SOCIAL COMMUNICATIONS (SOCCOM)
What is Social Communications?
How does Social Communications work?
SOCCOM Major Responsibilities
Publication of Catholic Church Magazines, Newsletters & Pastoral Letters
Coverage and recording of all church events and developments Enhance
communication within the church and develop communication strategies that aid to the
work of evangelization.
Promote the church’s work and its involvement with society through communication.
Promote the work of Commissions like Health, Education, Pontifical Mission Societies,
Biblical Pastoral Ministry,, Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace, Caritas and the
Pastoral Center.
It helps in animating Communication in the dioceses and help in the establishment
Parishes communication structures.
Documentation of all church-society related activities.
Networking with public and private media and encourage positive coverage of the
church by state and private media.
Further the church’s mission of evangelization through the media framework.
Create a platform for sharing information, faith, ideas and beliefs.
SOCCOM Departments
Structure of Social Communications:
Rudolph Nyandoro
Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Gokwe
Fr. Liberty Tagwirei
Chairman of the Social Communications Commission of Gokwe Diocese
Mr. Marius Zibgwi
Caritas Zimbabwe
National Coordinator
Gokwe
BACKGROUND
VISION
MISSION
MANDATE
CORE VALUES
THE CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF GOKWE
EDUCATION COMMISSSION
+263779885411
gokweeducomm91@gmail.com
Administrative Structure
Some of our works include but not limited to the following:
• Representing the Diocese on all educational matters at District, Provincial and National levels.
• Liaising with the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education in all Educational matters.
• Organising workshops for the promotion of Catholic ethos in all Diocesan schools.
• Supervises, advises and inspect all personnel in the Catholic Schools.
• Developing partnerships with other stakeholders for sustainable development.
• Maintaining good educational standards.
• Promoting Catholic Ethos of the school.
• Improving, establish and acquire new institutions at strategic points for schools.
SCHOOLS ADDRESSES
The diocese of Gokwe, cut off from the Diocese of Hwange was erected on 19 October 1991. The diocese comprises the civil districts of Gokwe North and Gokwe South, the area of Omay between the Sengwa and Sanyati rivers in the Kariba district, and the area of Nkayi district, north of Shangani river.
The diocese of Gokwe covers an area of 26 000 square kilometers and a population of 500 000 people. The diocese in its infants is heavily investing in education, this is witnessed by several pre-schools, 5 primary schools 6 secondary schools.
Below are the addresses of the schools in the diocese-:
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01 The Head
Chireya Secondary School
P O Box 03
Chireya, Gokwe
The Parish Priest
Chireya Mission
P Bag 6104
Gokwe
02 The Head
Kana Secondary School
P Bag 5859
Nkayi Tel: (059) 2244)
The Parish Priest
Kana Mission
P Bag 5859
Nkayi Tel: (059) 2303
The Head
Togwe Secondary School
P O Box 680
Gokwe
Tel: 059-2414
04 The Head
Tsungai High School
P Bag 6
Nembudzia, Gokwe
The Parish Priest
Nembudzia Mission
P Bag 6
Nembudzia, Gokwe
05 The Head
St Michael’s Siakobvu Secondary School
PO Siakobvu, via Karoi
Tel: (061 ) 2381
06 The Head
Nesigwe Secondary School
P O Box 125
Nkayi
The Parish Priest
Nesigwe
P O Box 125
Nkayi
07 The Head
St Joseph Lunga Primary School
Nembudzia
P Bag 6, Gokwe
The Parish Priest
Nembudzia Mission
P Bag 6
Gokwe Tel: (059) 2740
08 The Head
St Dominic’s Primary School
P O Box 01
Chireya, Gokwe
(cf No.168)
09 The Head
Sacred Heart Primary School
P Bag 5859
Nkayi Tel: (059) 2508
(cf No.169)
10 The Head
St Pauls’ Primary School
P O Box 490
Gokwe
11 The Head
Gumunyu Mission Primary
P Bag 4
Nembudzia
CATHOLIC COMMISSION FOR JUSTICE AND PEACE IN ZIMBABWE (CCJPZ) - GOKWE
Fr. Christopher Wusiku
Coordinator
Postal address:
CCJP-Gokwe Bishop’s House
P O Box 90 Gokwe
Physical Address:
Stand No: Nyaradza Township Gokwe.
Diocesan Offices adjacent to St John’s Cathedral.
Email Address: ccjpgokw@live.com
Phone No: +263552592926
The Ccoordinator
Fr. Christopher Wusiku
cwchriss82@gmail.com
Cell: +263777523343
OUR MISSION
CCJP exists to promote justice and peace guided by Gospel values
OUR VISION
OUR VISION: CCJP envisions a God fearing, democratic and just nation
OUR VALUES
Truth, Justice, Freedom and Love.
OUR MANDATE
CCJP is mandated by the Church to:
1. Monitor and document human rights situation in the country for appropriate action.
2. Research, investigate and publish situations of injustice and violence and use the information to promote
justice and peace.
3. Inform the laity and the clergy of their responsibility to work for justice and peace as Christians.
4. Promote informed decision making among the clergy and the laity to influence public opinions according
to the Social Teachings of the Church (STCs)
5. Make constructive suggestions and input for the enactment of just laws and their impartial administration
and implementation.
6. Empower and capacitate the clergy and the laity to understand, promote and implement STCs in their
lives for the fulfilment of human potential and growth.
7. Assist the clergy, religious and the laity through popularization and sustaining STCs.
8. Facilitate and disseminate Social Teachings of the Church. STCs shed the light of the gospel on the
issues that affect our lives in society, and offer the Church’s wisdom, insight and experience in dealing
with them. They contain a number of principles which are relevant in our lives:
a) Dignity of the human person.
b) Respect for human life.
c) Participation.
d) Association.
e) Subsidiarity.
f) Promotion of the common good.
g) Universal declaration of earth’s goods.
h) Solidarity.
i) Stewardship of creation.
OUR STRATEGY
Our strategy involves provision of public/civic education on STCs, human rights, good governance, justice peace and participation of all, especially the poor and the marginalized to create a living environment that suits God’s plan for the earth’s creation. We provide communities with skills to research and peacefully engage and dialogue with each other and or with relevant stakeholders to build a God fearing, democratic and prosperous nation. As a commission we also network and collaborate with other organizations who have the same mission with us.
OUR PROGRAMMES
1. Public/Civic education.
2. Action for Better Governance.
3. Women and Gender.
4. Research for publications.
Concept by Fr. Liberty Tagwirei Designed by Daniel Njondaya @ WiseHost