HEAL ZIMBABWE - BASELINE STUDY REPORT • • • • Reduction in political violence and human rights violations (process deterrence effects) Existence of substantive reports with actionable recommendations Reparations Name and shaming of perpetrators of violence Outcomes –outcome indicators relates to the achievements of the NPRC from its interventions. Potential indicators of success in the work of the NPRC include: the retrieval of truth about what happened to various victims and survivors, genuine public apologies, compensation of victims, institutional reforms and prosecution of the perpetrators of violence. However, some of these indicators could be difficult to measure given the different contexts and narratives that exist in Zimbabwe’s a le O t o e in i ator of e fre violent legacy. For example, genuine public apologies may not be easy to measure although a common understanding can be reached in defining each of the benchmark indicators. In response to a question seeking to identify indicators of success: Indicate what you would consider to be the three major indicators for a successful Peace and Reconciliation programme/ policy, respondents mentioned different pointers as shown in table 16 below. en ie Indicators of Success Percentages Peace 20.1 Unity, racial and ethnic integration. 14.2 Economic and national development 13.3 Political freedom and stability 13.1 Justice 10.0 Reconciliation, apology and forgiveness 9.0 Good governance, accountability and transparency 7.8 Compensation and healing of victims of violence 7.0 Employment creation 4.5 Improved livelihood, education and food security 1.0 Total 100 The above table shows that overall the respondents expect the NPRC to create a peaceful society where all people live without fear followed by an economic and national development process. A total of 20.1% of the survey respondents most frequently mentioned peace while 14.2% mentioned unity, racial and ethnic integration. Improved livelihood, education and food security were least mentioned by 1.0% of the survey respondents. These indicators may not be exhaustive but they link well with the key reconciliation issues identified by the respondents where they said first electoral/political violence must be addressed followed by employment creation. 59