The Zimbabwe of today

• Poverty that affects over 80% of the population.
• Rampant unemployment especially amongst the youth.
• Human capital erosion, attrition and lack of capacity to replace and produce new skills and capacities needed in different sectors of the economy.
• Failure in policy making and implementation, resulting in stillborn attempts to turn around the economy.
• Failure in leadership, resulting in short-term and ad hoc policies that have not yielded positive results.

The Zimbabwe we will create

Employment Creation

• Establish state policies and incentives for the private sector and non-governmental sector to facilitate employment creation
• Support the construction sector as a major player in employment creation across the country.
• Increase public works programmes to develop infrastructure such as dams, schools, clinics and roads as a mechanism for employment creation.
• Support housing construction as one of the main drivers of both economic development and employment creation.
• Place emphasis on micro-finance to create employment and grow the economy.
• The youth offer a window of opportunity for future development. Special focus will be placed on the values and personal development of youth as the leaders of the future. A stronger emphasis on technical and vocational training to develop skills will strengthen employment creation programmes.
• Support the manufacturing sector as one of the major drivers of growth, employment and generation of foreign currency.
• Support the improvement and expansion of the information and communications technology industries as a key for technological enhancement and employment creation.
• Implement gender policies to ensure equal rights and opportunities for both men and women.

Empowerment

• Establish people-centred processes closer to grassroots to drive development.
• Investigate and strengthen empowerment mechanisms and tools for specific groups including women, youths, rural and urban dwellers