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MASS PUBLIC OPINION INSTITUTE (MPOI)
“Could it be that public opinion is the missing link in the democracy debate in Zimbabwe, and indeed in Africa, today?”
MASS PUBLIC OPINION INSTITUTE
Facilitating Local Research
OBJECTIVES
The Institute has three overriding objectives that are related: To promote and strengthen democratic governance through research, publishing and facilitating discussion of topical issues, thereby connecting policy makers with the citizens they serve. To facilitate the destruction of the “culture of fear and disengagement” by encouraging people to express their views and opinions on issues that are of concern to …
MISSION
The Institute’s Mission is to offer policy makers, civil society organisations, embassies, strategic partners and the general public, non-partisan quantitative information on public opinion so as to promote the freedom of expression as a means of enhancing the quality of democracy and good governance in Zimbabwe. The hope is that public opinion surveys can be a permanent feature in the …
VISION
The Institute is inspired by the vision that ‘good governance” prospers where policy makers are informed by public opinion and that a “culture of fear and disengagement” declines when citizens are constantly asked to express their views on issues of concern to them.
ABOUT US
The Mass Public Opinion Institute (MPOI) is a non-profit, non–governmental organization established and registered in January 1999 as a “Trust” in accordance with the laws of the Republic of Zimbabwe to undertake, publish, and discuss public opinion research. The Institute’s main objective is to gauge public opinion on topical issues of governance and public concern, and make this known to …
About our Founder
MPOI was founded by the late Masipula Sithole, but now headed by Prof Elded. V. Masunungure, a Lecturer at the University of Zimbabwe Dept. of Political and Admin Studies. Eldred. V. Masunungure is executive director of Mass Public Opinion Institute, the Afrobarometer national partner in Harare, Zimbabwe. Email: director@mpoi.org.zw.