Foreword On 22 May 2013, President Robert Mugabe signed into law the new Business School, a certificate on Governance and Peace with the Constitution of Zimbabwe following long reform UN University in collaboration with athe Witsconstitutional School of International process dating as another far backcertificate as 1999. on One of the key of this Relations and HIV/AIDS carefeatures and counselling with UniSA. He is also a candidate with Wits has research Constitution is Chapter 12,PhD which establishes fiveand Independent interest onSupporting service delivery. Commissions Democracy. One of the independent Commissioner Ncube has been hands on and has an appreciation commissions in this Chapter is the National Peace and of the peace-building ecosystem in Zimbabwe and beyond. Reconciliation Commission (NPRC), is Wits, givenhethe to During his service at JOMIC and which study at hasduty travelled ensure post-conflict justice, healing, and reconciliation. This widely to Kenya, Rwanda, Denmark and Netherlands where he amassedrepresents relevant experience regard to peace, reconciliation Commission the efforts with of many organisations including and human churches, victimrights. groups, non-governmental organisations and international organisations that have been clamoring for a Commissioner Ncube is also a devoted Christian and farmer. commission to help the society come to terms with its violent past. It represents the hopes of many victims (and survivors) of past human rightsCommissioner violations thatNetty truth,Musanhu justice and healing may see the light of At the time of appointment to the Commission, Commissioner the day. Netty Musanhu was the Executive Director of Musasa Project. She has over 17years’ in project implementation The successes or failures of experience the NPRC are still to be seen. But whatand is management. She has worked briefly both in government and clear is that an important conversation has already started. The private practice before joining the Zimbabwe Women Lawyers success of the NPRC will At depend general support from all in Association (ZWLA). ZWLA, on shethe served in various capacities stakeholders and the cooperation of the government. This Guide to to the legal aid and legal education departments. She moved Child Protection Society as an Advocacy to Coordinator where she Understanding the NPRC is our contribution ensuring that the successfully lobbied mobile birth registration in the country. From NPRC is visible, its purpose understood and supported by all. The 2002 to date, she has managed programmes and projects both Guide is simple to use and understand. Written in plain language, within local non-governmental organizations and international the guide is a including valuable the resource for civic education, community agencies LEAD program where she was the Legal leaders and facilitators, schools, survivors of Programme. human rights violence Consultant for the Laws and Inheritance human rights defenders, lawyers, lawmakers and anyone who She to ActionAid where she served in hope various wants to moved understand the NPRCZimbabwe and its work in Zimbabwe. We capacities including Sponsorship Manager responsible for you will find this guide useful. fundraising through child sponsorship. It was in this capacity that she facilitated the opening of new Development Areas in different Muchadehama, Alec (Mr.) parts of the country. Commissioner Musanhu subsequently moved to Chairperson the HIV/AIDS thematic area as HIV/AIDS Coordinator where NTJWG she2017 led all projects and programs under this theme including Harare, identification and working with partners at different levels. She also supported the Humanitarian and Emergency thematic areas at different levels. 51 5