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Katena, Nyaradzai Arster, Julita Maradzika, and James January. "Correlates of compliance with lifestyle modifications among hypertensive patients in Mazowe District, Zimbabwe." International Journal of Health Promotion and Education 53, no. 6 (July 6, 2015): 315–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14635240.2015.1037462.

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Basera, John, Clifton Makate, and Takesure Tozooneyi. "Comprehending smallholder maize enterprises` profitability with the current maize marketing system in Zimbabwe: A case of Mazowe district." Asian Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development 6, no. 6 (June 2016): 90–105. http://dx.doi.org/10.18488/journal.1005/2016.6.6/1005.6.90.105.

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Zikhali, Precious. "Fast Track Land Reform Programme, tenure security and investments in soil conservation: Micro-evidence from Mazowe District in Zimbabwe." Natural Resources Forum 34, no. 2 (May 2010): 124–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1477-8947.2010.01298.x.

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Mutanana, Ngonidzashe. "Open and Distance Learning in Rural Communities of Zimbabwe: Exploring Challenges Faced by Zimbabwe Open University Students in Kadoma District, Zimbabwe." Asian Journal of Humanity, Art and Literature 6, no. 1 (June 30, 2019): 49–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.18034/ajhal.v6i1.349.

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This study sought to explore challenges faced by Open and Distance Learning (ODL) students in rural communities using Kadoma District as a case study. The specific objectives of this study were to (i) identify challenges faced by ODL students in rural communities in achieving their educational goals and (ii) establish effects of these challenges in accomplishing/finalizing their programmes. The research employed a mixed research approach to triangulate the results. The study used a case study research design to solicit information. The target population was undergraduate students who were currently pursuing the following programmes; Commerce, Education, Applied Sciences, and Agriculture. A sample of 30 postgraduate students and five key informants were used to collect data. The sampling techniques employed were convenience and purposive samplings respectively. Findings revealed that students in rural communities are facing some challenges during their academic career. These challenges include inadequate access to tutor support and physical resources, inflexible practices and access to ICT, poor or no electricity to operate ICT appliances, financial, cultural, community and employment responsibilities. These challenges have some effects which include but not limited to late submission of assignments, poor quality results and university dropouts. Basing on these conclusions, the study recommends the university to recruit more tutors who should be available for students at district offices. The university should ensure technological development at the district centers, and within the student’s locations. The study also recommends the university to provide students in the rural communities with study skills, time management skills, as well as guidance and counseling required to manage their studies. The study finally recommends further studies on strategies to encounter challenges faced by ODL students in rural communities.

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Promise, Zvavahera, and Chigora Farai. "Quality Improvement and Time to Lift the Ban on Mobile Phones in Secondary Schools." International Journal of Learning and Development 8, no. 3 (September 11, 2018): 87. http://dx.doi.org/10.5296/ijld.v8i3.13625.

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This study was conducted over three months from March to May 2018, at a time when modern mobile phones possess various functions that are invaluable for learning, teaching and communication purposes. Whilst some countries with a quest to improve quality of education, have embraced the continuously evolving technological capacities of mobile phones for educational purposes, secondary school pupils in Zimbabwe are prohibited from using mobile phones in class as these are viewed to be disruptive rather than useful. This study investigated stakeholders’ perceptions of potential utilisation of cell phones by secondary school students as learning tools that enhance quality of education. The sample included 15 secondary schools in Mazowe District. From these, the District Education Officials, headmasters, teachers, pupils and parents were given questionnaires to complete. Validation interviews were conducted for triangulation purposes. The findings revealed strong positive responses in favour of allowing the utilisation of mobile phones as learning tools in Zimbabwean secondary schools although some challenges in the implementation process were cited. These included possibilities of: student distraction in class; cheating; inappropriate video recording of class events and the publication of captured material on social platforms which could be harmful to other learners and the school. The issue of cost of data also came up. The study recommended the removal of the blanket ban on the use of mobile phones; instead, school authorities were encouraged to focus on developing strategies for addressing the implementation challenges cited. It is also critical to make sure that accessible cheap data be made available to learners in secondary schools. Schools in Zimbabwe should form networks so that cheap data is made available by sharing the networks. Schools in Zimbabwe, like institutions of higher learning, are encouraged to embrace the National Research and Education Network (NREN) concept which specialises in internet service provision dedicated to supporting the needs of education in Zimbabwe.

