VADOMA

In the confines of Western Zimbabwe, Mashonaland Central Province lives the Vadoma tribe who have adapted to the most dreadful and treacherous conditions. The Vadoma tribe is a group of Indigenous people, ethnic groups that are descended from and identify with the original inhabitants of a given region, in contrast to groups that have settled, occupied or colonized the area. Doma communities stand out as the best recognized, most disadvantaged community and usually referred to as “marginalized persons, groups ‘ The Doma people derogatorily referred as ‘Ostrich People’ experience discrimination and have limited access to food, social services, professional and sanitary health support despite a prominence of disabilities in the community. The area is a vast expanse of thick forests infested with ferocious beasts and reptiles. Lack of specific laws on indigenous people’s rights and the non-inclusion of indigenous people’s concepts in the country’s Constitution worsen the situa...