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An estimated 4 million Zimbabweans live and work outside the country - almost 25% of the entire Zimbabwean population. Among these emigrants are many well educated and trained Zimbabwean professionals. “Wafamba Wapota” is a Shona Proverb that encapsulates this whole notion of traveling to lands unknown. In this globalized world the physical location of a person may or may not have any relation to their ability to make an impact on their country of origin. A positive aspect of global migration and the movement of skilled people is the so-called “brain circulation.” According to this concept, migration makes a vivid exchange of knowledge and ideas possible, which is beneficial for everyone contributing. Our goal at Wafamba Wapota Consulting is to harness the wealth of the Zimbabwean diaspora and change the narrative in the archaic concept of brain drain by developing a skills database of Zimbabwean professionals.

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