1. INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND Benjamin Franklin once said that, „if you fail to plan, you plan to fail‟. The purpose of this Strategic Plan is, therefore, to set a course of action for the Constitution Awareness and Dissemination Project by establishing goals and determining how to effectively achieve those goals and how to assess and report progress. The Ministry of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs in partnership with the Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops‟ Conference and the European Union engaged on this important project to educate and disseminate the national Constitution to fourteen (14) officially recognised languages communities namely; Chewa, ChiBarwe, Kalanga, Koisan, Nambya, Ndau, Ndebele, Shangani, Shona, Sotho, Tonga, Tswana, Venda, and Xhosa. This Strategic Plan document shall define the number of constitutions to be printed per language group depending on the population density per language area. A consultant was hired to facilitate modalities and coordination mechanisms for awareness, printing and distribution of copies to stakeholders. A workshop was organised on 7-8 February 2019 to develop a Strategic Plan for the Constitution awareness and dissemination project. The workshop brought together key stakeholders to input in designing an inclusive, replicable and sustainable strategy with strong coordination mechanisms amongst stakeholders. The Strategic Plan includes an M&E framework and a cost plan (budget) for printing, dissemination and awareness that is most appropriate to optimally reach the target communities. The Strategic Plan was validated and adopted by the Ministry of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs. The following key stakeholders and reasons for their selection were invited to attend a strategic plan development workshop that was held at the Cresta Oasis Hotel in Harare on 7-8 February 2019. i. Silveira House – have experience in working in marginalised areas, especially in Hwange and Chiredzi. They facilitated advocacy for the teaching of minority languages in the areas they are spoken through local language committees such as Tonga Language and Culture Committee (TOLACCO) and Nambya Language Committee (NALACO). They are a key critical stakeholder in the development of the dissemination strategy. ii. National Translation Committee (NTC) is key in that, together with ZCBC and Silveira House, they coordinated the translation of the constitution into local languages. All the members are language experts and are key in advising on awareness and dissemination iii. ZCBC Diocesan Commissions are a key stakeholder in community mobilisation for awareness and education. 16