d) Our Model for Community Peace Building
Heal Zimbabwe Trust works to build PEACEFUL VILLAGES through grassroots institutions
and actions. The villages are built in form of a community house which has a foundation,
building poles and a roof. The building poles have daga to seal small gaps.
Foundation
When
building
a
house we all put a
foundation. In building
a peaceful village, the
foundations are the
different people that
are in that village.
Village
members
include, men, women,
youths, poor and rich
people, children etc.
Building Poles
Building poles are the
sticks that we use to
build the wall of the
house. In peacebuilding,
these sticks represent
the powerful people in
authority, authorities and
institutions/organisations
that make our society to
become peaceful. For
example;
traditional
leaders,
youth
and
women groups, political
parties, Councillors,
Dagger/mortar
To ensure that the
poles are strong, there
is need to plaster them
with dagga/mortar. This
closes all holes and
gaps
to
make
it
warmer. Therefore, our
peace house POLES
also want us to plaster
it. We can plaster it by
implementing dialoues,
nhimbes and sports to
promote
peaceful
relations
Roof
The roof is always
provides shade to
cover our building
and to protect us
from
harsh
weathers. In our
peace village, the
roof is the PEACE
that we want to see
in our community.
PEACEFUL
COMMUITY
RELATIONS is the
roof
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