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Background
The Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace in Zimbabwe (CCJPZ), thereafter referred to as the Commission, was formed by the Zimbabwe Catholic Bishop’s Conference (ZCBC) in March 1972 to promote integral development, justice and peace... CCJPZ is committed to the promotion of the following Social Teachings of the Church (STCs).
Principles:
- Dignity of the Human Person: Every human being is created in the image of God and redeemed by Jesus Christ, and therefore is valuable and worthy of respect.
- Respect for Human Life: Human life is sacred and sacrosanct because it was created by God. Killing of human life is therefore immoral.
- Participation: As their rights and duties as citizens, CCJPZ encourages people to participate in all activities of the society that promote common good and the well-being of everyone especially the poor and the marginalised.
- Association: CCJPZ believes that people achieve their potential by associating with others. Family, community or even the nation’s stability must be protected and never be undermined.
- Subsidiarity: This principle guides the complex social relationships by defining responsibilities and limits of government, voluntary associations, civil society, families and individuals.It is not advisable for higher levels of social organisations or government to do for individuals and groups what they can do for themselves.
- Promotion of Common Good: The common good is the sum total of all living conditions – social, political, economic, cultural, technological and environmental – that makes it possible for all humans to fully achieve their potentials for growth.
- Universal Declaration of Earth’s Goods: The goods of this earth are meant for the benefit of everyone. They should be shared justly and or equally
- Option for the Poor: This principle intends to correct the moral mistakes where the poor and the marginalised have been largely left out to benefit from the common good. The Jubilee vision in the book of Leviticus through the proclamations of the Hebrew prophets and Jesus emphasize the vocation of ‘bringing good news to the poor… and proclaiming the year of God’s favour (Luke 4: 16-19).
- Solidarity: To be in solidarity with others is to be moved by their suffering. ‘The joy and hope, the grief and anguish of the men of our time, especially of those who are poor or afflicted in any way, are the joy and hope, the grief and anguish of the followers of Christ as well. Nothing that is genuinely human fails to find an echo in their hearts’ (Vatican II, Gaudium et Spes, 7 Dec. 1965)
- Stewardship of Creation: We are called to respect, conserve and share the resources of the earth as part of God’s creation.
The Commission is affiliated to the Pontifical Commission for Justice and Peace in Rome and has contacts with other Commissions in other countries through Interregional Meeting of Bishops of Southern Africa (IMBISA) and Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM)..
Vision: We envision a God fearing, democratic and prosperous nation
Mission: We exist to promote justice and peace guided by Gospel Values
Values: We are guided by four gospel values of Truth, Justice, Freedom and Love
Our mandate
Following Pope Paul IV Justitia at Pax (Justice and Peace) the purpose of the Commission is to:
- Monitor and document human rights situation in the country for appropriate action.
- Research, investigate and publish situations of injustice and violence and use the information to promote justice and peace.
- Inform the laity and the clergy of their responsibilities to work for justice and peace as Christians.
- Promote informed decision making among the clergy and the laity to influence public opinions according to the STCs.
- Make constructive suggestions and input for the enactment of just civil laws and their impartial administration and implementation.
- Empower and capacitate the clergy and the laity to understand, promote and implement STCs in their lives for the fulfilment of human potential and growth.
- Assist in the formation of the seminarians, clergy, religious, the laity and Christ’s faithful through the popularisation and sustaining STCs
Our Strategies
Our strategy involves provision of public/civic education on STCs, human rights, good governance, justice, peace and participation of all, especially the poor and the marginalised to create a living environment that suits God’s plan for the earth’s creation. We provide communities with skills to research and peacefully engage and dialogue with each other and or with relevant stakeholders to build a God fearing, democratic and prosperous nation. At the national level we collaborate with other organisations and institutions doing similar work to advocate and lobby for a just and peaceful nation guided by STCs.
Our Programmes
Public/Civic Education: This programme provides civic education on STCs, peace building conflict mitigation and management, human rights, justice, voting, election observation and monitoring and other timely issues that affect people.
Action for Better Governance: This programme helps communities to identify pertinent governance issues, carry out research on the identified issues and engage with responsible authorities to demand unavailable services as a way of reducing poverty.
Women and Gender: This programme promotes the dignity of women in accordance with STCs. It helps women to be assertive to become part of the decision making process at all levels of society. It also informs men on the situation of women to eliminate discrimination and unfair cultural practices against women.
Research and Publications: Using our resident animators all over the country, this programme gathers information on practices; actions, decisions or traditions that undermine STCs, human rights, peace and justice for informed interventions and advocacy and lobby processes. Some of the information is disseminated for use by the public through print and electronic publications.
Finance and Administration: Whilst this is not a programme per se, this unit is responsible for formulating project budgets and administers our income and expenditure.
