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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.
Established | 1964 |
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Purpose | Social justice and development |
Location |
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Director | Gibson Munyoro |
Affiliations | Jesuit, Catholic |
Website | Silveira |
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]
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