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Svodziwa, Mathew. "Rural Diversification Strategies in Promoting Structural Transformation in Zimbabwe." Human and Social Studies 7, no. 2 (June 1, 2018): 123–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/hssr-2018-0019.

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Abstract Rural diversification strategies in Zimbabwe are wide in nature but the environment plays an important role in ensuring that sustainability and structural transformation are achieved. A good understanding of the diversity of rural livelihoods choices and income sources among rural households would therefore inform policy makers on appropriate policy interventions. This paper delves to establish the role of rural diversification strategies in promoting structural transformation in Zimbabwe using Insiza district as a case study. A mixed methods research design was used. Both qualitative and quantitative data collection methods were applied. The study utilized semi-structured interviews with key informants who were purposively sampled to take part in the study. A total of 100 questionnaires were distributed and 86 were returned thus giving the researcher a response rate of 86%. The study’s findings noted that rural diversification is an important component of the rural economy and it plays an important component in order to achieve structural transformation using Insiza district in Zimbabwe as a case study. The study also noted that though climate was negatively impacting on the Insiza district residents, households that diversified their income sources had enhanced income compared with farming households which do not diversify their income sources being vulnerable. The study recommends that the government should intervene by financing and educating the rural folk. Micro-policy should be targeted on rural households incomes that facilitate the provision of widening income options through small scale group schemes.

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Nyamadzawo, G., F. Mapanda, P. Nyamugafata, M. Wuta, and J. Nyamangara. "Short-term impact of sulphate mine dump rehabilitation on the quality of surrounding groundwater and river water in Mazowe District, Zimbabwe." Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Parts A/B/C 32, no. 15-18 (January 2007): 1376–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pce.2007.07.043.

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Chivore, Vunganai. "Understanding small scale gold mining activities in Mazowe District in Zimbabwe through an Environmental Security lens for the period 2017-20." International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications (IJSRP) 11, no. 2 (February 6, 2021): 181–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.29322/ijsrp.11.02.2021.p11020.

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Wanmali, Sudhir. "Determinants of Rural Service Use among Households in Gazaland District, Zimbabwe." Economic Geography 67, no. 4 (October 1991): 346. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/143978.

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Gerald, Guta, and Chinyama Roseline. "Institutional Rural Land Dispute Management Strategies: Lessons from Buhera District, Zimbabwe." International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development Volume-3, Issue-1 (December 31, 2018): 261–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.31142/ijtsrd18987.

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Mudavanhu, Chipo, Tawanda Manyangadze, Emmanuel Mavhura, Ezra Pedzisai, and Desmond Manatsa. "Rural households’ vulnerability and risk of flooding in Mbire District, Zimbabwe." Natural Hazards 103, no. 3 (July 10, 2020): 3591–608. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11069-020-04145-y.

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Mupetesi, Thomas, Joseph Francis, and Richard Gomo. "Poverty Rates in a Rural District of Zimbabwe: A Case Study of the Guruve District." Journal of Social Sciences 43, no. 1 (April 2015): 25–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09718923.2015.11893420.

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Bhebhe, Gladwin, and Matiya Mugurani. "CHALLENGE LEARNING FOR TEACHERS IN RURAL GWERU ZIMBABWE." Jurnal Ilmiah Peuradeun 4, no. 3 (September 28, 2016): 295. http://dx.doi.org/10.26811/peuradeun.v4i3.104.

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The study established that rural day secondary school science teachers face a number of challenges, including inadequate teaching and learning materials, students’ negative attitudes towards science, conflicts between students’ home background and school science, and absence of science teachers’ associations. These challenges could have a direct impact on the teaching and learning of science in rural day secondary schools. The opening of rural day secondary schools in Zimbabwe was a great challenge in terms of providing science education to all students because the newly opened secondary schools did not have conventional laboratories and equipment that would facilitate the teaching and learning of science. This study sought to find out the challenges faced by rural day secondary school science teachers in Gweru district of Zimbabwe and propose a way forward. Questionnaires, interviews and observations were used to collect data pertaining to the challenges that were faced by the teachers.

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C, Chiweta, and Mushunje A. "Maize market reforms in Zimbabwe: A case study of the implications on maize production viability and household food security of smallholder farmers in Mazowe District, Mashonaland Central Province, Zimbabwe." African Journal of Agricultural Research 7, no. 47 (December 31, 2012): 6254–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.5897/ajar11.1079.

