Our Next Research Day is again online this year on Saturday 17 June. Its theme is Religion and Gender in Zimbabwe and the Diaspora. It is free but please go through Eventbrite to register in advance. Check the programme here
Book your place on Eventbrite for the BZR Research Day on Saturday 17 June:
We had our first Zimbabwean Book Fair on 3rd March in London in person and 4 March via a virtual programme
You may have missed our wonderful artists as part of our 40th celebration. Here is a wonderful animation by Pelagia Nyamayaro our Instagram editor
The BZS was formed in 1981 in response to Zimbabwe’s independence the year before, and in the belief that a new relationship was needed between the peoples of the two countries. It
- is a network of friends of Zimbabwe
- supports people-to-people links
- informs and educates
- promotes understanding and respect
- encourages open discussion and debate
The BZS is committed to relationships based on reciprocity and fairness and to bridging the South-North gap in wealth and power.
What do members receive?
- contacts, news, information and advice
- quarterly BZS Zimbabwe Review (incorporating the BZS Newsletter)
- members’ email news list
- networking support for educational, development, cultural and linking projects
- Download the latest information for 19 June 2021 about the forthcoming Research Day
- RD draft programme
- Opt in Whats App group discussion and information update
The BZS maintains an active network of wider contacts. It works in co-operation with organisations that work with the Zimbabwean community in the UK and concerned with Zimbabwe and Southern Africa. It supports Zimbabwean asylum seekers by providing expert advice on the local situation in Zimbabwe. The Society has established a panel of academic experts on Zimbabwe who between them have been able to assess hundreds of asylum appeals.
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Constitution
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