The Harare Residents' Trust (HRT) is a Zimbabwean registered organisation. Founded in February 2008, the HRT was established to advocate for effective representation of residents of Harare Metropolitan Province in local governance issues. The organisation has a Board of Trustees, and a Residents' Council (RC), representing all the suburban residents’ committees, being members of the HRT. The Board of Trustees is the superior authority on policy and programming, and mobilises resources for the smooth running of the organisation. The RC is focused on developing the membership. The Board of Trustees has the responsibility to establish and nurture suburban residents’ committees, which are independent from each other and are led by elected non-partisan volunteer citizens. Below the Board is a Residents’ Council (RC) that brings together all the suburban structures affiliated to the HRT.