93% of all participants across all the age groups wanted the process to cover the Gukurahundi period just after independence. Echoing the trend in selection by all respondents, 93% of participants aged between 16 – 35 want the process to begin interrogating from the Gukurahundi period. Knowing that participants were taken from a database that has had contact with civil society around Transitional Justice (TJ), it can then be assumed that knowledge of TJ and the Zimbabwean context has influenced the opinion of survey participants. The focus groups discussion in Mashonaland West backs this assertion with participants mentioning the need for national reconciliation between the Shona and Ndebele and that the only way for this to happen would be to start the conversation (interrogate) around the Gukurahundi atrocities. 4.3 Are you satisfied with the current activities of the NPRC? Table 4 Satisfaction with Current Activities of the NPRC Question 3 (Are you satisfied with NPRC current activities) Province Options Yes Bulawayo Manicaland Mashonaland Central Frequency 0 Percent 0,0% 20 100,0% I don't know 0 0,0% Yes 2 18,2% no 6 54,5% I don't know 3 27,3% Yes 0 0,0% no 9 45,0% 11 55,0% Yes 5 16,7% no 21 70,0% I don't know 4 13,3% Yes 0 0,0% no 15 75,0% 5 25,0% no I don't know Mashonaland West Midlands I don't know Victims and Survivors were not aware that the NPRC had begun its work. The FGDs in Manicaland and Mashonaland West were not familiar with the work of the NPRC. “Are they working? What are they doing? Have they come to the rural areas or are they staying in Harare like all these people always do?” These were the responses from the participants in the FGDs. 72% of participants are not satisfied with the work of the NPRC. Regional trends indicate that 55% of Mashonaland Central participants selected “I don’t know” as their answer to the question. This can be construed to mean that they did not know about the NPRC and its mandate or that they professed a lack of knowledge on the workings 9