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Chilunjika, Alouis, Edson Mutema, and Buhle Dube. "Impediments to effective Councilor oversight at Nkayi Rural District Council in Zimbabwe." International Journal of Law and Public Policy 2, no. 2 (September 27, 2020): 56–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.36079/lamintang.ijlapp-0202.137.

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The paper seeks to examine and unpack the factors that are militating against councilor oversight at Nkayi Rural District Council. Councilor oversight is a crucial function for promoting and enhancing transparency, accountability, effectiveness and efficiency in Zimbabwean local authorities. Despite the existence of councilor oversight, local authorities in Zimbabwe continue to face operational, regulatory and oversight challenges. To establish the factors militating against effective councilor oversight at Nkayi, the respondents were purposively selected and the research used both primary and secondary data. The study established that low academic qualifications among councilors, councilors terms of office, political affiliation and partisanship and limited timeframes as the key impediments to effective councilor oversight at Nkayi Rural District Council.

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Ndhlovu, Pardon, Average Chigwenya, Simon Makuvaza, and Fungai Hamilton Mudzengerere. "Tourism development activities in Chisuma communal area in Hwange Rural District, Zimbabwe." African J. of Economic and Sustainable Development 4, no. 2 (2015): 141. http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/ajesd.2015.069857.

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Mutizwa-Mangiza, N. D. "Rural local government finance in Zimbabwe: The case of Gokwe District Council." Public Administration and Development 12, no. 1 (February 1992): 111–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pad.4230120109.

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Mutowo, Jesca, Mariatha Yazbek, Annatjie van der Wath, and Carin Maree. "Barriers to using antenatal care services in a rural district in Zimbabwe." International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences 15 (2021): 100319. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijans.2021.100319.

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Kurebwa, Jeffrey. "Micro-finance as a Tool for Financial Access, Poverty Alleviation and Women Empowerment in Bindura District, Zimbabwe." Studies in Social Science Research 1, no. 1 (May 9, 2020): p21. http://dx.doi.org/10.22158/sssr.v1n1p21.

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The purpose of this study was to understand the role of micro-finance as a tool for women empowerment in Bindura Rural District of Zimbabwe. Qualitative methodology was used. Data collection methods used included semi-structured interviews, documentary search. The respondents for the study were drawn from rural women who had accessed loans from MFI, managers of MFI and the Zimbabwe Association of Micro Finance Institutions. The study found out that access to credit has positive outcomes on production, income, and consumption at household and macro-economic levels. Rural women in Zimbabwe lack adequate access to formal credit. The study found that that lack of adequate access to credit have significant negative effect on technology adoption, agricultural productivity, food security, nutrition, health, and overall welfare. The study concludes that the lack of collateral of the poor, their demand for smaller loans, and high transaction cost associated with small loans are the main factors that the poor are excluded from formal credit services.

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Mago, Stephen, Daina Nyathi, and Costa Hofisi. "Non-governmental organisations and rural poverty reduction strategies in Zimbabwe: A case of Binga rural district." Journal of Governance and Regulation 4, no. 4 (2015): 59–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.22495/jgr_v4_i1_p5.

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The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the effectiveness of strategies implemented by Non-governmental organisation (NGOs) for poverty alleviation in Zimbabwe with specific reference to Zimbabwe’s Binga Rural District. The qulitative research methodology was employed in the article. Data were collected using questionnaires and interviews. Findings indicated that NGOs do not adequately fulfil the needs of the poor due to ineffective strategies that they implement. There is insufficient understanding of the livelihoods of the poor in Binga, hence the need for participatory development approaches. Deepening and widening poverty in the rural areas that are currently served by NGOs is an indicator that their poverty alleviation strategies are inadequate and ineffective to deal with poverty in these rural areas. The paper recommends a policy shift by both NGOs and the government to improve the poverty reduction strategies used by NGOs.

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Chazovachii, Bernard, Maxwell Chuma, Alimos Mushuku, Leonard Chirenje, Leonard Chitongo, and Raphel Mudyariwa. "Livelihood Resilient Strategies through Beekeeping in Chitanga Village, Mwenezi District, Zimbabwe." Sustainable Agriculture Research 2, no. 1 (November 8, 2012): 124. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/sar.v2n1p124.

