Paruware Trust

This article is about Zambia but it can well be any African country!!!

....Poor and uneducated Africans are the most hardworking people on earth. I saw them in the Lusaka markets and on the street selling merchandise. I saw them in villages toiling away. I saw women on Kafue Road crushing stones for sell and I wept. I said to myself where are the Zambian intellectuals? Are the Zambian engineers so imperceptive they cannot invent a simple stone crusher, or a simple water filter to pur...

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If you are a University student from any part of the world and passionate about solving social problems, then check out the Dell Social Innovation Challenge 2012.

The Dell Social Innovation Challenge identifies and supports promising young social innovators who dedicate themselves to solving the world’s most pressing problems with their transformative ideas. University students interested in social entrepreneurship will rec...

The Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS), of the University of Pretoria, is please to offer tuition scholarships for up to two Zimbabwean delegates on the GIBS 2012 Social Entrepreneurship Certificate Programme.    The scholarship will pay 75% of the tuition (R13,500); thedelegate will be responsible for paying the remaining 25% (R4,500), as well as travel and accommodation costs. More information on the programme is below and attached, or available at

The Global Social Benefit Incubator (GSBI™;), a program developed by Santa Clara University’s Center for Science, Technology, and Society, assists social entrepreneurs in developing business plans that enable their organizations to become financially sustainable and scalable. The GSBI™ consists of three major components:An on-line, mentored, application process hosted on Social Edge and based on three business planning exercises designed to benefit all who particip...

Sustainable Development is a broad element that many individuals disagree on its defination and how it is effectively measured. But, what is almost known to everyone is the charecteristics of the good fruits enjoyed from Sustainable Development.

According to UNDP report (1996), Sustainable Development encompasses a leading long and health life, to be knowledgeable, to have access to the resources needed to live a decent standard of life and individuals to be able to participate in ...

I have read several books, publications, theories on what Africa needs to move from where it is to catch up with the rest of the world. Africa has several names, terms to describe it, some say it is the DARK CONTINENT, another common term is THIRD WORLD or more common DEVELOPING countries. Despite your opinions feelings on these terms, I think we can agree that we are lagging behind than most continents in terms of development. I am aware of the fact that we do have other positive a...

This is the first in a series of blogs tocome on an issue that a small group of us have been talking about for a longtime- a disease that Zimbabwe is suffering from. Madofo is a shona word thatrefers to someone who is dull or maybe foolish. Usually you would find that inschools if you take the last place in class or anywhere near that, many otherchildren and even teachers would label you, dofo, denoting that you are dull ornot smart enough like the other children. However this is not the defi...

Wow!!! is probably the best word to summarize it from the first day with the breathtaking views that we had of Vumba from the house , the new concepts learnt and the powerful insights that each participant had to share. Never despise the days of small beginnings, for real, because in these young people you could almost see a bigger future, big impactful businesses and powerful leaders.

The training was designed in such a manner that you learn from everything around you including the env...

My trip to Mexico, was the longest i hav ever taken, almost a 3 day journey. I arrived with a sore back and neck and ready to just collapse into bed after a much needed shower of course. When i was ready to explore the country and the conference, i was escorted by a knd Mexican who i was sceptical of. Sceptical of because i am now used to simple acts of kindness demanding payment. Whenever i see someone going out of their way to help me, i think they will want to be paid something for their g...

The conference was a fulfilling and exciting day for me. Though we started late and many people did not turn up for this event, we had a group of at least 25 passionate individuals who made the day fun packed. Here are some comments from the young people who were there:

• Thank you for an innovative and entertaining day
• I'm glad to know that they are people in our society who want to make a difference for the next generation
• I am glad you threw in the game, it go...