Ruwa
Ruwa is a city in Mashonaland East Province in Zimbabwe . It is located about 30 km east of Harare at 1513 meters above sea level on the railway line and road to Marondera and Mutare . The place is characterized by its agricultural surroundings.
geography
Ruwa has 56,678 inhabitants (as of 2012).
Social
There is little social tension in Ruwa. Some church projects support schools, hospitals, agricultural training and marketing of crops. There are also social problems here due to the expropriation of large white farmers, but far less excessively than in other parts of the country. The intimidation of MDC supporters by ZANU , which was directed by Robert Mugabe , and massive brawls, especially in the neighboring town of Mabvuku, was officially reprimanded by Amnesty International and SADC .
The Kufunda learning center
The Kufunda Learning Center was established in 2002 to provide the rural population with an environment in which to gain confidence. Today Kufunda is an independent village near Ruwa, which is being developed by 28 volunteers. In Kufunda there are usually two-week courses in which the participants from all over Zimbabwe are taught different basic skills such as self-management, basic economic knowledge, soap making, yoga and philosophy. There are also projects on HIV and AIDS as well as the environment and ecology through education funds .
art
The arts and crafts develop rapidly on the basis of Shona sculptures, especially the internationally highly regarded family of sculptors Nicholas Mukomberanwas . The yard of the sculptor Mike Munyaradzi in Ruwa is the seat of the artists' association " Friends Forever ".
Individual evidence
- ↑ Census 2012 Mashonaland East, PDF-PAGE 25 ( Memento of the original from June 13, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English; PDF; 6.15 MB), accessed on June 11, 2015
- ↑ Official project website , accessed on May 6, 2015
Coordinates: 17 ° 53 ′ S , 31 ° 15 ′ E