The Foundation follows the ideals of the Protestant theologian, Friedrich Naumann. Pakutanga kwezana ramakore rapfuura, Naumann aive mutungamiri wechiGerman anofunga uye wezvematongerwo enyika. Akanyatsotsigira pfungwa yedzidzo yevagari vemo. Naumann aidavira kuti hurumende inoshanda inoda ruzivo rwezvematongerwo enyika uye vagari vakadzidza. Maererano naye, dzidzo yevagari vemo inokosha pakubatanidzwa mune zvematongerwo enyika uye naizvozvo kune hurumende. Mubvunzo: Ndiani aiva mutungamiri wezvematongerwo enyika weGermany akatevera mufundisi wePurotesitendi?
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