The Kufunda Youth Programme provided their final semester update. The young people from different communities have been learning practical skills like herbal processing, permaculture gardening, and mushroom cultivation. They have also gained life and leadership skills. During this last semester, the youth will prepare to return home to take on challenges in their communities by applying what they've learned. The update highlights some of the youth through portraits and shares their voices about how they hope to make a positive impact, such as starting projects in herbal medicine, permaculture gardens, and youth leadership.

1. September Update
Kufunda Youth Programme
The community youth have just semester, to return to their
returned to Kufunda for the final communities and to take up the
semester of 2010. challenge of building a sustainable
The youngsters from the future at home. They have all come
different communities have been from backgrounds of hardship and
learning herbal processing, sorrow. Many of them are orphans.
permaculture gardening, mushroom They will be taking home not only
cultivation, life and leadership skills. practical skills but hope and
They have been working with the dreams. Help us to help them make
housekeeping team and in the those dreams reality.
kitchen during workshops. They have worked with the preschool
teachers and children. They have
learned how to make composting
toilets and wood saving stoves and
are aware of the importance of
looking after community
environment and resources. They
have been part of Kufunda’s
community and have participated in
our working and village life. They
will be getting ready in this last
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2. September Update
Kufunda Youth Portraits
Nigel Shadreck Brian
Susan Linear Cecilia
Flobert Tawanda Enock
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3. September Update
More Portraits
Muchaneta Tinashe Last
Richard Fortune Marko
friends in the Tatenda in the garden
kitchen
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4. September Update
Some voices
“At
Aikido
I
learned
more
about
how
“My
dream
has
since
changed
when
I
leadership
looks
and
how
to
take
went
through
Kufunda
way
of
living
sharp
decision
in
our
daily
lives
to
be
and
being
with
each
so
as
the
grounded
in
every
step.
nature.I
have
learnt
in
life
it
is
not
only
about
degrees
and
good
grades
Through
circle
prac<ce
I
learned
to
at
school
but
you
do
something
out
of
God
given
talents.
I
would
like
to
share
what
I
can
and
what
I
do
not
be
a
social
innovator
mainly
in
have.
To
listen
to
others
without
developing
the
standards
of
my
judgement
so
they
will
express
their
community.
I
would
like
to
see
feelings
directly
from
the
heart.
ini<a<ves/projects
from
youth
for
Through
tree
of
life,
I
learned
that
in
example
I
long
for
a
poultry
project
life
you
do
not
have
to
give
up
your
it's
one
of
my
main
concern
so
that
life.
In
life
there
are
people
who
have
youths
and
people
from
the
community
can
keep
themselves
busy
got
passionate
in
helping
others.
“
whilst
they
also
earn
a
means
of
Tawanda
Kaseke living
and
also
keeping
them
away
from
AIDS,drugs
and
crime.”
Flobert
Chirenda
“When
I
get
back
to
my
community
I
“In
my
community
I
see
myself
as
want
to
teach
them
about
organic
a
helper
to
other
people.
As
for
farming
and
how
to
grow
herbs
and
me
I
am
going
to
introduce
processing
them.
And
teach
people
permaculture
garden
to
my
about
permaculture
because
my
community.
The
reason
why
I
community
thinks
that
if
we
have
am
going
to
do
that
is
because
fer<lizer
we
can
grow
anything.
I
want
of
poor
health
and
educa<on.
In
my
community
to
know
that
if
you
want
to
develop
your
community
you
permaculture
garden
I
am
going
must
be
a
hard
worker
and
work
to
plant
herbs
which
are
good
for
together.
I
think
for
the
next
two
years
health
and
vegetable,
onion
and
my
community
will
be
living
self-­‐ tomatoes
for
sale.
When
I
sell
it
sustainable
projects.
I
want
to
work
I
am
going
to
have
money
for
with
youth
and
teach
them
how
to
be
paying
school
fees
for
orphans.
I
self-­‐reliant”
Cecilia
Masinwa am
going
to
create
some
projects
so
that
some
school
learners
have
something
to
do.
“
“At
Kufunda,
I
learned
that
I
should
Linear
Muzanenhamo
know
myself.The
Tree
of
Life
process
showed
me
to
be
grounded
or
“I
see
myself
as
a
youth
leader.
As
confident
in
whatever
you
do
and
youth
we
are
able
to
change
our
community.
I
will
work
on
herbs
you
should
take
right
decision
before
making
herbal
soap
and
make
a
you
act.
You
should
listen
to
each
permaculture
garden,
growing
our
other
with
intenAon
and
to
share
garden
using
natural
pests
control.”
ideas
together
and
how
leadership
Muchaneta
Worova
looks
like.”
Fortune
Chipunza
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5. September Update
Practicalities
Finances integral part of nurturing this
In May we were looking for programme. Toke will be with us as
$12000 to complete the year. We well as Aikido master Bob Wing, a
raised around $2500 and continued true Warrior of the Heart. Together
with our programme in the second we will plan how to follow up with
semester this first group
though we of youth. We
How to donate:
could not will spend
online through the Berkana Insititute. Go
complete several days
to www.berkana.org and make clear your
everything. donation is for Kufunda Village. together
The facilitators Or by making a deposit into the Kufunda assessing and
and mentors Village account in Denmark. evaluating,
contributed Jyske Bank, Vestergade 8-16, Silkeborg, and exploring
their time and Denmark how we really
skills for very Kufunda Village (Toke Moller) help these
little and we Registration number: 7178 youngsters to
put everything
Account number: 1048393 keep their
SWIFT JYBADKKK
we had into power, and to
feeding the inspire their
youngsters and keeping them home communities.
healthy and active. We were unable It will also be a time for us to refresh
to fulfill some of our practical plans ourselves, to reflect on our work and
for the programmes. We need funds to see how we refine it for next year,
to complete the year. $6000 would and how we find the material support
let us do this comfortably. We have to continue.
just received a committment of We want to carry on. And this
$2000 from Lego Employees. So we will happen in two ways. One is
are looking for at least another follow up and support of our current
$4000. ‘graduates’ to help them kickstart
their community projects and to
Final Semester
mentor them through difficulties,
We have a partnership with an
challenges and successes.
organic smallholding in Harare, and
Secondly we plan to accept
this semester our youth will spend 5
another intake of youngsters next
days camping there, learning about
year. In this way we hope that more
organic farming and also other skills
and more people are empowered
such as dressmaking, jewellery
and inspired to work within their
making by upcycling different
communities and are equipped with
materials (especially plastic and
the skills to do so.
glossy paper)and building
For now we hope our friends can
techniques. We will bring and cook
help us gather $4000 to see us
our own food, and contribute our
through, and that we can also to
labour while we are learning.
gather ideas and resources to keep
Planning for 2011 this programme going in the long
In October we welcome some term. Thank you for helping us hold
old friends who have been an this programme and these
youngsters. jackie@kufunda.org
admire@kufunda.org
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marianne@kufunda.org