Pfura Rural District Council
Pfura Rural District Council
Pfura Rural District council is situated in Mashonaland Central province with a total of forty wards which comprise of twenty-six communal, six small scale farms and eight resettlement wards.
Introduction
Pfura Rural District council is situated in Mashonaland Central province. It borders with Mozambique on the Northern, Rushinga RDC on the eastern, Muzarabani on the western, Chaminuka on the southern side. The district has got a total of forty wards which comprise of twenty-six communal, six small scale farms and eight resettlement wards.
The council is a spoke council in the hub and spoke programme for gender mainstreaming. The council is mentored by Bindura RDC.
The council is implementing community projects, for instance, the construction of disability-friendly toilets in Mt Darwin. The council is constructing “girl-friendly” toilets in schools so that the girl child can attend to their Sexual Reproductive Health Rights. The council has also established 3 piped water schemes and trained the pump minders who are mostly women. The council has also built low-cost boarding houses in partnership with Campaign for Female Education (CAMFED) to curb what they call “bush boarding” that left school children particularly girls at the risk of abuse.
Key Achievements
Construction of "Girl-Friendly" Toilets that promoted attendance and retention in school by addressing their Sexual Reproductive Health Rights.
Developed and adopted a Gender Action Plan, allocating resources to promote gender equality in decision-making and public participation.
In partnership with Campaign for Female Education (CAMFED), council constructed low-cost boarding houses particularly for girls, at risk of abuse.
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