NPRCWATCH www.ntjwg.org.zw ACTIVITIES FROM THE STAKEHOLDERS The Launch of the Report by Heal Zimbabwe Trust The NTJWG was invited to the 'Peace and Reconciliation Process in Zimbabwe' hosted by Heal Zimbabwe Trust at Chengeta Lodge on 15 March, 2018. Participants came from Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), the media, the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC), the churches and other Faith Based Organisations (FBOs). The objectives of the conference to share the Heal Zimbabwe Trust Peace and Reconciliation Baseline Report which was conducted from June 2016 to June 2017; to recommend programme priorities for the NPRC and to recommend success indicators under the banner of the reconciliation barometer. Outcomes of the Peace and Reconciliation Baseline Study In summary, the Baseline Study revealed that the general public view the need to undo cyclic violence and that events which warrant the NPRC intervention include the 2008 political violence, Gukurahundi and Operation Murambatsvina. The Baseline also demonstrated that past efforts towards peace and reconciliation in Zimbabwe failed to take-off because of selsh political interests and lack of justice and cautioned the NPRC of the possibility of betting the same fate. The Baseline also recommended: Ÿ The decentralisation of the NPRC in discharging its mandate; Ÿ The need to make use of existing institutions as far as its mandate is concerned; Ÿ The need for gender-based peace and reconciliation; Ÿ The need for institutional reforms and institutionalising competent courts based on international and regional examples such as the Rwandese gacaca courts and Ÿ Synergies and collaborations with State/non-State actors and CSOs. The Baseline also demonstrated that past efforts towards peace and reconciliation in Zimbabwe failed to take-off because of selsh political interests and lack of justice and cautioned the NPRC of the possibility of betting the same fate. 43