ZIMBABWE n = 20 Yes 6. Information about procurement procedures or signed contracts? 7. Information about vacancy and employment procedures? 8. The address, telephone number, and working hours of the organisation? 9. The contact details of specific public officials? No Partial X Additional information It has a Tender tab, which only has information on the Chirundu Traders Market. X X The working hours are not listed, but the portal has decentralised physical addresses, contact details, and contact persons from province to district level. X The links do not work. X 10. A mechanism to request and receive responses to electronic messages and requests for information? It has a mechanism to receive a response through an email address. The live chat WhatsApp link is invalid. Total score: 12/20 CATEGORY 2: REQUEST FOR INFORMATION The following questions were sent to the Ministry of Women Affairs, Community Small and Medium Enterprise Development: Please share a copy of the draft Gender Policy and Gender-Based Violence Strategy. How can young women, including those with disabilities, contribute to the strategy and policy? How can organisations like ours partner with your ministry in seeking input from young women and popularising the strategy and policy? y y y n = 20 Yes No X 1. Is there an official, who is designated to take and respond to information requests? 2. Did the organisation reply within 21 days? X 3. Did the organisation respond to the request for information? X 4. Does the organisation publish their procedures for handling information requests? X 5. Did the organisation provide all of the requested information? X 6. Did the organisation provide written reasons for the refusal of information? X 7. Did the organisation disclose information about its operations, budgets, structure, etc. X 8. Did the authority provide information without questioning the aims and motivations of the applicant? X 9. Did the organisation acknowledge the request for information within 7 days? X 10. Was the information received clear and understandable? Partial Additional information Information Officer. X The authority did not respond to the information request. The information request was not granted. Total score: 2/20 118