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School Tours are Part of Broader Tours of Southern Africa

By SG Editor·
Zimbabwe university campus entrance sign with logo and contact details.

A signboard for Great Zimbabwe University Mucheke Campus, highlighting Zimbabwe’s higher education institutions and local landmarks.

In Zimbabwe, schools have arrangements with tourism companies that enable funding for infrastructure and sponsorship of children. In Matabeleland North, close to Mosi-oa-Tunya (Victoria Falls) and Hwange National Park, for example, 19 out of 20 companies interviewed by researchers in 2012 provided some sort of support, sponsorship or infrastructure to schools in nearby areas.

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