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Zimbabwe wins international aware for childrens’ heritage education project

Zimbabwe wins international award for childrens’ heritage education project

In 2014 the Nyanga members of the National Trust started a project designed to enable school children to “re-discover their living traditions and identify their cultural roots”.  Previous work had shown little knowledge of traditional Shona culture among children visiting the Museum, which is still attached to the Rhodes Hotel, Juliasdale. The project was championed by Edone Ann Logan, Chair of the Rhodes Nyanga Historical Exhibition (RNHE), working with 132 children and 6 teachers from a secondary school and 2 primary schools, each of which now run a Heritage Club.  Artifacts from the museum are used as part of the teaching materials.

The Project gave the RNHE and the NTZ the opportunity of raising public awareness to the value of cultural heritage and the study of the unique prehistory of the area was incorporated into the history and heritage curriculums.  Training guides for the schools involved in the program were compiled and a display of items/pictures and artifacts was developed at Juliasdale, supported by a small grant from Zim National Trust. Schools were encouraged schools to visit local heritage sites and experience hands-on traditional crafts, and most importantly, research their own family histories, collect stories from their grandparents, and find their own identities within their ethnic groups.

Mr W Dhlandhlara of the SOLON Foundation generously provided funds for transportation of school children to activities and funding. SOLON also provided 60 schools in the area with a copy of Robert Soper’s ”Terrace Builders of Nyanga”, and the Prehistory Society of Zimbabwe followed by donating Rob Burrett’s “Shadows of our Ancestors” to each school.

The Zim NT project was invited to display at The 17th International Conference of National Trust held in Bali in September 2017.  Conference delegates were requested to rate the “”Best SGP-supported Project”” from among all previous winners over the past 3 years. On the final day of the conference Dame Fiona Reynolds, the International NT Chair announced that the NTZ had won the competition!  With over 130 delegates from 30 countries at the conference. Congratulation’s go to Edone Ann Logan and to all her committee and teacher members for implementing this innovative project at Juliasdale.

David Scott, NTZ Chair accepting the prize from Dame Fiona Reynolds

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NEW BOOKS

The Lucky Bean Tree

New to the Kindle Store for £2.35. book articles It has small illustrations by a well-known Zimbabwe artist and cartoonist.  The first chapter can be viewed free. The author and illustrator (pen name S.J. Russon) are ex GHS girls.  The story, set in a country called Mozepwe, covers 1980 to the present (condensed to 2 years.  It is fiction as are the characters but readers may well recognise some events.  There are a few laughs

 Nyanga’s Rich Heritage

“Nyanga’s Rich Heritage”  (2016)  By Rob Burrett & Edone Ann Logan. pp.104. This booklet covers the natural history of Nyanga; its geology, landscapes, waterfalls and diverse vegetation. There is a section on archaeology, including current understanding of the terracing, the pits, the forts and water furrows, based on research over the last two decades. More recent history of Nyanga is covered, from the arrival of Douglas MacAdam, the Rhodes’ Estate, the growth of farming and the tourism industry and its facilities, the various Christian missions, to the 1970s. The final section is a roadside guide – a trip down memory lane along the main road from Rusape northward, in which various current and past hotels and personalities are mentioned. The booklet is a guide to help modern tourists, but will also appeal to former Zimbabweans who have fond memories of Inyanga.

To purchase this or other Booklets on Rhodesian/Zimbabwe history, contact Rob Burrett of Khami Press  – khamipress@gmail.com . Price of books is around US$5, plus postage of about $10.

The ‘Nyanga’s Rich Heritage’ booklet is being promoted by the National Trust of Zimbabwe, an organisation that seeks to conserve national and cultural sites in Zimbabwe.

For more information please visit the National Trust of Zimbabwe website: http://www.ntoz.org and the Facebook page –  https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=nyanga%27s%20rich

 

 

 

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ANZAC DAY PARADE 2016

The Anzac March went off well considering the rainy weather.  A BBQ was held afterwards at Kings Park.  We managed to secure a covered area and a good time was had by all who attended. A two up was held and also an auction of high quality spirits.

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Amazing Animals

This might be the first ever recorded rescue of a baby zebra and a
wildebeest by the same hippo on the Mara River close to Lemala Mara camp.
Both were rescued within space of 10 minutes as they crossed over from the
Lamai side. The photos and videos were captured by Michael Yule and other
guests as they were watching a major wildebeest crossing at the time.
The hippo was watching as the wildebeest herd swam past. As soon as the calf
jumped in, the hippo swam up to it and pushed it along all the way across
until it had reached safety on the other side. It then went back and did the
same for a zebra foal just minutes later.
The wildebeest and zebra are now moving down in large numbers from the Masai
Mara across the Lamai plains and crossing the Mara River . Guests of Lemala
Camp are witnessing crossings every day. Some of the herds have arrived
north of Lobo.

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