By Joel Zilala
Savanna Trust’s information officer, Leonard Matsa said,
”Baptism Of Fire will reach Canaan one day.”
Matsa equated BOF’s vision to the biblical land of Canaan when he was addressing a play development workshop in Karoi on Wednesday 9 May 2012.
Currently, BOF and Savanna Trust are partnering in the implementation of a project in human rights, democracy and good governance in Hurungwe district of Mashonaland West.
BOF is looking forward to a rural community of Nyamhunga where political rights and aspirations are respected through understanding and participation.
In a move aimed at increasing awareness, promote citizen dialogue and participation in human rights as well as governance, democracy and development matters through community theatre, BOF and Savanna Trust organized a two day workshop.
The meeting was attended by Tafadzwa Hananda and Leonard Matsa from Savanna Trust, while Joel Zilala, Nicholas Zilala, Godwin Gutsa, Godwin Chitimbe, Sikumbuzo Sibanda, Julia Moffat and Chido Makofa were from BOF.
The aim was to review a roadmap and consent efforts on play development.
Strategies discussed included community and stakeholder identification, research, play development and performance.
It also encompasses redefining the play after the first performance, lobbying of relevant organizations and replay.
Self organization is only before the stage of solutions and trials and sharing of successes.
It was noted that BOF had actually passed all the other stages up to when the community is now self organizing itself. It has also redefined its play to focus on the enhancement of community participation which will bring about the lost unity of Nyamhunga community.
It has been noted that BOF has made its own strides of community development and the workshop was worth attending.
