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Guruve Rural District Council

Guruve Rural District Council

Guruve Rural District Council

Guruve is one of several districts in the Mashonaland Central province of Zimbabwe. 

Guruve Rural District Council

Introduction

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Guruve is one of several districts in the Mashonaland Central province of Zimbabwe. The district capital is the town of Guruve. It has 2 districts, which are Upper Guruve Rural District and the Lower Guruve Rural District which is locally known and referred to as Mbire District. Mbire District can be traced back to the Munhumutapa Dynasty. Guruve is demarcated into 2 constituencies which are Guruve-North and Guruve-South constituencies.

The council has established a waiting home for expecting mothers. There are laundry facilities for the mothers after they give birth at the waiting home. The council has also initiated a programme for distributing sanitary wear to all schools and maternity wards. The council improved its rating from Blue to Bronze in the 2020 local government SADC Protocol@Work summit.

The council is a spoke council in the hub and spoke programme for gender mainstreaming, mentored by Bindura RDC.

Fact file
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Province:
Mashonaland Central
Population:
153, 602 (77, 932 Females; 75, 670 Males)
Joined COE programme:
2015
Hub & Spoke programme:
Spoke Council
# Councillors:
31 (9 female; 22 male)
Sunrise Campaign:
No
Latest Summit:
2020
Latest Gender Score:
Bronze (63%)

Key Achievements

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The council has made a decisive move to foster local economic development by formalizing and supporting Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) within its jurisdiction in 2024. 

Awards

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Guruve Rural District Council Green 2025
Blue Colour Award for Gender Mainstreaming 2025
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Bronze Colour Award for Gender Mainstreaming 2020
Guruve RDC Blue
Blue Colour Award for Gender Mainstreaming 2016
Guruve Rural District Council