Golden Jubilee For Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops’ Conference In the 13 years under review the commission used the following; a) Parliamentary Debates which were attended on a regular basis. b) Directives from the Bishops' Conference c) CCJPZ generated information (CCJPZ is a commission that has been clustered together with the reporting commission. The diocesan coordinators are the ones that operate on the grassroots of the office). d) government's requests to the church on different aspects. It is my understanding and belief that the report is not all that the commission has done during the 13 years being reported on. On a disclaimer note, some of the issues dealt with have been reported elsewhere because of the sensitivity of the work. With the directive of the Conference, some issues remain in the domain of Bishops themselves. The period being reported on shall be said to have been full of sensitive issues, these are elections and the issues that surrounds these elections, the role taken by the church in trying to reconcile the fighting parties, the departure of the former president and the coming into power of the new president, what the church did on the international scene with regards to sanctions imposed on the country by America, the crafting of the new constitution, constitutional courts on elections since 2000, and the legitimacy of the current government etc.. It was a busy time for the church and the office. Issues easy to report on are the formation of the Catholic MPs forum, the involvement of MPs into the international scene, other countries coming to learn from the office, participation in the writing of the constitution, translation of the constitution, printing and dissermination of the constitution, observation of elections, legal cases handled etc 2. Changes in the project context 2.1. General Conditions in the project setting During the 13 years under review, there were huge changes that took place in the political, economic, and social spheres of the project. Changes that took place are as follows but not limited to the ones enumerated here; a. Change on the Trajectory of the Country This topic cannot be over discussed for it is as a result of many people and organisations in the country. This result cannot be claimed by any individual group or people because lobby and advocacy on the topic was done by many. It will be folly for one to claim for this development as an individual because there was the hand of God in the whole turn of events in this country. Most people had 42

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