3. SWOT ANALYSIS 3.1 Strengths To begin with, the major aspect of the Project‟s strengths lies in the combined attributes and influences of the variety of stakeholders participating in it. As such, these various attributes are herein outlined with respect to the specific benefits and experiences that each participating stakeholder brings. From the Ministry of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs (MoJLPA), the Project will benefit immensely from the Ministry‟s geographical reach in all the administrative districts of the country through its related agencies and institutions of the State and Local Government. This makes it possible to have appropriate Government representatives in all the meetings and workshops to be held in the course of the Project and, thus, entrench confidence that this is a national project (which is essential for full community participation). The MoJLPA is also well known nationally for its constitutional advocacy work and its campaigns for peace and constitutionalism in all sectors. Its involvement in this Project, therefore, adds weight to the process as it projects an image of consistency and continuity to related programmes that the Ministry has embarked on before. In addition to the work of the MoJLPA with regards to the Zimbabwean Constitution, the National Translation Committee (NTC), which translated the Constitution into all the officially recognised languages of Zimbabwe in conjunction with the MoJLPA and the ZCBC is also a participating stakeholder in the Project. This is a strength in that they will be able to handle any questions that may arise from meetings with the communities as to how the translation process was carried out and the identities as well as credentials of the translators. This will help dispel myths such as to the effect that amateurs worked on the translated versions of the Constitution – which can potentially lead to the threat of the communities not embracing the documents. The NTC has strong working ties with the various language and culture associations in Zimbabwe. This relationship will help foster acceptance of the teams and, indeed, the translated versions of the constitution in all the communities of the country. Another critical set of strengths for the Project are ensconced in the experiences of the Chapter 12 Commissions that are participating in it – particularly the Zimbabwe Gender Commission (ZGC), the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC), the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) and the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC). The ZGC, on one hand, has considerable experience working at Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) level with target thematic groups like gender and children‟s organisations (e.g. Msasa project, Padare/ Enkundleni, Childline, among others), and is familiar with pertinent gender issues affecting different communities. Some of these issues will form part of the discussions in disseminating copies of the Constitution and raising awareness on the provisions of same in protecting the rights of children, women and men, in communities where these issues are topical. The NPRC is a strategic stakeholder to address issues that may emerge in meetings, to do with past and recent or present injustices and lingering bitterness within some communities. The Commission is 19