watch committee members. The Village and Ward Development Committee members are most important to be part of this group. However, membership is attained upon filling in the membership form provided by a Committee elected by Peace Club members. Each Peace Club will have a constitution that is agreed upon by two thirds majority of members. b) Duties and Responsibilities for Peace Clubs Peace Clubs should carry out the following activities to promote peaceful relations within their local communities i) ii) iii) iv) v) vi) 5. To identify convene and discuss important conflict issues affecting communities and to develop possible solutions where possible. To carry out conflict mapping and stakeholder analysis exercises and document conflict issues obtaining in the community To mobilise local residents to participate in community activities To organise cost free activities that promote peaceful relations To undertake income generating projects to sustain the Peace Club as well as contributing to the development of the community. Some of the activities identified will be guided by rural district and local government strategic plans. Activities a) Community Conflict Mediation; During peace building activities, Peace Clubs will be required to play a conflict mediation role. Conflict mediation happens when the people or groups of people in conflict are failing to talk to each other to find a solution to their conflict. A mediator helps the conflicting parties to communicate and find solution among themselves. A good conflict mediator should have certain skills. These skills include; i) ii) iii) iv) v) vi) vii) Effective listening skills Good communication skills Must understand verbal and non-verbal communication Must have good problem solving skills Confidentiality and integrity Ability to accept or absorb the heat of arguments Ability to protect the process of mediation b) Community Mobilization; Peace Clubs will be responsible for mobilising community participants to participate in different peace building activities. Community mobilization is the process of identifying and engaging participants for a given event. In Shona, community mobilization means kukoka/kukokera or ukunxusa in Ndebele. i) Key Considerations When planning to mobilize community members for an activity, it is important to think and ask several questions about why you should mobilize them and who should be mobilized in the community? The following questions can be used as a guide to community mobilisation; 7 ©Heal Zim 2016