The Development of Christian Care Aid in Zimbabwe: The Case of Matabeleland Region, 1967-c.1990

IF 0.1 4区历史学 Q3 HISTORY

HISTORIA Pub Date : 2024-01-04 DOI:10.17159/2309-8392/2023/v68n2a4

Tinashe Takuva

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The organisation, Christian Care, was formed during Zimbabwe's liberation war in 1967 to disburse emergency aid to victims of the war and political repression. From 1967 to about 1990, it provided emergency relief and charity aid to victims of war and the marginalised people in Zimbabwe. This article explores the development of Christian Care aid from its inception to around 1990, tracing the changes over time. It shows how Christian Care managed to respond to the situation on the ground even when such an agenda was not in line with what the government of the day practised. Between 1967 and 1980, Christian Care's aid was largely emergency based, assisting war victims with food, clothes and money. After 1980, the nature and composition of aid changed to development projects such as drilling of boreholes, construction of schools, clinics and dams and assisting communities to set up income generating projects like market gardens. Using a qualitative research methodology with predominantly archival sources, I explore the development of Christian Care aid in the Matabeleland region of Zimbabwe, demonstrating how the organisation provided assistance to the repressed and marginalised.

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基督教关怀援助组织在津巴布韦的发展：以马塔贝莱兰地区为例，1967-1990 年

基督教关怀组织成立于 1967 年津巴布韦解放战争期间，目的是向战争和政治压迫的受害者提供紧急援助。从 1967 年到 1990 年左右，该组织为津巴布韦的战争受害者和边缘化人群提供紧急救济和慈善援助。本文探讨了基督教关怀组织从成立之初到 1990 年左右的援助发展情况，并追溯了随着时间推移而发生的变化。文章展示了基督教关怀组织是如何设法应对当地的局势的，即使这种议程与当时政府的做法并不一致。1967 年至 1980 年间，基督教关怀组织的援助主要以紧急援助为主，为战争受害者提供食物、衣物和资金。1980 年后，援助的性质和构成转变为发展项目，如钻井、修建学校、诊所和水坝，以及协助社区建立市场花园等创收项目。我采用以档案资料为主的定性研究方法，探讨了基督教关怀援助在津巴布韦马塔贝莱兰地区的发展，展示了该组织如何为受压迫者和边缘化群体提供援助。

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HISTORIA HISTORY-

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8 weeks

期刊介绍： História journal is one of oldest publications among several periodicals edited by the Unesp Editora. The first issue was published in 1982 under this title and with the university official seal after the fusion of another two periodicals that were previously published: Anais de História edited annually by the Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Assis from 1969 to 1977, with 9 editions and Estudos Históricos published by the Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Marília, launched in 1963 with 16 editions up to 1977.