Above: A Matupula Safaris staff member monitors one of the boreholes that pumps water for the communities in which the Safari enterprise operates
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. Armed with the realisation that communal areas in Matabeleland, which are a “Treasure trove” of wildlife, Mark Butcher and his colleagues established a safari company with the sole aim of ensuring that local villagers fully benefit from the natural resources in their communities.
Read more: Zimbabwe's communal residents benefit as wildlife 'pays its way'
Above: Costain Mpala receives a football donation from ZDDT Regional Coordinator, Angela Mason
Gwanda, Zimbabwe. ZDDT is in the process of establishing itself in the rural community of Gwanda and has therefore partnered with another Civil Society Organisation (CSO), Souls Comfort, in a development that will see the proper implementation of ZDDT's interventions in the provincial capital of Matabeleland South.
Read more: ZDDT partners with Souls Comfort in anticipation of increased involvement in Gwanda
The City of Bulawayo will kick off their 2013 Municipal Budget consultations on the 1st of September. Please look at the roster below - this is your chance as citizens to determine how your hard earned money that has made its way to City Hall is actually spent.
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Gweru, Zimbabwe. The Forestry Commission in Gweru has commended ZDDT for its Community Restoration efforts, saying it has cultivated the culture of total community ownership of developmental projects by residents, a principle that has seen meaning development taking place in the “City of Progress”
Read more: ZDDT tree planting initiative in Gweru gets recognition from Forestry Commission
Above: Children queue to wash hands as ZDDT PDO for Bulawayo, Jasmine Toffa looks on
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. One of the city’s most notable community efforts towards the nurturing of underprivileged children, Burombo Feeding Scheme, is faced with possible collapse as its funding partner, has succumbed to the world economic recession and has since pulled out.
Read more: Burombo Feeding Scheme Faced With Possible Collapse
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