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<p>The study sought to establish the contribution of beekeeping in rural livelihoods sustainability. Chitanga village had experienced low agricultural productivity due to poor and infertile soils and this has led to food insecurity which had driven them into beekeeping. This opportunity has been driven by the existence of tall trees and wild plants that develop flowers in the village which attracted bees. However, the utility of beekeeping enterprise as a livelihood activity has not been fully realised. This study was carried out in the context of a sustainable rural livelihoods framework. This framework states that at any given time, every community or society falls under a vulnerability context as a result of both natural and human made disasters. In light of the vulnerability, a community mobilises the various forms of its assets at its disposal to earn a living. Applying this framework, the study analysed the strategies the community employed to enhance its livelihoods through the sharing of benefits. The research used questionnaires, structured interviews and observations as sources of gathering data. The study established the benefits which accrued from beekeeping that included honey as food, income in the form of cash, medicines, scenery creation for tourism and income generating projects through making of hives, growing of flowers and citrus fruits which attract bees. A backward and forward linkage of enterprises emerged. Employment creation and increasing in the number of livelihood activities in the area has been witnessed due to beekeeping. This culminated in diversification of livelihood options leading to rural transformation through utilization of local available resources. The study recommends that the sustainability of beekeeping enterprise should be reinforced by backward and forward linkages. The government partnered by NGOs should take the lead and compliment the efforts of beekeepers by providing clear policy and planning.</p>

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Matsa, Mark, Oshneck Mupepi, Tatenda Musasa, and Rameck Defe. "A GIS and remote sensing aided assessment of land use/cover changes in resettlement areas; a case of ward 32 of Mazowe district, Zimbabwe." Journal of Environmental Management 276 (December 2020): 111312. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.111312.

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Mago, Stephen, and Costa Hofisi. "Microfinance as a pathway for smallholder farming in Zimbabwe." Environmental Economics 7, no. 3 (October 21, 2016): 60–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.21511/ee.07(3).2016.07.

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Microfinance has been viewed as a pathway for smallholder farming. This paper aims to investigate the impact of microfinance on smallholder farming. It examines the role of microfinance in the development of smallholder farming. This paper employs the integrated view of microfinance study as opposed to the ‘credit only’(minimalist) view. Using qualitative research methodology, the paper relies on literature review and primary data. Household level data (primary) were collected from a rural district (Masvingo Rural District) of Masvingo province in Zimbabwe. Data were collected from 250 microfinance participants (household heads) using questionnaires and face-to-face interviews. The findings show that microfinance had positive effects on accumulation of agricultural assets, income from agriculture, agricultural education, agricultural productivity, agri-business, consumption and health. However, the impact is limited due to lack of finance. Basic financial services are essential for the management of their smallholder farming activities. The practical implications are that the study results could be used by the government and development agencies for policy making. The paper recommends that microfinance should be harnessed as a useful intervention that can be employed to economically empower the smallholder rural agricultural sector. Keywords: microfinance, smallholder farming, integrated view, minimalist view. JEL Classification: G21, O13

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Marume, A., P. Mafaune, J. Maradzika, and J. January. "Evaluation of the child-growth-monitoring programme in a rural district in Zimbabwe." Early Child Development and Care 189, no. 2 (May 8, 2017): 318–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03004430.2017.1320784.

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Chemhuru, Nyengeterai, Jephias Matunhu, Almon Shumba, Winifrida S. Nyamande, and Janet P. Mahlatini. "Influences on Fertility Control and Early Parenthood in a Rural District of Zimbabwe." Journal of Psychology in Africa 21, no. 4 (January 2011): 577–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14330237.2011.10820500.

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Kurebwa, Jeffrey, Emmaculate Ngwerume, and Charles Massimo. "Contribution of the Bindura Community Share Ownership Trust to Rural Development in Bindura Rural District Council of Zimbabwe." Journal of Public Administration and Governance 4, no. 4 (November 18, 2014): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.5296/jpag.v4i4.6624.

