Rumbi Bvunzawabaya

03/06/2026

As we prepare for the official launch of Tulia Zimbabwe on 30 June 2026 in Harare, Zimbabwe, I have found myself reflecting deeply on the vision behind this work and what we hope Tulia Zimbabwe will become in the years ahead.

For many years through Tulia UK, we have walked closely with migrants, families, care workers, women, young people, and communities navigating complex journeys across the UK and beyond. We have seen firsthand the emotional, financial, spiritual, and social impact of migration — the opportunities, the sacrifices, the trauma, the resilience, and the rebuilding.

But increasingly, I have realised that the conversation cannot only happen at destination. It must also happen at source.

Tulia Zimbabwe is not simply about providing legal and consultancy services, although those will form an important part of the work. It is also about creating space for research, policy engagement, advocacy, and honest conversations around migration and diaspora issues affecting Zimbabwe and the wider Southern African region.

This includes looking at:
• migration at source,
• cross-border mobility,
• labour migration,
• family separation,
• return home experiences,
• reintegration challenges,
• diaspora identity,
• and the wider long-term impact migration has on families and communities.

Recent events across the UK, South Africa, and other parts of the region continue to highlight how important these conversations are becoming. Behind every migration story are real people, real families, real sacrifices, and real consequences that often go unseen.

As we build Tulia Zimbabwe, our vision is that it becomes more than an organisation that offers services. We hope it becomes a bridge between Zimbabwe and the diaspora — combining professional support, research, advocacy, compassion, and practical solutions.

Sometimes legacy is not only about what we build for ourselves, but about the conversations we are willing to start, the people we are willing to serve, and the systems we are willing to influence for future generations.

Harare, we are coming.
30 June 2026.
The journey begins.

01/06/2026

We are seeing more and more of these refusals coming through and it’s really concerning

Children of those on care worker visas – who came legally before rule change – told to leave even if parents can stay

01/06/2026

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jun/01/home-office-letters-children-care-workers-leave-uk

Children of those on care worker visas – who came legally before rule change – told to leave even if parents can stay

31/05/2026

https://share.google/YIUw4I1Qj3ubHkim1

Tribunal orders company to pay Shabin Shaji for care work he was not given after coming to UK, in landmark case

27/05/2026

To our diaspora family in the UK 🇬🇧

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Why not sponsor, recommend, or signpost a couple you know to attend the Couples Vision Conference in Zimbabwe 🇿🇼 — a powerful investment into families, relationships, and future generations.

This could be a wedding gift, anniversary gift, mentorship opportunity, or simply a way of pouring into someone’s future.

Please share with relatives, siblings, friends, church members, or young couples back home who would benefit from intentional conversations around vision, communication, marriage, and purpose.

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26/05/2026

This picture takes me back to one of our many “failed” business ideas at university 😂

My husband ( then boyfriend)started a little clothing business selling “90s Girls” t-shirts and I became the model baggy jeans, bandana caps, oversized tees and big dreams. The truth? Most of the stock never sold. The business flopped. Years later I still joke with him about “those terrible t-shirts” 😭

But looking back now, I realise something powerful:
failure did not stop us.

We kept trying.
Kept building.
Kept learning.
Kept dreaming together.

Today, over 30 years later, we run several businesses together successfully. And I’m reminded that sometimes the business fails, but the lesson succeeds. Sometimes the idea doesn’t work, but the resilience being built inside you is priceless.

So if you’re in a season where things are not working, where the vision feels embarrassing, where you feel behind or discouraged don’t stop.

One failed attempt does not mean a failed life.

Small beginnings matter.
Failed attempts matter.
The story is still being written.

Happy Monday ❤️

24/05/2026

A letter from my father in 1996 following on from the Blue Arrow bus journey

Dear Rumbidzai,

A telephone computer printout for the month of June indicated that you made a large number of calls from Bulawayo to Harare during the university holidays, mainly to telephone number 4884486.

The calls totalled 610 units in just nine days, costing $183.00, which at the time was a very significant amount of money for a family already managing household bills, electricity, water, school fees and other responsibilities.

Reading this letter now makes me laugh and cry at the same time.

At the time, I was simply a young woman missing her best friend and wanting to hear his voice. I did not fully understand the financial pressure my father was carrying or how stressful an unexpected expense like this would have been.

Now, as a parent myself, I understand the letter differently.

Children can unintentionally create pressure, expense and worry for their parents simply because they are growing, loving, learning and living. One phone bill, one mistake, one emotional decision — and parents stretch themselves again because that is what love does.

What touches me now is that underneath my father’s frustration was responsibility, care and sacrifice. He was trying to teach me accountability while still carrying me through life the best way he could.

May God rest his precious soul.

And honestly… after more than thirty years with the same man whose number I kept dialling in Harare, maybe that expensive phone bill became part of a much bigger love story after all. ❤️