How We Work
We have committed volunteers all over the country (also called justice and peace actors) and full time staff at national and diocesan level that are committed to work for justice and peace. We work through an effective and representative structure that starts from the National to Diocese level that have effective and functional structures that reach the remotest parts of the country where human rights abuses are usually pertinent. The roles of our National and Diocesan Offices are highlighted below:
The National Office (NO) coordinates our activities throughout the country and largely depends on advice and input from the country’s eight Dioceses. Specifically, the NO
- Strengthens the institutional capacity of CCJPZ Zimbabwe; facilitates and develops, technically and or materially, the capacities of the Dioceses to effectively engage in justice and peace works
- Develops relevant training materials, manuals and informational, educational and communication materials
- Informs national advocacy and lobby processes on issues of justice and peace:
- Publishes and disseminates information; updates website and administers CCJPZ blog, twitter and face book.
- Represents CCJPZ nationally, regionally and internationally:
- Advises the Bishops’ conference on justice and peace issues for informed responses
The Diocesan Offices are the largely the programme implementers in line with the Principle of Subsidiarity. Specifically, they are responsible for:
- Community mobilisation for justice and peace activities
- Coordinating and conducting civic education on pertinent issues using STC as the basis
- Coordinate research and information gathering processes
- Producing timely reports on circumstances that undermine STCs, justice and peace and submit them to the Local Ordinary and the NO
- Creating vibrant and effective structures (also known as CCJPZ actors) at every level of society that will act as ears and eyes of justice and peace
Contacts
THE CATHOLIC COMMISSION FOR JUSTICE AND PEACE LIST OF CONTACT DETAILS<
CCJP BISHOP CHAIRMAN
THE RT. REV. A. MUCHABAIWA
DRUMFAD
BOX 57
MUTARE
TEL: 020-62347
FAX: 020-62347
EMAIL : frmaringe@yahoo.com |
CCJP NATIONAL CHAIRPERSON
MRS G. MUZENDA
17 HOFMEYER STREET
MASVINGO
C/O CADED
TEL: 0772 431 786
FAX: 039-262264 |
National Director
Mr.AlouisMunyaradziChaumba
P. O. Box. CY 284, Causeway, Harare, Zimbabwe
Africa Synod House, 29/31 Selous Avenue/Cnr 4th Street, Harare, Zimbabwe
Tel: +263 4 704415 Fax +263 4 721119
Cell phone +263 913 302 830/+263912413485
Emailor ccjp@zcbc.co.zw or natdirccjp@zcbc.co.zw |
ARCHDIOCESE OF BULAWAYO(comprises the following civil districts: Bulilima, Mangwe, Nyamandhlovu, Tsholotsho, Bubi, part of Lupane and Nkayi with Shangani River as boundary, Insiza, Unzingwane, Beitbridge and Gwanda west of Umzingwane River and Matobo. It covers 69 456 square kilometres with a population of 1 925 000 of which 140 000 are Catholics. ) |
SPIRITUAL ADVISOR
FR. MAKORE
P.O. BOX 19 FILABUSI
BULAWAYO
TEL: 017 434
FAX: 09-62386 |
MR J.B. NKATAZO
C/O ARCHDIOCESE
9TH AVE, LOBENGULA ST
BULAWAYO
TEL: 09-62386
FAX:09-62386
EMAIL : ccjpbyo@mweb.co.zw |
DIOCESAN CHAIRPERSON
MR M. SIBANDA
C/O ARCHDIOCESE
9TH AVE, LOBENGULA ST.