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This research analysed the contribution of the Bindura Community Share Ownership Trust (BCSOT) to Bindura Rural District Council (BRDC) in Mashonaland Central Province of Zimbabwe. Key informant interviews and the survey questionnaire were used for primary data collection while secondary sources such as the Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Act of 2007 and Statutory Instrument of 2010 which established the Community Share Ownership Trusts were analysed. The research found that 45 projects had been embarked on by the BCSOT. These projects included water, health, education and roads. It concludes that these projects had greatly contributed to rural development in Bindura Rural District Council. The respondents indicated that if CSOTs are to succeed, there should local community involvement in the identification of projects. The research recommended that the BCSOT should also establish small to medium enterprises and other income-generating projects in order to improve rural livelihoods.

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Chipango, Ellen Fungisai. "Reinterpreting energy poverty in Zimbabwe: a scalar perspective." Journal of Political Ecology 25, no. 1 (July 10, 2018): 205. http://dx.doi.org/10.2458/v25i1.22964.

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Unequal access to electricity has negatively impacted rural households in Zimbabwe. Energy poverty and its impact cannot be understood only at rural household level, but involve the local community, the government, the nature of the state and international relations. The state, non-state and political actors operate across scales and have relational interactions that help to explain inequality in access to energy. Through a qualitative study of Buhera District, Ward 24 and its scalar political ecology, I explain inequalities of access through actor roles and differential power, also finding that patriarchal gender relations play a critical role in socially producing scale in the household. Scalar relations determine policy decisions that are felt by households denied access to electricity.

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Zengenene, Maybe. "Maternal Mortality in the District of Uzumba in Zimbabwe." SOSIOHUMANIORA: Jurnal Ilmiah Ilmu Sosial Dan Humaniora 6, no. 2 (August 1, 2020): 94. http://dx.doi.org/10.30738/sosio.v6i2.6725.

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Maternal mortality is among the neglected problem in the District of Uzumba, Zimbabwe. This qualitative study therefore, explores the patriarchal hegemonies embedded in the socio-cultural harmful practices, traditions, beliefs, values and norms associated with maternal mortality in Uzumba district. These have been neglected in the reduction initiatives of maternal mortality. The originality of this study lies in the use of primary data through interviews and observation methods on the key informants and significant. Snowballing technique was employed in this study to select the key informants and significant others. The study have also benefited from the proliferation of secondary data on the social phenomena of maternal mortality across the globe. The results of the study showed that, despite the medical related causes of maternal mortality, the non-medical aspects such as patriarchal hegemonies in the socio-cultural practices, beliefs, traditions, norms, values and perceptions play a significant role in escalating maternal mortality especially in Uzumba district, Zimbabwe. The article therefore, recommends that maternal mortality reduction needs more of a holistic approach of medical and non-medical initiatives as it is still the major problem in Zimbabwe’s rural communities. Therefore, maternal mortality can be addressed and reduced within the socio-cultural context as shown in Uzumba district, Zimbabwe.

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Manyena, Siambabala Bernard, Sani Boniface Mutale, and Andrew Collins. "Sustainability of rural water supply and disaster resilience in Zimbabwe." Water Policy 10, no. 6 (December 1, 2008): 563–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wp.2008.066.

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Rural water supply, especially through the provision of village hand pumps, is implicated in the Hyogo Framework for Action 2005–2015 to enhance the resilience of disaster-affected communities. Lessons from past programmes could help the design and implementation of future rural water supply and sanitation interventions as both a means and an end for sustainable and resilient communities, especially in disaster-prone areas. A study was carried out in the disaster-prone Binga District of Zimbabwe to ascertain whether rural water supply has helped in enhancing community resilience. The findings support the argument that, in addition to ‘hard’ technical inputs and ‘soft’ local human resource inputs, rural water supply is only effective if introduced with the ‘right’ reasons identified and made to operate sustainably, rather than for cost-cutting reasons. The latter is likely to reduce rather than enhance and sustain disaster resilience built by communities over centuries.

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Maramura, Tafadzwa Clementine, Dovhani Reckson Thakhathi, and Happy Mathew Tirivangasi. "Women and Economic Production: Towards Sustainable Livelihoods in Zimbabwe." International Journal of Criminology and Sociology 10 (July 29, 2021): 1256–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.6000/1929-4409.2021.10.145.

