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economic, political and cultural institutions, systems, structures, processes and
personalities that facilitate the integral growth and fulfilment of every human
person. Our hope is that through this document the people of Zimbabwe can reach
a consensus regarding the Zimbabwe We Want and how to get there.
SECTION 3
VISION AND VALUES OF THE ZIMBABWE WE WANT
We are convinced beyond any reasonable doubt that as a way forward Zimbabwe needs
to clearly redefine a vision of the Zimbabwe we want and the core values upon which to
build the nation. That vision and those values need to be owned by all and together we
need to come up with strategies as to how this can happen. This section of the document
is our humble contribution to the redefinition of a vision for the nation of Zimbabwe and
its underlying values.
3.1
OUR VISION
Our vision is that of a sovereign and democratic nation characterized by good
governance as reflected in all its structures and operations at all levels and in all
our institutions; a nation united in its diversity, free, tolerant, peaceful, and
prosperous; a nation that respects the rights of all its citizens regardless of creed,
gender, age, race and ethnicity as defined in the Universal Declaration of Human
Rights and with a leadership that puts the interests of the people of Zimbabwe
above all personal gains; and above all a nation that is God- fearing.
3.2
CORE VALUES FOR NATION BUILDING
The vision of the nation of Zimbabwe articulated above must be underpinned by
certain values if it is to be a reality. A nation needs shared values in order to avoid
destroying itself. It is the absence of shared core-values that is at the heart of the
crisis we are witnessing in Zimbabwe today. We need to redefine our national
values if we are to get to the Zimbabwe we want.
Values are fundamental convictions and standards by which particular actions are
judged as good or desirable and which therefore act as general guides to
behaviour. Values help us to decide how we as Zimbabweans should live and
what we should treasure. Our values must include the following:
3.2.1
Spirituality and Morality
“Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all
your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second one is like
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