRA) within the target areas consisting of the identification and review of current experiences, perceptions, determinants and proposals for intervention in the provision and uptake of community-based, patient-centred treatment for HIV and AIDS.
University of Zimbabwe – Institute of Development Studies (IDS), Zimbabwe
IDS, founded in 1966, is a leading global organisation for research, teaching and communications on international development, with a specific experience in development cooperation projects that focus on how HIV/AIDS affects food security in the rural areas.
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