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The Water Harvester: A Film on Zephaniah Phiri
The Water Harvester
A Film on Zephaniah Phiri
by Obrian Mudyiwenyama and Moses Ndhlovu
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Відео

Mr. Phiri's Garden
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This historic film is from one of the pioneers of video for development in Southern Africa, Dan Ticehurst, and was made at Mr Phiri's farm in 1988/89, and recently in 2014 generously rediscovered and shared by him.
The Rainwater Harvester
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The Experience of Mr. Phiri in Improving Dry Land Management Featuring Zephaniah Phiri Maseko, Cleopas Banda, and Julious Piti A Film by Frank Löwen Camera - Frank Löwen Editor - Reiner Krausz Contrary to the original version of the film about Mr. Phiri's experience, the uploaded UA-cam version contains some weaknesses in the image quality. For people interested to get a copy of the original fi...
Zephaniah Phiri and Water Harvesting, "Phiri Pits" in Mazvihwa Zimbabwe
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Renowned indigenous permaculturalist, Mr. Zephaniah Phiri from Zvishavane, describes the lack of rainfall in the semi-arid natural region four in Zimbabwe and the good results he's had with his water harvesting pits that gather and infiltrate what falls in the few major storms they receive. Mixing his humourous style with penetrating questions, and an eye on the practical, Mr. Phiri is still in...
Emmanuel Sigauke talks on Mazvihwa, Zimbabwe
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Zimbabwean writer, editor and poet Emmanuel Sigauke, currently Professor of English at Cosumnes College (in Sacramento California), first speaks on the importance of innovation in his home region of Mazvihwa, Zimbabwe and the importance of the Muonde initiative to encourage indigenous creativity. He then speaks about the inspiration to his writing of the Mazvihwa landscape of his childhood, par...
Mai Hove in Field of Millet
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Mrs Hove, is a celebrated farmer from Mazvihwa, a dry natural region five area of Zimbabwe's Zvishavane District, where among other things she has developed water harvesting system and a garden in a vlei near her home. But here in this video she talks about the importance of growing drought resistant small grains, the "shanga duku", especially bulrush millet (mhunga). In this video she speaks i...
Discover and Further 30 Years of Indigenous Innovation in Zimbabwe
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Muonde Trust (still under formation) will be a small Zimbabwean entity dedicated to fomenting locally-driven creativity and development in the Mazvihwa and neighbouring areas of south central Zimbabwe. It will be supported by the Friends of Muonde a project of Earth Island Institute (501c3), based in the San Francisco Bay area in California, whose role will be a combination of fund raising and ...

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @kawukijoseph9901
    @kawukijoseph9901 Місяць тому

    Rest in power Mzee Phiri you did your part, time for us to emulate your good works. Thanks to technology you we are able to share your wisdom, innovation, leadership and charisma.

  • @michaelesimukoko837
    @michaelesimukoko837 Рік тому

    A really true Freedom Fighter of the soil I salute you Mr😂Phiri.

  • @overlordop6191
    @overlordop6191 Рік тому

    A man, more important than billions of white people out there

  • @lisiusabok4534
    @lisiusabok4534 Рік тому

    🎉

  • @cleoxo2566
    @cleoxo2566 2 роки тому

    Watching this video really raised my spirits, especially the joyful singing at the end.🙂

  • @yvonnehyatt8353
    @yvonnehyatt8353 2 роки тому

    UA-cam: Dr. Sebi

  • @jalbu8330
    @jalbu8330 2 роки тому

    Fantastic work great man 🙏🏾

  • @elsieshisia9216
    @elsieshisia9216 3 роки тому

    This is heartwarming

  • @nusreldeenahmed6289
    @nusreldeenahmed6289 3 роки тому

    I will practice your Master Water harvesting technique and I will encourage those who leave in Area with Considerable amount of rain 🌧 every year but yet it’s just vase dry waste land The native trees are disappearing and the green land at once it turning now to Sahara desert and that is the story of west Sudan 🇸🇩 thank u 🙏

  • @adventurousones2260
    @adventurousones2260 3 роки тому

    I am a Zimbabwean pledge that l take up your torch Mr Phiri and run with it

  • @theheraldreportministry
    @theheraldreportministry 3 роки тому

    I have been impressed. I come from Mhandamabwe. My father did the same. We have always harvested

  • @thandoc3934
    @thandoc3934 4 роки тому

    at 6:49 is Mr Phiri talking about the Famous Scoones of Livelihood Framework.........if so...wow......

  • @vichyquizan8173
    @vichyquizan8173 4 роки тому

    Good knowledge and leadership. God bless

  • @louisegogel7973
    @louisegogel7973 4 роки тому

    15:15 “These people need to know that water and soil is life. If they don’t plant water into the soil... we will have no end success in ANYTHING we do.”

