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Bulawayo City Council LED

Bulawayo City Council LED

Bulawayo City Council LED

Bulawayo City Council is implementing the Promoting Gender Inclusive Local Economic Development in Zimbabwe programme under the Arts and Culture value chain. 

Bulawayo City Council LED

Introduction

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Bulawayo City Council is implementing the Promoting Gender Inclusive Local Economic Development in Zimbabwe programme under the Arts and Culture value chain.  The project seeks to refurbish the Bulawayo Home Industries, Handcraft Skills Training and Production Centre. The ultimate goal is the use of arts and crafts as a tool to promote local economic development. The programme also seeks to strengthen procurement policies and gender LED plans in Bulawayo. 

Bulawayo is the second largest city in Zimbabwe and the largest city in the country with a population of 665,940 (46% male and 54% female). Bulawayo covers an area of about 546 square kilometres in the western part of the country, along the Matsheumhlope River. Along with the capital Harare, Bulawayo is one of two cities in Zimbabwe that is also a province. The local authority is also a hub of excellence, mentoring Lupane Local Board, Hwange Local Board and Victoria Falls Municipality 

Fact file
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Country:
Zimbabwe
Value Chain:
Arts and crafts
Joined LED Programme:
2022
Number of Female Participants:
36
Number of Male Participants:
2
Number of Youth Participants:
18
Summit:
2024

Key Achievements

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85 women were awarded tenders for vehicle hire for vaccines immunisation processes thereby promoting women inclusion within council procurement processes.

Council has designed and allocated 10,744 market spaces, 54% were women, 33% men, 12% youths and 1% persons with disability. 

Council awarded tenders to women owned businesses such as Trade toppers, Privian International, Rascomy Investments, Sideline Trading, Gladevale Trading, Gladevale enterprises, Linkage trading and Water Tight Engineering were awarded contracts.

Awards

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LED Arts and culture
Arts and culture
Thenjiwe Ndlovu
Winner Individual Entrepreneurship
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Stories of change

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  • Zimbabwe: Using crafts as a springboard from insufficiency to affluence

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  • Zimbabwe: From poverty to prosperity

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    Thenjiwe Ndlovu, a resilient woman from Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, had been struggling to make ends meet. With a monthly income of less than US$20, she faced immense challenges in providing for her family.
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  • Zimbabwe: David Dube

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    My name is David Dube. The most memorable moment is when Gender Links (GL) indicated to me that I made a lot of money which I was not aware of because I had no business records.
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Testimonials

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“The most memorable moment was when Gender Links (GL) indicated to me that I made a lot of money which I was not aware of, because I had no business records.” 

David Dube, Bulawayo Entrepreneur

 "I learned about marketing, pricing, and financial management, which have been instrumental in growing my business and also starting a poultry production business." 

Ncamusile Ngwenya, Bulawayo entrepreneur

"I am no longer dependent on others to provide for my family and that experience and feeling is priceless."  

Thenjiwe Ndlovu, Bulawayo Entrepreneur