Zimbos urged to jealously guard heritage

Chronicle Reporter
ZIMBABWEANS should guard jealously their heritage because no one will do it for them, an official said yesterday.
National Museums and Monuments of Zimbabwe (NMMZ) Board of Trustees chairman Mr Stanley Hadebe said this at the official launch of the 12th Youth Volunteer Camp on the restoration of Khami World Heritage Site, on the outskirts of Bulawayo.
“That is why as an organisation National Museums and Monuments of Zimbabwe is partnering United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) in initiatives meant to conserve and preserve the Khami World Heritage Site,” said Mr Hadebe.

He said heritage sites across Africa continue to crumble with both the young and older generations watching as if nothing was happening.
Mr Hadebe said it was comforting when youth camps took place where young people put aside their important studies and sacrificed their time to restore their heritage.

He paid tribute to students from local universities who are part of the volunteer camp. This year the youth camp attracted 10 volunteers.
The volunteers were rebuilding the southeast entrance walls of the monument that had collapsed.
Khami National Monuments was proclaimed a national monument in 1937 and designated a World Heritage Site in 1986.