  • @vinnettepope8255
    @vinnettepope8255 4 роки тому

    Thank you 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏for sharing this wonderful information video on planting water in the soil👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

  • @raestrikke
    @raestrikke 4 роки тому

    Zephaniah Phiri -- a precious man.

  • @joseftaghizadeh8655
    @joseftaghizadeh8655 5 років тому

    More in the world should know him and learn from his inteligent and honesty.RIP mr.Phiri.

    • @t.n.9868
      @t.n.9868 4 роки тому

      I didn't know the legend is no more. RIP... you were an inspiration

    • @dokaramathan6369
      @dokaramathan6369 3 роки тому

      Community transformation needs practical citizens like him. RIP muzei

  • @mujokoto9728
    @mujokoto9728 5 років тому

    Rest In Peace Mr. Phiri. Outstanding and inspiring man. I will follow in your footsteps one day. This life is on my bucket list.

  • @nickjames5957
    @nickjames5957 5 років тому

    young people in Uganda are following from Mr Phiri, who I met in 2000. etfe-ug.com/july-2019-live-for-soil-soil-to-live-lssl-is-ready-to-receive-visitors/

  • @susanbartlett5932
    @susanbartlett5932 5 років тому

    True wisdom......and good advice. Bless him.

  • @xoliekoncie9158
    @xoliekoncie9158 5 років тому

    I love happy people and combine that with working with the best paying boss the LAND. May his legacy continue to go on and inspire many lives

    • @ollievw3450
      @ollievw3450 5 років тому

      Where are from?

    • @xoliekoncie9158
      @xoliekoncie9158 5 років тому

      South Africa

    • @ollievw3450
      @ollievw3450 5 років тому

      Xolie Koncie I am Dutch, but lived in Durban for two years. Where are you from in SA and what do you do?

    • @xoliekoncie9158
      @xoliekoncie9158 5 років тому

      Oh that's nice. So what are you doing there?

    • @xoliekoncie9158
      @xoliekoncie9158 5 років тому

      I live in East London village called Ncera

  • @chaodeestrelasbambui2266
    @chaodeestrelasbambui2266 7 років тому

    Thank you Mr Phiri to teach us to plant and understand the nature. God bless you!

  • @ELBLOKE503
    @ELBLOKE503 7 років тому

    Amazing human being!

  • @arkadiuszpaul
    @arkadiuszpaul 7 років тому

    What a wonderful man

  • @allanegleston13
    @allanegleston13 8 років тому

    subbed.

  • @sunandthesoil3736
    @sunandthesoil3736 8 років тому

    Learning from his footsteps.This man was a' real son of the soil.'Hats of to him.'

  • @shapeshifterdevelopment8829
    @shapeshifterdevelopment8829 8 років тому

    Thanks for offering this video. Indigenous permaculture is the greatest hope to conteract the negative effects of the Anthroprocene Epoch.

  • @iskatelabel33
    @iskatelabel33 8 років тому

    Cameo by Mr. Brock Dolman of OAEC. Another brilliant man. This knowledge is precious and inspiring. Thank you for sharing; for being part of the solution.

  • @kady1111
    @kady1111 9 років тому

    Well done mama

  • @brooksanderson2599
    @brooksanderson2599 9 років тому

    Excellent! What one man can do to change the world for the better.

  • @leedza
    @leedza 9 років тому

    Mr Phiri i will help complete the work you have started, by the grace of God.

    • @brooksanderson2599
      @brooksanderson2599 8 років тому

      + now Please do! Here in Mexico, I am inspired by his work.

  • @leedza
    @leedza 9 років тому

    I was wondering how you can get a hold of that seed. Also do you know of anyone in Zimbabwe who stocks heirloom millet and sorghum..

  • @damous183
    @damous183 9 років тому

    what a great man...

  • @edwinmatara1283
    @edwinmatara1283 10 років тому

    This is ionspirational and you are the first writer I have listened to talking about our motherland, Mazvihwa. We need to join hands and exploit the resources we have in Mazvihwa and I will fall right behind you in support. Thanks Emmanuel

  • @mthulisimaseko8848
    @mthulisimaseko8848 10 років тому

    thank yu baba for your projects now therez light in my future life

    • @brooksanderson2599
      @brooksanderson2599 9 років тому

      +mthulisi maseko Yes! This decent and brilliant man! He is the best that humanity can achieve..

  • @musavenganahove5538
    @musavenganahove5538 10 років тому

    This is good kuona ukdz wemukoma

  • @ShepherdNhongo
    @ShepherdNhongo 11 років тому

    old man speaking with a fluent english accent... wow. Zimbabwe . i am proud