Two days in Mbare

How do you grasp an entire community in two days? We paired up with ‘Mr. Mbare’, Freddie from House of Arts Association. To ensure inputs from both genders, a girl named Dazel came along on the research trip. ON DAY 1, we went for a walk through the community. We walked from the nothernmost part of the community, all the way to the southern part, and then back again. We sketched, drew on maps, took notes and photographed everything we saw. In the Mbare Musika, Freddie considered that taking pictures would not be safe.

For this reason, ON DAY 2, we got a ride from a friend of Freddie, and went through the market area again, now being able to take photos through the car. We revisited some of the places from the day before, took photos and talked to people. Coming home, it was time to get an overview of all the information from the trip. There was still lots of stories to be told, and the more we discovered, the more questions appeared. In Zimbabwe, House of Arts continued to make interviews, take pictures and gather information to be included in the community profile.