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Kadoma City Council.

Kadoma City Council

Kadoma City Council.

The City of Kadoma is a dynamic urban Centre located in central Zimbabwe along the Harare-Bulawayo highway about 145 kilometers from Harare, serving as a vital hub for economic and social activities. 

Kadoma City Council.

Introduction

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The City of Kadoma is a dynamic urban centre located in central Zimbabwe along the Harare-Bulawayo highway about 145 kilometers from Harare, serving as a vital hub for economic and social activities. Known for its strategic location, the city provides seamless connectivity for trade, commerce, and transportation, linking major cities and markets. Kadoma boasts a diverse economy driven by mining, agriculture, and manufacturing, with key industries including gold mining, cotton processing, and metal fabrication.

Kadoma City Council is one of the 18 hub councils in Zimbabwe and has shown great strides in mainstreaming gender in council. The council has gone through its verification exercise. Kadoma is also part of the Sunrise Campaign programme. Council serves a total of 30,630 households with an average size of 3.8 per household.

Fact file
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Province:
Mashonalande West.
Population:
117,381 (61,682 Females; 55,699 Males).
Joined COE programme:
2012
Hub & Spoke programme:
Hub Council
# Councillors:
22 (5 female; 17 male).
Sunrise Campaign:
Yes
Latest Summit:
2024
Latest Gender Score:
Bronze (60%)

Key Achievements

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Council was one of the first urban councils to be awarded the hub status in Mashonaland West province. 

Council was one of the local authorities to pilot the local economic development programme. 

Awards

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Kadoma City Council Bronze 2024
Bronze Colour Award for Gender Mainstreaming 2024
Kadoma City Council Bronze 2020
Bronze Colour Award for Gender Mainstreaming 2020
Kadoma HUB Certificate
DURA/HUB Certificate of excellence.
Kadoma City Council

Stories of change

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  • Zimbabwe - Shylette Dzivai

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  • Zimbabwe - Gaudencia Goredema

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  • Daniel Chirundu - Kadoma City Council COE

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    I am the Director of Health and Environmental Health Services at Kadoma City Council in Zimbabwe. The catchment population of my department is 96 116 people. Women constitute 52% of the catchment population. We provide HIV and AIDS services, primary health care services, child health services and reproductive health services.
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