Against the Odds a History of Zimbabwe Project Trust (Paperback, New)

1978: In Rhodesia, the Internal Settlement led to the creation of a coalition government. Smith had, however, neither capitulated nor abandoned his belief in white superiority, and thousands of people fled across the country's borders. In England, a group of missionaries, supported by the Catholic Institute for International Relations, formed a steering group that was to become the Zimbabwe Project. Originally an educational fund to support exiled young Zimbabweans, it shifted focus toward humanitarian assistance to refugees in the region. 1981: The Zimbabwe Project Trust, a child of the war, came home, and its director, Judith Todd, started mapping the route that it would follow for the next thirty years. ZimPro - as it came to be known - began its work with ex-combatants, assisting with their education, skills training and co-operative development, and producing a news bulletin. In terms of funding, courage, and creative programming, it became a giant in the country's development landscape, but it has had to negotiate many political, financial and philosophical minefields on the way. Against The Odds offers a rare insight into workings of an NGO on the frontline. With a cast of larger-than-life characters, it also offers a drama of Zimbabwe's first thirty years and provides insights and lessons which will benefit everyone concerned with development, and provide historians with another important lens through which to view the past.

General

Imprint:	Weaver Press
Country of origin:	Zimbabwe
Release date:	February 2012
First published:	February 2012
Authors:	Mary Ndlove
Dimensions:	198 x 129 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	420
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-1-77922-168-1
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > African history > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political activism > Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) Books > History > African history > General Promotions
LSN:	1-77922-168-1
Barcode:	9781779221681

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