4-H Zimbabwe has attended the “WJP Convening on Democracy and the Rule of Law in Chicago, United States of America.
4-H Zimbabwe was selected as one the 30 finalists globally through it’s work on Enhancing meaningful youth participation in national development, peace building and political processes program in Zimbabwe. The organization has been working with young people from all the 11 political parties that contested for the 2023 harmonized elections.
30 finalists from across the world were present to exhibit the work that they are doing. The four categories that were there included 1) Media and information 2) Electoral processes 3) Justice institutions and 4) Youth engagement. 4-H Zimbabwe was under the youth engagement category.
Representatives from selected organizations that focus particularly on youth engagement around the globe showcased their work. Countries present for this section included Brazil, Romania, United States, Nepal, Ukraine and Zimbabwe ( represented by 4-H Zimbabwe Foundation )
Presenting on the work done by 4-H Zimbabwe Foundation is the Executive Director John Muchenje and Programs Manager Didmus Dewa.
The two have highlighted the problem that 4-H Zimbabwe seeks to address youth exclusion in national development and peace building processes and how the organization has been solving these problems through #Sport4Peace#dialogues#Art4Peace and youth peace trainings. The director also highlighted that the organization has been including People with Disabilities in their programming. He went on to highlight how working with music artists from the different political parties contributed to a wide reach of more than 5 million people within Zimbabwe.
The program was a great success and representatives from 4-H Zimbabwe had a chance to network and to learn more about the work that ought to be done world wide by all representatives when it comes to advancing the rule of law.
The organization will continue to engage with world justice project as alumni so as to get more understanding of the strategies needed to approach inclusive democracy. The organization will continue to engage young people from all the different political parties in Zimbabwe to ensure that they understand the need to work together and tolerate one another for a more prosperous and safe Zimbabwe.