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achieve this, it is necessary to empower people through skills training and
resource redistribution to cater for those with entrepreneurial capacity and for the
employment of those without the requisite skills. Zimbabwe can learn from its
experience in the mid 1980s where the new farmers were provided with skills and
resources; this culminated into resounding agricultural production. The
involvement of all Zimbabweans will destroy the deeply entrenched enclavity
while producing an integrated internally driven economy where growth is people
centred and equitably shared. Participation of the stakeholders must be
institutionalized.
5.4.7 Building bridges with the international community
As a Church we commit ourselves to utilize our global Church network
throughout the world, particularly those related to our development partners to
lobby their governments and other institutions to support Zimbabwe in the
reconstruction efforts through the cancellation of our international debt and
making generous grants towards the reconstruction of our economy. This will
only be possible if as Zimbabweans we can speak with one voice, hence this
initiative by the Church to bring about reconciliation and unite our nation.
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