Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. Some children reach school-going age without birth certificates thus making it difficult for them to be enrolled at schools moreso when they need Identity Documents later in life.
According to the Ministry of Health and Child Care, mothers can easily acquire birth records for free from the health facility a woman delivers and the records will be used to get a birth certificate at the Registrar General’s office. The Ministry said in a statement:
Did you know that a birth record can easily be collected for free from the health facility a woman delivers?
Every child has a right to identity: a name, nationality and family. To fulfil this right employ the following:
ANY CHALLENGES IN THE ACQUISITION OF A BIRTH CERTIFICATE TALK TO YOUR HEALTH WORKER, THE VILLAGE HEAD, CHIEF AND THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE
Children’s rights are fundamental human rights
