The “Young development workers” program, a new Volens initiative, offers young professionals the opportunity to work for a year in a developing country, within the development framework established by and for the developing world. Upon their return to Belgium, the young participants take part here in activities in solidarity with the developing world. This past month, Leen, Sophie and Julie (...) ···> More

Children can be harsh. The counsellors at Chiedza said this can be especially true for children in difficult circumstances, like the orphans they work with, who can be cruel to each other or become the target of bullying. This is why they requested an activity that could help the children deal (...) ···> More

A good number of children living on the streets of Harare went through acrobatics and puppetry programmes. Some of them decided to perform both art forms during the Harare International Festival of the Arts in May 2009. Their performances aimed at breaking negative stereotypes about children on (...) ···> More

Kufunda Village is a place of learning and exploration where we aim to find new ways and recover old ways of living, in harmony with each other and in harmony with our environment. We work with rural communities around Zimbabwe to develop the skills and practices we need to become (...) ···> More

Nina Atkins–van Kogelenberg is working for member organization SAPEP as a project officer Nkolola on the traditional initiation rituals of girls and boys in the Tonga culture. Together with the other staff members of the SAPEP team Nina helps the rural population of the Monze/Pemba and Mazabuka (...) ···> More