Fellowship of Reconciliation Zimbabwe (FOR-Zimbabwe)
Fellowship of Reconciliation Zimbabwe (FOR-Zimbabwe) founded in Zimbabwe in 1967 is the oldest a branch of the International Fellowship of Reconciliation (IFOR). IFOR members share a vision of a world where conflicts are resolved through nonviolent means.
The modus operandi of the Fellowship of Reconciliation Zimbabwe (FOR-Zimbabwe) is based on the the IFOR philosophy of : “The Courage of Individual Action with the Strength of a Supportive Community”
“IFOR understands the importance of local action and we realize that local actions can have global significance”.
The major objective of the Fellowship of Reconciliation Zimbabwe (FOR-Zimbabwe) is the creation and nurturing of a culture of nonviolence, tolerance, hard work, honesty and peace as a way of life and a means of social and economic transformation using a grassroots approach.
FOR- Zimbabwe is an apolitical and multi faith institution made up of a diverse array of people of conscience who identify with IFOR’s values.
FOR- Zimbabwe has done a number of key projects including under its flagship program the Nonviolence Education and Training Program:
1. Refugees integration- Mozambique disturbances (1980)- Heal the Wounds
2. College and University Students Nonviolence Trainings
3. Trade Unions Conflict Resolution and Negotiation Skills trainings
4. Poverty Alleviation- Youths Empowerment Nonviolence Trainings with special focus on Economic Empowerment (ongoing)
5. Youths Peace Clubs
6. Faith Based Community Penetration Program Nonviolence and Economic Trainings (ongoing)
Currently FOR-Zimbabwe is working on a broad based Africa Continental Youth Interactive Leadership Project with a Special Emphasis on Poverty Alleviation in collaboration with other like minded IFOR branches.
Membership is open to any person who is deeply committed to transforming the culture of violence into what Martin Luther King Jr. often described as the “Beloved Community.”
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We have delivered to youths, women and men
Empowerment Skills.
What we do
How we help
Objectives
1. To initiate and promote peace building, nonviolence and poverty alleviation efforts in Zimbabwe, in Africa and at the global stage
2. To engage in activities for the enhancement of peace and poverty alleviation at all levels of society
3. To co-operate and network with or associate with any person or persons and organizations working for the same objectives
4. To initiate programs and activities to empower youths and women with leadership skills and give them nonviolence training and recruit such youths to work on peace and development programs
5. To encourage churches and religious organizations to promote the culture of peace, reconciliation skills development
Nonviolence Education and Training Program
We initiate programs and activities to empower youths and women with leadership skills and give them nonviolence training and empower such youths to work on peace and development programs . We work with and impact the grassroots youths, women and men with a special emphasis on Empowerment Skills as it has come to our realization that non-violence in abstract is unsustainable.
Support Services
1. Girl Child Survival Kit Initiative: This is an Initiative of the Fellowship of Reconciliation Zimbabwe under the Nonviolence Education and Training Program with financial support from the International Peacemakers Fund. Furthermore, these girls go through a series of Non-violence and Life Skill Training workshops with a view of having them start their own small business projects after the trainings.
2. Ongoing Youth Non-violence and Empowerment Training Program: Young people are being empowered both in terms of Non-violence and Life Survival Skills. Current projects are being run at a training farm 30km out of Harare.
3. Non-violence Training Workshops: Non-violence Training Workshops are conducted in collaboration with
churches and other faith-based community partners who provide venues and
logistical backing.