Golden Jubilee For Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops’ Conference work. MPs became more and more familiar with the issues in their different constituencies. The same spirit seems to prevail so far and the lesson is that neutrality is the key to the success of the work of the office. The relationship seems to grow irrespective of the many changes we have had in the last 6 months. It is my view that the church should remain open to dialogue if its work should make an impact. The church has a lot of potential to influence policy but it has not been using this space enough. Many members of the legislature belong to the church and would need to be challenged to have a mind that has the poor at heart. The project has achieved its goals considering the fact that the church is now invited in areas that have been a no go area before. An example of this is the UPR ( Universal Periodic Review) participation as already been mentioned above. One of the members of the church was invited to mediate between the army and the outgoing President. Notwithstanding the fact that the project has little funding the office joins with other organisations to have meetings with the legislature. This has improved understanding on how the two different institutions operate and not to continue taking each other for granted as before. The target groups for the project are the legislature, the judiciary, the traditional leaders, the conference and the church at large. This target group has benefited from the work that the office is doing. The work of the office is not a one off event. It is a life long process. Creating relationships is always work in progress. It should be noted that the degree of the relationship between the state and the church has grown from strength to strength. Also to note is that the relationship of the Catholic Church with other denominations has grown and the Methodist Church in Zimbabwe has asked one of its pastors to join and have an internship with the office. The secondment of a new officer from another church is a welcome development which would mean that the Parliament would have two ministers to work with it. 53