 05 January 2007 |
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Country of the week: Zimbabwe
• Friend articles on Zimbabwe Zimbabwe is part of Central & Southern Africa YM, which FWCC lists as having 200 members altogether. Its Monthly Meetings are Bulawayo and Harare. John Schmid, treasurer of Bulawayo MM, told us: 'Our two meetings have shrunk considerably in recent years, to the extent that both in Harare and here as few as four Friends might meet on a Sunday. Yet we keep the flag flying and we keep two bursary schemes and a food relief scheme going.' Another major Quaker activity in Zimbabwe is Hlekweni, meaning place of laughter. This is a Quaker training village near Bulawayo offering agriculture, building work and garment making courses amongst others as well as running a school. This year Hlekweni celebrates its 40th anniversary. Read more about the country at the Zimbabwe wikipedia page Other links: • The Quaker African Trust • Watch Hazel-Ann Morris talk about her experience at Hlenweki Two articles in the Quaker Economist (an independent Quaker e-journal): • Zimbabwe: Background to the Crisis • Trusteeship for Zimbabwe? • International Home (Beta pages - some browsers may experience problems at the moment) If we've missed anything out here, feel free to send links or more information to editorial@thefriend.org
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