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POPULATION
14.15 MILLION IN 2013 (WORLD BANK 2014A)
URBAN-RURAL DEMOGRAPHIC
40% Urban population (2013)
(WORLD BANK 2014B)
60% Rural (2013)
(WORLD BANK 2014C)
Community- Based Healing and Reconciliation in Zimbabwe
Bishop Emeritus Dr Ambrose Moyoa, Ecumenical Church Leaders Forum (ECLF)
Zimbabwe’s government and people face challenges today that range from development to economic sustainability and livelihoods. Combined with the aftermath of a violent past, these challenges impact on Zimbabweans’ sense of security in more than one way. As religious and traditional leaders, politicians and other community members relect on sources of insecurity, national healing and reconciliation emerges as an important priority. Community-driven Local Peace Committees that combine traditional and contemporary governance structures have contributed to fostering a stable and inclusive political atmosphere.
=10.000.000
a This chapter was the product of team work of several ECLF colleagues, coordinated by the author, Executive Director of ECLF.
GLOBAL PEACE INDEX 2014
148 162
(IEP 2014A)
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX 2013
156 187
ZIMBABWE
(UNDP 2014)
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