CALL FOR STORIES: COVID-19 and
Funerals in Zimbabwe

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To date, the COVID-19 pandemic which hit Zimbabwe in March 2020 has led to 1500 loss of lives. Funeral ceremonies and the way we send off our loved ones have consequently changed due to the restrictions on movement of people and gatherings. Some of us have experienced this first hand but all of us have definitely noticed these changes and are wondering what these mean for our culture going forward.
The DevDispatch in collaboration with Stimulus Africa and the Zimbabwe German Society are calling you to share your experience with funeral ceremonies during the COVID-19 pandemic. We want to hear from you if you have buried a loved one, attended a funeral or provided a service to a funeral ceremony. Your story will go into an animated video that will explore the changes to funeral ceremonies in Zimbabwe and start the conversation on what the future looks like.
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Complete the form below:
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CHIZIVISO CHENYAYA
Tinoda kunzwa nyaya dza muri kusangana nadzo dzine maringe ne rufu munguva ino ye Covid-19.
Kubvira zvakatanga kupararira kwe denda re COVID-19 muZimbabwe mumwedzi wa Kurume mugore ra 2020 kusvikira panguva ino yatiri, denda iri rauraya huwandu hwe vanhu hunosvika churu chimwe chete ne mazana mashanu (1500). Zvichidai matakurirwo anoitwa ndufu ne mavigirwo anoitwa vafi vedu mutsika ne magariro edu zvashanduka nekuda kwe mitemo yakaiswa inodzivisa vanhu kufamba nekuungana.
Vamwe vedu takasangana ne zvimiro izvozvi isu pachedu, asiwo tose takaona shanduko idzodzi dzichiitika ,zvinove zvotipa kufunganya pamusoro petsika ne magariro edu uyewo kuti zvinhu izvi zvinotisvitsepi mune re mangwana redu.
Sangano re DevDispatch rakabatana pamwe chete ne sangano re Stimulus Africa ne Zimbabwe German Society vari kukukumbirai kuti muuye ne nyaya dzamuri kusangana nadzo dzine maringe ne zviri kuitika pakuvigwa kwe vafi panguva ino ye kupararira kwe denda re COVID-19. Tinoda kunzwa kwamuri kana makambonoviga mudikani wenyu, kana kuti makamboenda kurufu,kana kuti makashanda basa rinopa rutsigiro kumabasa anoitwa parufu Nyaya yenyu tichaishandisa kugadzira firimu richaburitsa pachena kushanduka kwaita zvinhu ku mavigirwo evafi muZimbabwe, zvotipa hwaro hwekutanga nhaurirano pakati pedu yekutsvaga kuona kumberi kwatiri kuenda mune ramangwana redu.
Mazvifarira here?
Kana mazvifarira zadzisai fomu riri pazasi apo isu tinozokutsvagai.
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UBIZO IWEZINDABA
Sokubhubhe abantu abayinkulungwane elengxenye ngohhubhane lwe COVID-19 oluhlasele ilizwe leZimbabwe kusukela ngenyanga kaMbimbitho 2020 kuze kufike lamhlanje. Izimfa kanye lendlela esiphelekezela ngayo abathandekayo bethu asebesitshiyile sokuguqukile kakhulu ngenxa yokuthi abantu abasavunyelwa ukuhamba kanye lokuthi babuthane bebanengi. Abanye bethu sesihlangane lakho lokhu njalo sananzelela lenguquko le, konke lokhu kusitshiya simangele ukuthi isiko lethu liqonda ngaphi nxa sokunje.
iDevDispatch ibambene le Stimulus Africa kanye leZimbabwe Germany Society bayakunxusa ukuthi wabelane labo ohlangane lakho ezimfeni ngesikhathi sobhubhane lwe COVID-19. Sifuna ukuzwa kuwe nxa uke wangcwaba abathandekayo bakho kumbe waya esililweni loba njalo uke wancedisa emfeni. Indaba yakho izakuba ngumdlalo kamabonakude, okhangela inguquko esikhona ezimfeni zeZimbabwe, ngayo besesiqala ingxoxo yokuthi ikusasa likhangeleka njani ngenxa yobhubhane lolu.
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