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YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT
A communication and knowledge
gap exists between national policymakers and long-standing community practices.
As the country moves towards a national healing and reconciliation process, the emphasis has
been on collaborative efforts not only among the government, ONHRI and civil society organisations, but also with traditional leadership. It is widely acknowledged that the complexity of Zimbabwean society and politics must be understood within the contexts of historical struggles, and this requires inding a balance between modern and traditional conlict resolution and mediation mechanisms at community levels. However, a communication
and knowledge gap exists between national policymakers and long-standing community practices, posing challenges in implementing a nationally-agreed peace and reconciliation programme that is truly representative of all Zimbabweans.
SECONDARY SCHOOL PARTICIPATION
47.7%
M ALE
(UNICEF 2013)
7%
IN 2012
(WORLD BANK 2014D)
85
IN NUMBERS
POPULATION
IN SEVERE POVERTY
12.2% IN 2011
(UNDP 2014)
60,139
(UNHCR 2014)
BOYS GIRLS
INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS
48.6% IN 2008-2012
F EMALE