Looking at a recent article in The Newsday of 1 March 20I2
on how Zimbabwe is one of five countries set to benefit from $1million Indian
fund to train and empower craftswomen in Africa.
It is evident that
over the past decade how the country seems to be highly reliant on donor funded
programmes than investor oriented approaches.
This has come to light with the lack of confidence amongst businesspersons.
Most talented craftsmen and
women rely on mostly foreign agents to get their wares sold to foreign markets
instead of forming partnerships with other Zimbabweans’ in the Diaspora.
It is time for
Zimbabweans particularly in the Diaspora to invest in their own country. Strive Masiyiwa, the telecommunications magnet based in South Africa is
taking initiatives in improving the lives of other ordinary Zimbabweans in the
form of the Joshua Mqabuko scholarship.
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The introduction of the scholarship has
harnessed the educational abilities of Zimbabwean students by providing them
with a platform to advance their studies.
Most Zimbabweans in
the diaspora could form partnerships with indigenous people in terms of
financing which will result in a home grown solution for our problems.
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