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Author Ndlovu, Mary

Title Against the odds : a history of Zimbabwe project / by Mary Ndlovu
Published Harare, Zimbabwe : Zimbabwe Project Trust : Weaver Pr., 2011

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Description 1 online resource (xvi, 403 pages)
Contents Cover; Title page; Copyright page; About the Author; Contents; List of Acronyms; A Note on Sources; Foreword; 1. Genesis 1978; 2. Sojourn in London 1978-1981; 3. Mobilising the Demobilised -- 1981 Defining a role in Zimbabwe; 4. Co-operatives Venture 1981-82 Embracing the co-operative ideal; 5. Retaining Independence from Government 1983; 6. Fallout -- 1983 Governance; 7. Searching for a Way Forward 1983-1984; 8. Becoming a Bureaucracy 1984-1985; 9. Education and Training 1983-1990; 10. The Second Pillar -- Providing Finance 1981-1990; 11. Political Unity Brings Changes 1988-1991
12. Funding and Funders 1986-199013. The 'October Revolution' 1989-1991; 14. Implementing Change 1991-1993; 15. Riding Many Tigers 1993-1996 The new three-year plan; 16. Advocating for Change 1983-1996; 17. Exploring New Territory -- Can an NGO Generate its own Income? 1990-1995; 18. The Sky is Falling 1993-1996; 19. Can ZimPro Hold Up the Sky? 1997; 20. Finding a New Direction 1998-1999; 21. Crisis -- the Trustees Awaken 1999-2000 Mavimbela's report; 22. Difficult Transition Years 2001-2003; 23. Income-Generation 1996-2007; 24. New Realities 2003-2004; 25. Hanging On 2005-2007
26. Surviving the Present, Looking to the FutureBibliography; Index; Back cover
Summary 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 countryĆ­s 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, ca
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 389-391) and index
Notes English
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Subject Charities -- Zimbabwe
Humanitarianism.
Nonprofit organizations -- Zimbabwe
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Services & Welfare.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Human Services.
Charities
Humanitarianism
Nonprofit organizations
Zimbabwe
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2011348954
ISBN 9781779221681
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Other Titles History of Zimbabwe project