Sekai Masikana Holland history and the role of violence and anger in shaping the nation for the purpose of informing our future by learning from the past. The research study will also look at the conflict-resolution and anger-management mechanisms that were employed at different stages in our history. The ONHRI has engaged the Ministry of Education, Arts, Sport and Culture and the Ministry of Higher and Tertiary Education to: • Mainstream peace-building in the curriculum of the education system from the lowest to the highest level. • Commission school essay and art competitions on an agreed topic on national healing, reconciliation and integration. • Collaborate on the commemoration of the International Day of Peace led by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Peace programmes are also being pursued through the Ministry of Women Affairs, Gender and Community Development, the Ministry of Youth Development, Indigenization and Empowerment, and the Ministry of Small and Medium Enterprises and Co-operative Development, to mention just a few. In concluding this submission, I hope that the above will inform and serve as a foundation to Zimbabwe-specific national healing, reconciliation and integration approaches, which are informed by the experiences of other countries. It is further hoped that, in this regard, Zimbabweans will inclusively remain resolute and steadfast in our commitment to the national values and norms that define and preserve our nationhood, guided by the spirit of national unity, peace and reconciliation founded on unhu hwedu/ubuntu bethu. With your indulgence may I end with ONHRI’s public message, which I request you to please repeat after me: Peace begins with me, Peace begins with you, Peace begins with us! I thank you! 6 International Conference on Transitional Justice, Zimbabwe

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