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Persistent drought and economic collapse in Zimbabwe have seen most, if not all, rural women shifting from the receiving end to the giving end. Rural women have since initiated several livelihood activities to make ends meet, as they are the most vulnerable whenever they are left to look after children at home. The paper aims to examine rural livelihoods and how they contribute to economic production in Ward 5 of Bikita district. A mixed design in the form of a case study was employed in this study. Systematic random sampling was used to select 40 households, which provided data for the study out of 409 households in Ward 5. The study used questionnaires and semi-structured interviews as data collecting instruments. Several livelihood activities were noted in the ward including seasonal farming, gardening, community-based and money lending and saving schemes (fushai), informal trading, and petty trading as selling thatch grass and firewood, among others. However, climate change and drought, economic crisis, lack of capital and poor soils and poor farming methods were some of the constraints faced in rural livelihoods. The paper concludes with several recommendations for eradicating rural livelihood challenges.

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Selome, Joyce, and Nevel Tshuma. "Microfinance and Women Empowerment in Zimbabwe: A Case of Women Development Fund in Umguza District." International Letters of Social and Humanistic Sciences 35 (July 2014): 74–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.18052/www.scipress.com/ilshs.35.74.

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The gender dimension of poverty focuses on the dilemma of women, their numerous roles as women and their role in dealing with poverty. In many developing countries, women are discriminated upon in terms of their access to capital means of production; basic needs support, employment opportunities and access to credit facilities. In Zimbabwe, like in many developing countries, empowering women through micro-credit finance is viewed as a means of reducing women poverty, empowering them, reducing their vulnerability and improving their well-being especially in the rural areas. This paper discusses the role of the government of Zimbabwe in empowering rural women through the introduction Women Development Fund (WDF). The study was carried out in Umguza district in Matabeleland North province of Zimbabwe. The study employed mainly purposive sampling and data was collected using questionnaire, key informant interviews, focus group discussion observation and oral history. Research revealed that WDF as a strategy has made a difference in the livelihoods of the recipients through initiation of income generating projects. However the major handicap with WDF is that the amount of money given are small and that it was employed in isolate hence the need to have complementary initiatives such as capacity building, market networking among others.

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Kwangware, Johnson, Aloyce Mayo, and Zvikomborero Hoko. "Sustainability of donor-funded rural water supply and sanitation projects in Mbire district, Zimbabwe." Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Parts A/B/C 76-78 (2014): 134–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pce.2014.10.001.

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Cleaver, Frances. "Problems in the planning of rural water supply projects: Lessons from Nkayi district, Zimbabwe." Journal of International Development 6, no. 1 (January 1994): 123–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jid.3380060112.

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Moyo, Patience, and Robertson Tengeh. "Digital design and technology and market outreach in rural Zimbabwe." EUREKA: Social and Humanities, no. 3 (May 31, 2021): 3–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.21303/2504-5571.2021.001758.

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Despite producing top of the range products and services, entrepreneurs in Zimbabwe's rural Gokwe face limited access to markets. Access to local and regional trading markets is further aggravated by inadequate technological infrastructure and financial resources to carry out business activities. Aim: This article investigates the role of digital design and technology in expanding market outreach in Zimbabwe. Methods: A mixed methods research design was adopted. The qualitative data, obtained from semi-structured interviews and a focus group discussion, was analysed through thematic analysis. The quantitative data was obtained from the administration of a questionnaire and used to corroborate the findings of the qualitative tool. Results: The findings revealed that while digital design and technology had little effect on identifying entrepreneurial opportunities and communicating with potential customers in Gokwe, there were clear signs that plans were being made to integrate digital technology and internet connectivity in at least one sector of the rural economy of the district. Implications: The findings may provide vital information for rural entrepreneurs and policymakers looking to benefit from the digital revolution. Recommendation: The paper encourages the use of digital marketing and advertising to take advantage of entrepreneurial opportunities.

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Mago, Stephen. "Microfinance, Poverty Alleviation and Sustainability: Towards a New Micro-Finance Model for Zimbabwe." Journal of Economics and Behavioral Studies 6, no. 7 (July 30, 2014): 551–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.22610/jebs.v6i7.516.

