Letting the Learning Village carry us home

Maaianne Knuth
Sep 19
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Invitation to the Kufunda Learning Village Gathering 2026

January 4-10, 2026

We warmly invite you to Kufunda Learning Village Gathering in January 2026—to step into an experience of community that is alive, rooted, and deeply human.

In Shona, there is a saying: “It takes a community to raise a child.” This is Ubuntu—the recognition that we become fully ourselves only through each other. At Kufunda, we are excited to welcome you into this living wisdom: to slow down, breathe deeply, and reconnect with yourself, with others, and with the land.

This gathering is a celebration—of the simplicity of life, of African culture, and of the beauty that emerges when we come together.

It is an invitation to share in the gifts that Africa continues to hold: the richness of tradition, the joy of singing and dancing as pathways into connection, the nourishment of traditional food prepared and shared with love.

At Kufunda, we say: once you come to Kufunda, you become a Kufundee forevermore. Together we will experience what it means to belong to community:

Sharing in the songs and dances that open our hearts and carry our stories.
Exploring the tastes of our traditional meals—and learning from yours too.
Joining in the daily life of the village: working in the garden, cooking side by side, playing and learning with children in our community.
Listening to and sharing stories—our origin story as Kufunda, the stories of Shona and Ndebele cultures, and the wider Story of Africa, which we believe carries many gifts for the world in this time.

Together, we will also build an eco-building that embodies our culture and way of life. This shared creation will be a living symbol of our collective journey.

Most importantly, this gathering is an invitation to journey together—into the story of Kufunda and the story of Africa, listening for what they are bringing to us, and exploring how their gifts of community, culture, and Ubuntu can guide us in these times.

Through the years, Kufunda has become a place that helps the world remember who we are as humans—reminding us, through the gifts of African tradition, of our deep capacity for community and soul-to-soul connection.

In 2026, we gather to celebrate, to live, and to explore together.

You are warmly invited to join us.