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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!
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