Zibagwe Rural District Council LED

Introduction

Zibagwe Rural District Council is implementing the Promoting Gender Inclusive Local Economic Development in Zimbabwe programme to promote Local Economic Development through the use of clean energy, biogas in particular. The project is set to benefit close to 1650 individuals in 33 wards including school children. Biogas will provide an alternative source of energy and pave way for conservation of natural resources.

Zibagwe Rural District is situated in the Midlands Province sitting under 878 143 hectares of land. It was born after the amalgamation of Mashambazhou District Council and Kwekwe Rural Council in July 1993. The local authority is a hub for rural local authorities in the Midlands province. In addition, they have championed gender based violence of young people particularly the girl child in their gender mainstreaming activities.

Fact file

Country:

Zimbabwe

Value Chain:

Clean energy

Joined LED Programme:

2023

Number of Female Participants:

Number of Male Participants:

Number of Youth Participants:

Summit:

2024

Key Achievements

Council has facilitated an entrepreneurship finance schemes with Women’s Bank and Empower Bank so that women, men, people living with disability, and youth can benefit in accessing finances for business at very low interest.

The LED plan and budget are in place, with USD 115,076.00 (2%) of the total council budget allocated to LED activities.

The partnership with Rural Electrification Authority (REA) highlights the council's commitment to innovative solutions, such as biogas technology, which can drive sustainability and energy efficiency.

Awards

Clean energy

Entrepreneurship winner

Stories of change

Zimbabwe: George Ntini, Zibagwe
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Zimbabwe: Brenda Sibanda, Zibagwe
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Zimbabwe: Eunice Tunhira, Zibagwe
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Testimonials

“The major achievements in my life after receiving trainings from Gender Links - l managed to buy a grinding mill and employed someone to run the enterprise. ”

Eunice Tunhira, Zibagwe entrepreneur

“The program contributed a lot to my business including the following: improved decision making, increased efficiency, better networking opportunities, and skills development. ”

George Ntini, Zibagwe entrepreneur

“I learnt about identifying various revenue streams and prioritizing them according to viability and profitability, a key requirement for business.”

Brenda Sibanda, Zibagwe entrepreneur

Zibagwe Rural District Council LED