Beginning of a new Waldorf kindergarten in early 2012 in Harare, Zimbabwe. The founder, a native Zimbabwean woman returned last year from exile in Cape Town. With her she brought back the wish to establish a Waldorf school in Harare. In Cape Town she had met a Zimbabwean Waldorf kindergarten teacher who was also ready to return to Zimbabwe. Her husband is still in training in Cape Town. He wants to become a Waldorf elementary school teacher. The kindergarten is called “Nyeredzi – Shona” which means shining star.

In recent years the Friends of Waldorf Education have also provided some Zimbabwean kindergarten teachers from the Kufunda Village project with opportunities for Waldorf internships in South Africa. Kufunda Village is located near Harare and supports several public kindergarten facilities in the surrounding communities. The teachers returned thrilled from South Africa and have been able to introduce Waldorf education with first workshops in Kufunda in 2011.

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