While in the past Council was a preserve for the elderly, this is however no longer the case today as young people are now also seeing the need to get involved in local governance, where democracy begins.
Young At Heart (YAH), a local drama group involved in ZDDT behavioural change programmes for the community at Bulawayo’s dumpsite, popularly known as Ngozi Mine, has begun adopting its own social responsibility.
Councillor for Ward 8, Sheila Musonda, a beneficiary of the Zimbabwe Development Democracy Trust (ZDDT)’s leadership trainings, says over the past four years she has learnt to be humble as a community leader.
Ward 4 Councillor, Silas Chigora, who is a beneficiary of the Zimbabwe Development Democracy Trust (ZDDT)’s on-going leadership training programme, held an energetic update meeting with residents on 11 June.
Beneficiaries of Zimbabwe Development Democracy Trust (ZDDT)’s nutritional gardens, in four different wards across the city, say the project has significantly improved the diet for their families.
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