Community Manage Conflict through use of Traditional practice

Kuwirirana peace club in Gutu Ward 41 is one of many such community structures that works with Heal Zimbabwe in Gutu.

Heal Zimbabwe Trust said the peace clubs recently successfully   utilized a traditional form of collaborative neutral platforms known as nhimbes/ilima to resolve community conflict and promote social cohesion to ensure peaceful coexistence in their community.

"Following a capacity building process through trainings that was carried out early 2016 , the peace clubs managed to carry out  a conflict mapping exercise in their area, where they were identifying conflicts  in their area. Among the conflicts identified include the fact that transport operators in the area were now shunning the route, which connects Mutema  and Mukundi business centers, because the road was in a bad state," said the trust.

"The community in Ward 31 which boarders Ward 41 had created a culture of repairing the road as it passes through their ward but in ward 41 the same road was neglected till transport operators cancelled the route. Makuku Bus Company, the only one that is still servicing the route was now threatening to withdraw its services."

The trust said this created transport problems for the whole community and those in ward 31 were blaming those in ward 41 that because they neglected the road, this has led to transport operators to shun the route.