Silveira House

Silveira House is a Jesuit centre for religious training and education located in Chishawasha, on the outskirts of Harare, Zimbabwe.[1] Founded in 1964, it is named after Gonçalo da Silveira, the first Jesuit priest to come to Zimbabwe in the 16th century.

Silveira House
Established1964 (1964)
PurposeSocial justice and development
Location
Director
Gibson Munyoro
AffiliationsJesuit, Catholic
WebsiteSilveira

History

Silveira was founded in 1964 by John Dove,[2][3][4] who remained at Silveira House until 1984.

In the late 1960s and 1970s, Silveira house became a centre for trade union education and political organizing.[5] With the establishment of Zimbabwe as an independent nation in 1980 and new opportunities for the black majority, Silveira continued its programs in civic education for political participation,[6] and in skills training, agriculture, and community building. With the economic woes of the 1990s, Silveira launched programs in peacebuilding, lobbying, and advocacy, and increased its technical training capacity.[7][8]

In 2014 the house celebrated its 50th anniversary.[9]

In 2018 Silveira house organized an indaba for the 23 Zimbabwean presidential candidates.[10][11]

References
  1. Janice Jiggins; Niels G. Röling (1982). The Role of Extension in People's Participation in Rural Development. Human Resources, Institutions, and Agrarian Reform Division, FAO.
  2. Peter Godwin (23 March 2011). The Fear: Robert Mugabe and the Martyrdom of Zimbabwe. Little, Brown. pp. 56–. ISBN 978-0-316-12331-0.
  3. S. I. G. Mudenge (1 January 1986). Christian Education at the Mutapa Court: A Portuguese Strategy to Influence Events in the Empire of Munhumutapa. Zimbabwe Publishing House. ISBN 978-0-949932-69-3.
  4. "Silveira House founder dies | The Herald". www.herald.co.zw. Retrieved 2017-10-19.
  5. Digital, Zimpapers. "Celebrating the life of Father John Dove - The Sunday Mail". www.sundaymail.co.zw.
  6. "An interview with the Zimbabwean Jesuit who mediated Mugabe's fall from power". 14 December 2017.
  7. Elias Omondi Opongo (2008). Peace Weavers: Methodologies of Peace Building in Africa. Paulines Publications Africa. ISBN 978-9966-083-33-3.
  8. Silveira House (2006). Silent voices: indigenous languages in Zimbabwe : a report. Weaver Press. ISBN 978-1-77922-050-9.
  9. "Silveira House celebrates 50 years - NewsDay Zimbabwe". www.newsday.co.zw.
  10. "ED dodges Chamisa - NewsDay Zimbabwe". www.newsday.co.zw.
  11. "Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa, Chamisa to Meet Before Presidential Election?". 18 July 2018 – via AllAfrica.
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