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Excerpt from "Introduction" of Ukuphemba Umthethosisekelo Wakho / Creating Your Constitution, a 171-page English-language / Zulu-language handbook published in 1994 by the Community Law Centre, with support from Shell South Africa. © Copyright 1994 Community Law Centre

[The Community Law Centre has since changed its name to Community Law & Rural Development Centre (CLRDC).  It is a South African non-governmental organisation affiliated to the University of Natal.]

"Introduction: The purpose of this book"

"The aim of this book is to enable rural South Africans to have the fullest possible input into the Constitution that will regulate their rights and responsibilities in our new democracy.

As its name implies, Creating Your Constitution is designed for active participation.

It acts as a guide to the main provisions in the Interim Constitution and highlights areas of concern, confusion and controversy that readers may wish to discuss.

Special illustrated sections serve as workshop topics, with dialogue and questions to encourage debate about whether the Constitution reflects the needs of rural communities."