The outreach programme was held within a context of a polarized society. There were indeed therefore sporadic incidences of violence and intimidation that were reported in some provinces. The most conspicuous scenes of violence were recorded during the Harare outreach which led to a temporary abandonment of the exercise. A decision was deliberately made that, countrywide, where meetings were abandoned because of violence, intimidation or other causes, the meetings had to be reconvened. 8. National Consultative Outreach for Children COPAC partnered with UNICEF to convene a special outreach meeting for children from the 22nd to the 23rd of September 2010 at Parliament Buildings. Some of the views raised by children during this and other meetings across the country are captured in this Draft Constitution. 9. Special Outreach for Members of Parliament Most Members of Parliament were members of the outreach teams that conducted the consultations countrywide. As a result, they did not get an opportunity to air their views for possible inclusion in the Draft Constitution. In this regard, they requested that a special outreach be conducted for them, and this was done on Thursday the 11th of November 2010 at Parliament Buildings. The important views they expressed are captured in this Draft Constitution. 10. Institutional Submissions COPAC also received 52 written submissions from institutions and other organized groups. These views as expressed by these submissions have been incorporated into the Draft Constitution. 11. Special Outreach for the Disabled Special outreach meetings for the disabled were carried out throughout the country. These meetings were coordinated by the umbrella bodies for the disabled at selected meeting places in each province. The invaluable contributions by the disabled were factored into the Draft Constitution. 12. Participation by the Diaspora The COPAC website was launched and groups in the Diaspora were encouraged to use it for their contributions. There was a good response from groups in the Diaspora, with 2,200 responses being submitted. The information was quantified and analysed for incorporation into the main outreach material. 13. Data Uploading The process of up loading data was conducted from the 10th to the 25th of January 2011. This process was essentially meant to store the outreach data in electronic format. It will be noted that although all outreach teams had laptops, it was not possible to electronically record the 15 The Constitution Select Committee (COPAC) Report to Parliament, February 2013