Co-founder and chairman of the National Constitutional Assembly (NCA), Madhuku’s goal is to bring democracy to his country.

The NCA, which is committed to constitutional reform, is comprised of Zimbabwean citizens and civic organizations, including labor movements, student and youth groups, women groups, churches, business groups and human rights organizations.

Dr. Madhuku is at the forefront of the NCA's activities, personally leading protests and drawing a new draft constitution. The NCA spearheaded such initiatives as the successful NO VOTE campaign in 2000, which rejected the constitution drafted by the government and gave Robert Mugabe his first ever electoral defeat.

That same year, the NCA began the One Hundred Days Peace Initiative to promote peace within the nation in the face of growing political violence. The riot police broke up its first activity, The Peace March. After that, the NCA continued to educate the public and put mass pressure on the government to yield to constitutional reform.

Dr. Madhuku has been persecuted, brutally beaten by anti-riot police during a peaceful demonstration, and jailed on and off for demanding constitutional reform.

In October 2004, the Mugabe regime proposed a law to ban all non-governmental organizations, with the NCA a prime target. Dr. Madhuku remained in Zimbabwe to organize and lead public protests rather than attend the Civil Courage Prize ceremony. He was represented by Geoffrey Nyarota, former editor-in-chief of the Daily News, Zimbabwe's largest independent newspaper, who is now at the Kennedy School of Government.

For further information about Dr. Madhuku and the National Constitutional Assembly, please visit www.nca.org.zw.