Online Reporter
Trust Khosa
Zimpapers Arts and Entertainment Hub
PANYATSIME Heritage and Culture Centre in Zengeza, Chitungwiza, today celebrated Global Community Engagement Day in style by organising a media tour.
The one-stop arts and heritage hub, covering three hectares, has been a game changer for learners engaged in the heritage-based curriculum.
From traditional arts to nature walks, goat skinning activities and lessons in traditional music and heritage, the centre is managed by Rumbidzai Dihwa.
Dihwa shared her vision for the cultural village aimed at empowering learners.
“As you are aware, the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education in Zimbabwe has taken commendable steps towards implementing a Heritage-Based Curriculum (HBC) aimed at fostering an appreciation of the rich cultural diversity of our nation.
“In alignment with this educational framework, Panyatsime Heritage and Culture Trust has developed an initiative to complement the implementation of the HBC through the provision of cultural educational tour services to Zimbabwean schools and the public as a whole.
“Our culture centre is more than just a destination for entertainment; it serves as a vital resource for school pupils and the public to explore and learn about cultural and heritage issues.”
Meanwhile, Dihwa’s heritage officers, Ashley Maganzo and Nyasha Simbo, took journalists on a tour of the facility, showcasing the indigenous trees they are preserving.
The tour guide proceeded to the cultural village, where mbira and marimba player Masimba Matyatya demonstrated how he teaches learners from various schools to appreciate traditional musical instruments.
They concluded the tour by taking journalists to the cultural village section, where the elderly demonstrated traditional rural chores, such as using cow dung as floor polish.
