Golden Jubilee For Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops’ Conference After independence in 1980, diocesan structures of CCJPZ were established, thus bringing the Commission closer to the people. Using the Catholic Church as an entry point, it established Diocesan Commissions that have created community based structures useful for monitoring justice and peace situation in the country as well as disseminating justice and peace messages. CCJPZ recognizes building relationships, based on respectful dialogue can be a fruitful strategy in terms of influencing policy. As a result, CCJPZ has been influential in providing civic educations on justice and peace at the local and national levels and has produced influential documents that have been used for relevant advocacy and liaisons. In the late nineties the Commission distributed impartial literature on the right to vote which led to a high voter turnout for the 2000 parliamentary elections. Other publications include Crises of Governance (2000) and Graveyard Governance (2008) that encouraged Zimbabwe's main political parties to unite by negotiating and signing a Global Political Agreement in 2008, which paved way for peace and economic stability. The Catholic Observer: Election Observation Report for 2013 Harmonized Elections in Zimbabwe provided some electoral recommendations based on CCJPZ observations of 2013 Harmonized Elections. Further electoral recommendations are made in a byelection observation report entitled, Continuous Voter Registration and Voter Education: Valuable Keys to Credible Elections in Zimbabwe - CCJPZ Reflections on Lessons Learnt from Observing Zimbabwe's 19 By-Elections [held after 2013 Harmonized Elections]. Prior to the 2018 Harmonised Elections, CCJPZ conducted an Election Integrity Survey which aimed to deepen the Church's understanding of citizens feelings towards elections. By so doing, the survey equipped CCJPZ with framework for possible church interventions and responses in assisting Zimbabwean men and women to independently and effectively participate in democratic processes. Hence, one cannot deny that CCJPZ is commended for playing a crucial role in mobilizing Zimbabwean men and women to actively participate in election process and exercising their constitutional rights. Zimbabwean journey to 2018 Harmonised Elections was characterised by relative improvements in the electoral environment and administrative process 39