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The main aim of this paper is to propose the development of a new microfinance model that can approximate sustainability in Zimbabwe. The secondary purpose is to find out whether the same model can be replicated in other developing countries. The paper adopted a mixed methodology. A crosssectional data collection method was preferred because data was collected during the time of high volatility in the country. Questionnaires, interview schedules were combined to collect data from villagers involved in microfinance programmes. Data were collected from 250 households in the Masvingo rural district area of Zimbabwe. The findings show that the two polar models are biased, hence the need for the â€˜middle of the road approachâ€™/â€˜hybrid modelâ€™ for the provision of microfinance services to the poor in order to achieve the twin objectives of poverty alleviation and sustainability. The paper is limited to a Masvingo district of Zimbabwe, thus replication could become a challenge. This article attempts to develop a â€˜middle of the roadâ€™ model for microfinance in Zimbabwe. According to our knowledge, there is no study that has attempted to do the same.

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Moyo, Stanzia, and Oswell Rusinga. "Contraceptives: Adolescents’ Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices. A Case Study of Rural Mhondoro-Ngezi District, Zimbabwe." African Journal of Reproductive Health 21, no. 1 (March 31, 2017): 49–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.29063/ajrh2017/v21i1.4.

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TSWANA, SAM A., LENNARTH NYSTRÖM, SYLVESTER R. MOYO, JONAS BLOMBERG, JACOB TIANANI, MANYARA NZARA, and LISUNGU CHIEZA. "Hospital-Based Study of Sexually Transmitted Diseases at Murewa Rural District Hospital, Zimbabwe 1991–1992." Sexually Transmitted Diseases 22, no. 1 (January 1995): 1–6. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00007435-199501000-00001.

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Balint, Peter J., and Judith Mashinya. "CAMPFIRE through the Lens of the ‘Commons’ Literature: Nyaminyami Rural District in Post-2000 Zimbabwe." Journal of Southern African Studies 34, no. 1 (February 20, 2008): 127–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03057070701832924.

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Kwaira, Peter, and Mishack T. Gumbo. "Applying Design and Technology Education in Addressing Farmers’ Problems in the Makonde Rural District, Zimbabwe." Journal of Human Ecology 48, no. 1 (October 2014): 103–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09709274.2014.11906779.

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Moyo, S. "Men's knowledge about prostate cancer: a case study of rural Mhondoro-Ngezi, Kadoma District, Zimbabwe." European Journal of Cancer Care 26, no. 1 (April 6, 2016): e12493. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ecc.12493.

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Dzvimbo, Munyaradzi Admire, Tinashe Mitchell Mashizha, Monica Monga, and Cornelias Ncube. "Conservation Agriculture and Climate Change: Implications for Sustainable Rural Development in Sanyati, Zimbabwe." Journal of Social and Development Sciences 8, no. 2 (August 18, 2017): 38–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.22610/jsds.v8i2.1795.

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Zimbabwe is one of the most developed countries in Sub-Saharan Africa in that markets and rural industrialization are likely to function relatively well. Thus, Zimbabweâ€™s agricultural sector has been severely affected by climate change. The worsening agricultural conditions have led to undernourishment of many in rural areas and this has drawn so much attention. Young women have turned into prostitution, in their bid to ensure the survival of their families. Farmers in rural areas depend heavily on rain-fed water and with rainfall variability and extreme weather patterns records, their livelihoods are being threatened. To cope with the adverse impact of climate change on rural development, different coping strategies and mechanisms are being implemented. The government, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and the private sector have all introduced various programmes and projects at grassroots levels. The information used in this paper was gathered using data from interviews, questionnaires, and focused group discussion. This article explores how conservation agriculture being one of the coping strategies, has helped rural farmers to deal with climate change and how it has sustained rural development in Sanyati District.

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Kusena, Priscilla. "Exploring Barriers to Uptake of Micronutrient Powders in Rural District, Zimbabwe: Findings from a Qualitative Study." TEXILA INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH 7, no. 1 (March 29, 2019): 75–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.21522/tijph.2013.07.01.art008.

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Musasa, Stephen Tawanda, Robert Musundire, Arnold Bray Mashingaidze, and Stanley Marshall Makuza. "A preliminary study of the orange (Citrus sinensis) fruit value-chain in Chimanimani Rural District, Zimbabwe." African Journal of Agricultural Research 10, no. 35 (August 27, 2015): 3507–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.5897/ajar2015.10041.

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Madhovi, Trust. "The Impact of Social Accountability Mechanisms on Fiscal Management Challenges Facing Goromonzi Rural District Council, Zimbabwe." Journal of Public Administration and Governance 10, no. 2 (May 24, 2020): 141. http://dx.doi.org/10.5296/jpag.v10i2.16825.

