Anyone who wants to start a private voluntary organization—or PVO for short—in Zimbabwe needs to register it with the government first. The law says so right there in the Private Voluntary Organisations Act.
Here's how it works. The top person in the PVO has to fill out some forms and drop them off at the local District Social Services Office closest to where their main headquarters will be. They'll sit down and chat with the District Social Services Officer, who looks everything over and decides if it's good to go.
After that, the paperwork goes to the Provincial Social Services Officer. They put together a whole package with stuff like copies of the PVO's rules, resumes for the main people running the show, and proof that the local authorities were told about the plans. They even have to show that they put an ad out there and waited 21 days to see if anyone had a problem with it. The police run background checks, too.
Once all that's in order, the Provincial Officer passes it along to the main office. The Private Voluntary Organisations Board takes a look and makes the final call. One thing - the PVO doesn't actually have to sign any special agreements with the government or specific ministries to get the thumbs up. But they do have to keep the local authorities in the loop about what they want to do in the area.
Here's how it works. The top person in the PVO has to fill out some forms and drop them off at the local District Social Services Office closest to where their main headquarters will be. They'll sit down and chat with the District Social Services Officer, who looks everything over and decides if it's good to go.
After that, the paperwork goes to the Provincial Social Services Officer. They put together a whole package with stuff like copies of the PVO's rules, resumes for the main people running the show, and proof that the local authorities were told about the plans. They even have to show that they put an ad out there and waited 21 days to see if anyone had a problem with it. The police run background checks, too.
Once all that's in order, the Provincial Officer passes it along to the main office. The Private Voluntary Organisations Board takes a look and makes the final call. One thing - the PVO doesn't actually have to sign any special agreements with the government or specific ministries to get the thumbs up. But they do have to keep the local authorities in the loop about what they want to do in the area.
