Zimbabwe Association of Doctors for Human Rights Health workers views on the constitution Participation in the Constitutional Making Process 80 Percent 60 40 20 0 Constitutional Awareness Campaigns should be carried out in Rural Areas There should be full participation of the communities and health professionals. COPAC should There should be Outreach teams allow Ministry of equal should be Health and Child representation apolitical Welfare and of men and other ministries women in and constitutional organisations to committees and make teams. submisions. There should be political will power to ensure that the constitution making process is democratic and transparent Public should be protected from victimisation during and after the constitutional making process Participation in the Constitutional Making Process CONTENT 43% of the participants believe the outcome is more important. 15% of those argue that the Constitution document should be representative of the wishes of the people and not those of political formations. The other 85% split among; the constitution should guarantee the protection of and support for the most vulnerable in society such as the elderly, children and women; the constitution document should be accessible and easy to understand and not subject to interpretations and misinterpretations of certain sections of people for political mileage; it should protect the rights of citizens. Both civil and political rights and socio-economic rights should be guaranteed and protected by the constitution, in most cases recognizing and incorporating international law. After the compilation of the first draft of the constitution the draft should be presented to the people for scrutinisation. In the event of a referendum everyone should have the right to vote. Page|3