RCE Mutare is working to ensure people of all ages and from all walks of life participate equally in education for sustainable development in order to effect a change to more sustainable ways both individually and collectively, in respect of peace and in the name of “hunhu.” The RCE acts as a centre for leadership in networking on sustainability education, research, and development of sustainability education teaching aides and materials in order to change current education and training systems to be responsive to sustainable development issues and adopt ways of living that are sustainable. The RCE is located in the City of Mutare, the capital city of Manicaland Province which is the most populous of the ten provinces of Zimbabwe. Major health issues are HIV/AIDS and recently cholera. At least one cholera outbreak was reported in the city in 2010, which raised concerns about the need for improved hygiene and waste collection and sanitation services. Energy sources in the region are still largely unsustainable. Coupled with the unreliable electricity supply, poverty has led to massive deforestation of the mountains surrounding the city particularly the mountains adjacent to high density suburbs. One legacy of the colonial era is the division of the city’s residential areas into three categories: low density, medium density and high density. The high density suburbs are characterized by poor housing, abject poverty, and over-crowding.