Zimbabwe Democracy and Development Foundation (ZDDF)

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ZDDF works to facilitate the following programs and activities
 
In Zimbabwe

 In N. America 

Elsewhere
Engage and Dialogue

1. Ongoing discussion with political, civil, non-profit, cultural and business leaders

 

2. Proposed agriculture and trade forum TBA

 

3. Developed proposal and open invitation to Government, ZANU-PF and MDC to facilitate Zimbabwean led, multi-party talks on plans for rebuilding post free and fair elections.

 

4. Open dialogue with civil society and faith based groups on multi-stakeholder engagement.

 

 

1. Informal meetings of a MDC senior leader with various State of Iowa leadership.

 

2. Informal meeting in Iowa of MDC senior leader with several African Ambassadors based in Wahsington DC, civil and development orgnisations and the private sector.

(Oct 2006 and 2007)

 

3. Facilitate meetings of opposition leadership to Washington, DC

(planned)

 

1. Begin dialogue with other non-profit democracy and civil rights groups to support alliance supporting democracy and plans for future growth.

 

2. Begin dialogue with UN and its various bodies. 

Restore and Rebuild

1. Propose the development of a detailed bi-partisan plan for the "Revitalisation of Agriculture in Zimbabwe"

 

2. Open dialogue with CFU and ZNFU and other stakeholders over details in plan

 1. Planned Meetings with USAID and other development partners to support and fund proposals

(Sept / October 2007)

1. Proposed meeting with SADC Agriculture and Trade Officials.

 

(proposed)

Monitor and Improve 1. Develop plan with opposition to work towards MCA criteria. 1. Work with US State department and MCC to gather support and technical assistance to plan for long term progress against criteria  1. TBA
Promote and Infrom

1. TBA

 1. Public forum proposed for September and October in Iowa, USA

 

2. Share Zimbabwe issues and growth potential with future US presidential candidates and key US political leadership

 

3. Meet with and plan trade and investment discussions with US business leaders

1.TBA