The report details the proceedings and outcomes of the CCSF Bi-Annual Conference that took place on 27 and 28 June 2012. The two day Conference was attended by Forty (40) delegates on day one and Seventy (70) on day two. The purpose of the bi-annual conference was to review progress made by the Church and Civil Society in contributing to peace building in Zimbabwe, collectively identify priority areas for intervention for the Church and Civil Society for the remaining part of the year and 2013, facilitate learning of best practices to inform future Church and Civil Society interventions in peace building and violence prevention and explore opportunities for greater engagement between CCSF and key stakeholders working on peace.
Some of the outcomes of the Conference included creation of a platform for CCSF members to review the first six months of implementation and to plan for the remainder of the year. The Cluster presentations highlighted the following key outputs:
- Hosting 16 Community Multi -stakeholder and Meet Your Leader meetings in Ntepe Village Gwanda, Bulawayo, Zaka, Chivi, Norton, Hwange, Gweru, Nkayi, 4 Peace Concerts in Bulawayo, Lalapanzi, Mutoko, 1 PEACE Road show in Bulawayo and 3 Sports for Peace in Lalapanzi, Jotsholo, Mutoko
- Creating a platform for 1046 people from 9 districts to dialogue on historical conflicts and community specific ways of mitigating against future conflict
- Creating a platform for 2773 people from 4 districts to interact with their local Police at the Sports Galas and Peace Concerts.
- Trained 776 traditional leaders and villagers from Murewa, Goromonzi, Mberengwa, Nyanga and Mangwe districts in Conflict Management skills.
