EXECUTIVE SUMMARY policy continued. Notable in this area are a series of publications that followed the second coming of the NPRC Bill, a number of dialogue sessions with Parliament and stakeholders and training workshops with the Parliamentarians. We also worked on our digital platforms, revamping the NTJWG website, introducing the NTJWG Newsletter and expanding on our mailing list from 68 subscribers to 138 subscribers. Further, there was a rise in monthly website visits which averaged 1500 views. NTJWG through its various platforms, publications and face to face interaction has been able to interact with over 28 000 people. The work of the NTJWG in the period 2016 to 2017 has seen stakeholders pushing back on the government, rejecting the initial NPRC Bill and mobilising communities to voice their concerns. In early 2017, NTJWG invited stakeholders to a planning workshop in Harare. 37 organisations responded to that call and a comprehensive strategy was produced. Our stakeholder engagement saw a significant rise geographically and numerically. The number of active organisations increased from 37 organisations in January 2017 to 97 in October 2017. NTJWG increased its decentralisation with stakeholder engagement meetings in Bulawayo, Gweru, Masvingo, Mutare and Mutasa. We have seen in this year, a number of publications that have had significant impact on the process. Six publications were produced in the year 2016 to 2017. These were the Analysis of the NPRC Bill (February 2017), State of Transitional Justice in Zimbabwe Report (March 2017) NPRC Bill Factsheet (March 2017) NPRC Watch Third Edition (March 2017), NTJWG Statement on the NPRC Bill Public Hearings (March 2017) and the Guide to Understanding the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (October 2017). Press coverage of NTJWG increased with reports appearing in various media outlets such as the Zimbabwe Independent, the Southern Sun, The Standard, and Newsday and for the first time on the ZTV during News hour. We end the year with the news that the NPRC Bill passed both houses necessitating the need for ground work ahead of the NPRC. This is why NTJWG has now launched the Guide to Understanding the NPRC on 20 October 2017 in Masvingo at a meeting attended by 26 organisations. NTJWG also launched the National Human Rights Archival Project. By the time of the compilation of this report, two meetings had been held with stakeholders and recruitment for the project team had started. With this progress in mind, the year ahead has more action as we build on these achievements. Work on influencing transitional justice Ms. Blessing Gorejena Head of Secretariat 3 ANNUAL REPORT 2017