'Life is like a piece of paper and a pair of scissors, you can cut a beautiful pattern or make a mess '
We are a team originating from the North West of London, United Kingdom.In March 2008 we took on the mission of bringing aid and support to Gweru, a city near the centre of Zimbabwe. 137,000 (2002).
Gweru has been adversely affected by the political and economic crisis that is currently plaguing Zimbabwe, after the contested 2002 presidential election and 2005 parliamentary elections. The elected council was replaced by a government-appointed commission for alleged inefficiency, but essential services such as rubbish collection and street repairs have rapidly worsened, and are now virtually non-existent. In May 2006 the Zimbabwean newspaper the Financial Gazette described the city in an editorial as a "sunshine city-turned-sewage farm".
In May 2005 the Zimbabwean government demolished shanty towns in the cities of Zimbabwe in Operational Murambatsvina("Drive Out Trash"). This caused a sharp reaction in the international community because it took place without prior warning and no advance plans were made to provide alternative housing. It was widely alleged that the true purpose of the campaign was to punish the urban poor for supporting the opposition Movement for Democratic Change and to reduce the likelihood of mass action against the government by driving people out of the cities. The government claimed it was necessitated by a rise of criminality and disease. This was followed by Operation Chikerema(Operation "Better Living") a year later which consisted of building concrete housing.
A place now riddled with poverty, disease poor housing and education we feel it is our duty to once again provide aid and support.We plan to return to Zimbabwe yearly to continue and support the mission but we need your help!
(Facts taken from Wikipedia2009)
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