Traditional Conflict Prevention and Peace Building <i>Dzoro </i>System in Zimbabwe
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Conflict Prevention, Violence, Peace building, Ubuntu
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Despite its long existence among the Shona people of Zimbabwe, the dzoro system has largely remained undocumented in terms of its developmental and conflict prevention potential. In this article, it is noted that the dzoro system prevents conflict and promote peace. It does so through promoting constant interaction among members of the community, enforcing the value of togetherness, facilitating food security and providing an efficient division of labour. this article acknowledges the fact that the dzoro system perfoms a cocktail of functions among the Shona people and that there is no specific function to which it has been designed. With such a multiplicity of functions, it is noted that the system is organised along the Ubuntu philosophy which is critical in the preservation of peace and prevention of conflicts. The article is based on qualitative methods: unstructured interviews,focus group discussions and direct observations.
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