HEAL ZIMBABWE - BASELINE STUDY REPORT reconciliation issues without needing national interventions. Figure 3 below is i re a decentralized structure demanded by most study respondents. Propo e NPRC e entrali ation le el ii) The Commission should not only be decentralised, but it must be anchored on grassroots processes and bottomup principles which increases popular access to the NPRC services and a people driven solutions to their grievances. This way, solutions to victims and perpetrators grievances may be easily addressed through local indigenous structures which may play a role in enabling sustainable peace building. However, there are challenges that could hinder this decentralisation process such as financial resources and political will. Since the adoption of the constitution in 2013, the government is yet to implement constitutional provisions requiring devolution of power at provincial levels which reflects lack of political will. Peace and Reconciliation Scope The scope of the peace and reconciliation process in Zimbabwe is within the ambit of transitional justice. The study findings indicate that the NPRC’s work should focus on all episodes of conflict that characterise the pre-and post-independence eras. However, the Commission must put more emphasis on the liberation war struggle violations and the post-independence Zimbabwe conflict episodes. These issues include pre-independence violations such as abuse of non-combatants by freedom fighters and reintegration of freedom fighters, the Gukurahundi, electoral and political violence, Operation Murambatsvina (including other urban settlements demolitions), Economic Structural Adjustment Programs, 63