BULAWAYO
TEL: 0772 850 701
FAX: 09- 62386 |
CHINHOYI DIOCESE(comprises the following civil districts: Makonde, Hurungwe, Kariba (East of Sanyati River), Guruve, Centenary, Mount Darwin and Rushinga (North of Mazowe River). It covers an area of 56 000 square kilometres with a population of 2 000 000 of which 100 000 are Catholics). |
SPIRITUAL ADVISOR
FR. CHIBONDO
CORPUS CHRISTI
BOX 95
CHINHOYI
TEL: 067-22754 / 0712 767 586
FAX: 067-22217 / 28587
EMAIL :diochin@mango.zw |
DIOCESE COORDINATOR
MR. MURAKWANI
CORPUS CHRISTI
BOX 95
CHINHOYI
TEL: 067-22754
FAX: 067-22217 |
DIOCESAN CHAIRPERSON
MR. MUCHERI
C/O CHINHOYI DIOCESE
BOX 95
CHINHOYI
TEL: 067-22754 |
GOKWE DIOCESE (comprise the following civic districts: Gokwe North and Gokwe South, the area of Omay between the Sengwa and Sanyati rivers in the Kariba District, North of the Shangani river. It is bounded on the North by the Kariba Lake, on the east by Kariba and Kadoma Districts, on the south by Kwekwe and Nkayi Districts and on the West by Lupane and Binga Districts. It covers 26 000 square kilometres with a population of 500 000 of which 62 914 are Catholics). |
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SPRITUAL ADVISOR/COORDINATOR
FR. P. SIBANDA
C/O BISHOPS HOUSE
SASAME 2 AREA
GOKWE
TEL: (059) 2994/2220/0772381665
FAX: (059) 2382
Email: diogokwe@adtech.co.zw |
DIOCESAN CHAIRPERSON
MR. TICHAPONDWA
C/O BISHOPS HOUSE
SASAME 2 AREA
GOKWE
TEL: (059) 2994/2220
FAX: (059) 2382 |
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GWERU DIOCESE(comprising the following civil districts: Gweru, Kwekwe, Shurugwi, Chirumhanzu, Zvishavane and Mberengwa. It covers 29 158 square kilometres with a population of 1 521 000 of which 381 659 are Catholics. ) |
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SPIRITUAL ADVISOR
FR. G. MUVHURO
LORETO
P BAG 9024
GWERU
TEL: (055) 20020
CEL: 0712 213 107/0772 622 364 |
DIOCESAN CHAIRPERSON
MR. CHITUNGO |
COORDINATOR
MR. CHIKEREMA
0913 194 946
GWERU
Email: chikeremaaf@msu.co.zw |
HARARE ARCHDIOCESE(comprising the following civil districts: Mazowe, Bindura, Shamva, Murewa, Rushinga (South of Mazowe River), Mutoko, Kadoma, Chegutu, Harare, Goromonzi, Seke, Marondera, Chivhu, Wedza and Buhera. It covers 63 555 square kilometres with a population of 4 866 000 of which 483 293 are Catholics). |
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SPIRITUAL ADVISOR
FR. JAYA
ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI
39 MAZORODZE RD
P.O. WATERFALLS
TEL: (04) 614184/0772 544 983
Emailmusabuda@hotmail.com: |
DIOCESAN CHAIRPERSON
MR. NYAMWEDA
66 FIFTH STREET
HARARE
TEL: 0772 284 945 |
COORDINATOR
JOEL NKUNSANE
66 FIFTH STREET
P.O. BOX CY330, Causeway
HARARE
TEL: (04) 2916232/ 091 2932535
Email: coordinator@ccjphre.org.zw
Web: www.ccjphre.org.zw |
HWANGE DIOCESE(comprising the following civil districts: Hwange, Binga, and the part of Lupane North of the Shabula river. It is bounded in the North by Zambezi River, on the West by Botswana, on the East by the civil districts of Omay, Gokwe, Lupane and on the South by Nyamandlovu. It covers 43 427 with a population of 346 697 of which 38 175 are Catholics.) |
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SPIRITUAL DIRECTOR
FR. S. LUMANO
BISHOP’S HOUSE
HWANGE
TEL:0912 617 799
Email: ccjphwg@gmail.comor
bishouse@comone.co.zw |
DIOCESAN CHAIRPERSON
ALIYELI LUNGU
C/O FR L. DUBE
BISHOP’S HOUSE
BOX 25
HWANGE
Tel: 0772855068 |
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MASVINGO DIOCESE(Comprises the following civil districts: Beitbridge, Chiredzi, Chivi, Gutu, Bikita, Masvingo, Mwenezi and Zaka. It covers an area of 70 000 square kilometres with a population of 1 863 650 of which 215 500 are Catholics.) |
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SPIRITUAL DIRECTOR
FR. THOMAS MADUSISE
RUTENGA
BOX 43
TEL: (034) /077 2 901 027
Email: bishopmd@mweb.co.zwor bishopmd@rcmasvingodiocse.org |
DIOCESAN COORDINATORMR. E. VENGESA
C/O CADEC
14 HOFMEYER STREET
MASVINGO
TEL: 077 2 431 786
FAX: (039) 262264
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MUTARE DIOCESE(comprising the following civil districts: Maungwe, Mutasa, Mutare, Nyanga, Chimanimani and Chipinge. It covers 32,202 square kilometres with a population of 1 675 000 of which 119 500 are Catholics) |
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SPIRITUAL DIRECTOR
FR WASOSA
CCJP OFFICE
P.O. BOX 1269
MUTARE
TEL: (020) 61752/67906 |
DIOCESAN CHAIRPERSON
TBA
C/O CCJP OFFICE
P.O. BOX 1269
MUTARE
TEL: (020) 60934 |
COORDINATOR
MRS. CHIMANGE
CCJP OFFICE
P.O. BOX 1269
MUTARE
TEL: (020) 61752/67906
EMAIL: mutpax@mweb.co.zw |
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