During the first day of their stay in Zimbabwe, the delegation led by the President of the Institute, Karol Nawrocki visited the Zimbabwean state archives in Harare and took part in meetings with their leadership.

Teresa Gallewicz-Dołowa, the coordinator of the IPN’s Archive Full of Remembrance project  outlined the initiative and discussed the main fields of her division’s activity. The Institute representatives and the hosts discussed educational and archival cooperation, as well as agreed to join their efforts in preserving and digitizing key materials. The meeting also served the purpose of acquainting the Zimbabwean side with the "Trails of Hope. The Odyssey of Freedom,"project. 

The National Archives of Zimbabwe in Harare were established by the  Parliamentary Act of 1935, and have since been collecting archival materials which record the country’s history, including those of southern Rodesia. They have five regional branches that serve eight provinces. In 1988, an audio and video department was established within the Archives. As of now, it has over 15,000 files. The Oral History Program at the Archives focuses on collecting and storing oral interviews from those whose contributions to the history of Zimbabwe are significant but insufficiently documented. In 2018, the Zimbabwean National Archives launched the Community Archives project. The following projects were also carried out as part of the Archives’ activity: Arcturus High School, Harare Girls High School, Mbungo Zion Christian Center, Bikita, Zvishavane, and now Kariba.

   
 
Read more on "The Trails of Hope. The Odyssey of Freedom" website