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Civil society organizations (CSOs) are gathered in Harare for a Dissemination and Self-Reflection Dialogue on Global Partnership for Effective Development Co-operation (GPEDC) for the Northern Region Meeting that is taking place today 18 June 2025 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel.
In his opening remarks at the workshop, Bishop Charles Masunungure, the Vice Chairperson of the National Non-Governmental Organizations (NANGO) Northern Region Executive Committee, said the Dissemination and Self-Reflection Dialogue on the 4th Monitoring Round of the Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation (GPEDC) came at an opportune time.
He said the participation of CSOs underscored the shared commitment to advancing development effectiveness in Zimbabwe.
“As outlined in today’s agenda, this dialogue is not merely a presentation of findings but a strategic opportunity for collective reflection. Together, we will engage with the 4th Monitoring Round results, assessing progress and gaps in transparency, cooperation, and legal frameworks. We will also define CSO priorities for the upcoming national multi-stakeholder dialogues.,” Bishop Masunungure said.
The dialogue reflected on CSOs’ role in the Debt and Arrears Clearance process, ensuring civil society remains a pillar of accountability, with NANGO and the National Association of Youth Organizations (NAYO) as CSO focal points in the process.
The dialogue was a call to action—to amplify grassroots voices and hold stakeholders accountable to the principles of inclusive development. Today’s sessions—from the plenary discussions to the breakaway groups—were designed to foster candid exchanges.
“I urge you to participate actively in framing actionable priorities; share openly your experiences and challenges; and collaborate to ensure our diversity strengthens, not divides, our collective agenda. As we begin, let us remember that the outcomes of this dialogue will shape our advocacy in the months ahead. Let us seize this moment to build consensus, align strategies, and reaffirm civil society’s indispensable role in Zimbabwe’s development journey,” Bishop Masunungure added.
MacDonald Munyoro, the Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning Manager of the National Association of Youth Organisations (NAYO) Zimbabwe said the Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation was established in 2011 to bring together different stakeholders in development to come together and work around some of the key commitments that come from development processes.
“One of those commitments is around the Sustainable Development Goals, the SDGs, where we are saying that by 2030 we should have achieved certain targets, we should have achieved certain goals. The platform was designed to bring the different actors that are involved in development. In this meeting, we have one of those actors, which is civil society organizations. But beyond us as civil society organizations, we also have other actors that are involved in development, like the private sector, and our very own government of Zimbabwe,” Munyoro said.