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This paper examines the impact of social accountability mechanisms on the fiscal management challenges facing local government bodies in Zimbabwe. The paper hypothesises that there is a positive relationship between the use of social accountability mechanisms or tools by local authorities and the effectiveness of their fiscal management policies to mobilize more revenue for service delivery. In this study, both quantitative and qualitative methods are adopted in gathering and analysing data from central government officials, Goromonzi Rural District Council employees and members of the public. The results of the study reveal that the local government body faces a number of fiscal management challenges that include a shrinking tax base, non-payment of taxes, resistance to successive budgets; lack of implementation; lack of monitoring and evaluation. Council has implemented participatory budgeting to deal with some of these challenges. While results show a significant improvement in tax collection, some of the challenges have persisted. The paper proposes some recommendations useful to central government, policy makers, civil society organisations, local government officials and the general public. The paper manages to demonstrate that the implementation of social accountability tools can have positive impacts on the fiscal management challenges facing local governments.

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Nyamambi, Elimon, Conrad Murendo, Ncheneso Sibanda, and Sibonginkosi Mazinyane. "Knowledge, attitudes and barriers of cervical cancer screening among women in Chegutu rural district of Zimbabwe." Cogent Social Sciences 6, no. 1 (January 1, 2020): 1766784. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23311886.2020.1766784.

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ANDERSSON, JENS A. "ADMINISTRATORS' KNOWLEDGE AND STATE CONTROL IN COLONIAL ZIMBABWE: THE INVENTION OF THE RURAL–URBAN DIVIDE IN BUHERA DISTRICT, 1912–80." Journal of African History 43, no. 1 (March 2002): 119–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0021853702007971.

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The power of the state to impose its self-produced categories of thought poses a major problem to Zimbabwe historiography which has often taken as unproblematic the relation between knowledge about, and control over, African societies as presented in the state's archives. This article challenges this hegemonic view of the colonial state, presenting an alternative interpretation of administrative reports on Buhera district. It shows how Buhera society became increasingly represented as the traditional, rural end of a rural-urban divide in colonial policy discourse, while, in reality, social life in the area became intimately linked to the urban economy of Salisbury.

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Madziyauswa, Victor. "Assessing sustainability of community managed NGOs’ WASH interventions in rural Zimbabwe: the case of Chivi district in Masvingo province." Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development 8, no. 4 (November 13, 2017): 640–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/washdev.2017.049.

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Abstract Availability and accessibility to water and good sanitation add considerably towards improving human lives and in the development of every country. In a number of instances, central governments have been unable to meet the requirements and needs of their respective citizens in totality, mainly due to capacity constraints and other competing demands. This has seen non-government organizations (NGOs) inspired to provide communities with those services. Concern has been raised about sustainability of community managed NGOs’ services in rural areas of Zimbabwe. This study assesses sustainability of community managed NGOs’ rural WASH services with a view to producing recommendations on how sustainability of NGOs’ services might be enhanced by working with other stakeholders. The study's major finding was that NGOs’ services in rural areas lack a clear mechanism of enhancing continuity. Forty-five households, three water point committees, two schools and one clinic from three wards were interviewed. Respondents were chosen using purposive sampling techniques from ward 18, 19 and 20. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with the use of an interview guide. The study recommends the need for government to prioritize the rural WASH sector in resource allocation. This will ensure that infrastructure maintenance and repairs are implemented in conjunction with involved communities.

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Chapungu, L., H. Zinhiva, and N. E. Marange. "Assessment of Domestic Solid Waste Management Systems in Rural District Service Centres: The Case of Ngangu Residential Area in Chimanimani District, Zimbabwe." Journal of Solid Waste Technology and Management 41, no. 1 (February 1, 2015): 96–105. http://dx.doi.org/10.5276/jswtm.2015.96.

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Kwekwekwe, Cleopatra Social, and Quegas Mutale. "Rural Women's Participation and Representation in Politics, Decision-making and Governance: A Case of Shamva District, Zimbabwe." Journal of Politics and Governance 6, no. 3 (2017): 47. http://dx.doi.org/10.5958/2456-8023.2017.00017.1.

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Rutherford, Blair. "Another side to rural Zimbabwe: social constructs and the administration of farm workers in Urungwe district, 1940s." Journal of Southern African Studies 23, no. 1 (March 1997): 107–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03057079708708525.

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