Dzefunde Trust

24/02/2022

08/05/2021

"Baba muredzi - mwana kuchema anodaidza mai."
- Shona Proverb.

A father simply ensures a child is taken care of, while a mother actually takes care of the child. That is why you will often hear the Shona say out the word ‘amai’ when they cry.

See you soon in Zimbabwe!

10/11/2020

Gallery Delta Presents: The Summer Exhibition
‘Signs Of The Times’
- Webster Mubairenyi Where to go? Oil on Canvas

07/11/2020

Get some culture...

02/11/2020

02/11/2020

Great news for all prospective travellers to Zimbabwe: See you soon!

20/10/2020

The Mbare Cultural Tour is centred on exploring the heritage, culture, and people of Mbare Township and their creativity.

23/05/2020

Dzefunde Trust supports Zimbabwe Culture Week 2020.

MINISTER LAUNCHES CULTURE WEEK

The Minister of Youth Sport Arts and Recreation Honorable Kirsty Coventry has launched the 2020 Culture Week with a call for Zimbabweans not to forget their values of Ubuntu/Unhu and continue to co-exist and engage in respectful dialogue, during the lockdown measures being implemented by government to curb the spread of the deadly COVID19 disease.

In a speech broadcast on ZBC News Online and on the Zoom conferencing facility, Minister Coventry said the disease has made an indelible mark in the country and the world over with new cultures and behaviours emerging in order to cope with a new world order, a new normal.

“COVID-19 has affected many of our cultural events like funerals, burials, weddings, and other social practices that bring people together to celebrate or support each other. Thus COVID-19 has challenged some cultural practices and traditions that we had known as part of our existence as the people of Zimbabwe and the world.” She said.

Minister Coventry said that COVID-19 should not lead the people of Zimbabwe to shun their culture.

“As we practice social distancing let us not forget our values of Ubuntu/Unhu. Let us continue to co-exist and engage in respectful dialogue even on social media, where most of us now spend much of our time on, as a result of the lockdown measures. In our Online conversations let us celebrate our cultural diversity as it is the driving force for development.” The Minister said.

This year’s Culture Week includes a discussion on an online discussion entitled “the impact of COVID-19 on traditional Zimbabwean cultural practices” on the Zoom Platform on Wednesday 20 May and a musical concert featuring some of the country’s top artists will be screened on the National Television station ZBC Television as well as on social media platforms on Saturday evening to wrap up the week’s festivities.

In the provinces, online launches will be replicated together with other performances by traditional dance groups and exhibitions of various traditional artefacts, cooking instruments and traditional apparel. These will also be shared on social media platforms.

Minister Coventry said this year’s Culture was very significant for Zimbabwe, coming at a time when most families are spending a lot of time together due to the national lockdown measures thus providing an opportunity Zimbabweans to appreciate and enhance their knowledge and understanding of their culture.

The theme for Culture Week this year is “Zimbabwe @ 40, celebrating our cultural diversity and heritage.” This dovetails well with the national mood where we are celebrating 40 years of Independence as well as our diverse cultural expressions.

Culture week is timed every year to coincide with the UNESCO World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development which falls on the 21st of May every year, and in 2020 this is on Thursday.

The event is designed to allow citizens to appreciate the diversity of the arts and cultures that abound, locally and globally.

23/05/2020

Celebrating Zimbabwean culture!

05/05/2020

𝗗𝘇𝗲𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲: (𝘥𝘻-ɛə𝘳-𝘧𝘰𝘰-𝘯𝘥-æ)
This is the traditional Shona response of an audience to a storyteller. The response encourages the storyteller to continue with their narration. The word is the audience’s confirmation that “𝘺𝘦𝘴, 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨.”

And so today, as we commemorate the 𝗨𝗡𝗪𝗧𝗢 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘆 and celebrate our African heritage, we’d like to remind you that our story is not complete without you.

𝗦𝗲𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝗼𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗭𝗶𝗺𝗯𝗮𝗯𝘄𝗲!

23/03/2020

Coronavirus is hitting the travel industry hard. On this episode we talk to tour industry veteran Peter Syme who shares actionable tips on what tour operators need to be doing in order to protect our... – Listen to How Tour Operators Can Prepare For The Impact of Coronavirus on our businesses with...

23/03/2020

Relaxing after the grueling VIVA Tour Guiding Certificate exams at the University of Zimbabwe! The Dzefunde Team came through!

16/03/2020

Another successful Cultural Tour of Mbare! Thanks, Marie and JB from Ivory Coast, Jarque from Belgium and Sarah from France for supporting Dzefunde - 9 March 2020.

12/02/2020

Thank you all! We have reached our first 100 likes!
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30/12/2019

We had such a great time with Jonathan from California on the Mbare Tour on Sunday the 29th. What a fantastic way to close this eventful year!✌️

19/11/2019

Exciting things are happening at Dzefunde. We guarantee quality and professionalism in all our service offerings. Meet members of our team undergoing tour-guide training at the University of Zimbabwe! Go Team Dzefunde!

15/11/2019

Orphan Sunday

02/10/2019

Experience true Zimbabwe. Begin with a visit to the past of this extraordinary nation with a guided tour of the Great Zimbabwe Monument, then experience the culture and living traditions that have remained intact through the centuries by interacting with the local Karanga people in their village and staying with them overnight. All culminating to an unforgettable, unique experience!

02/10/2019

The Mbare Guided Cultural Tour is a celebration of the rich and diverse cultural and historical flavours in
Zimbabwe. This pioneer township has been described as the heartbeat of the City of Harare. You
have not really begun to understand Zimbabwe if you haven't been on this definitive tour.

02/10/2019