1. MWATIPEDZA VILLAGE - NOTES OF VILLAGE ASSEMBLY MEETING HELD ON 3 AUGUST 2024 IN THE MWATIPEDZA VILLAGE COMMUNITY HALL
  2. BIBLE READING : John 21:4-7; Exodus 4:1-5; 2 Kings 4:1-7; John 2:1-11; 1 Kings 17:8-13; Luke 9:10-17; Psalms 90:16-17 and Deuteronomy 28:12
  3. THEME – WHAT IS IN YOUR HANDS?
  4. SUMMARY MESSAGE – God will use whatever we have, that is on or possession for greater things. Do not look down on what you have as God can and will use this to achieve great results. God promises to bless the works of our hands, so the onus is on us to make the hands productive so that God may have something to bless.
  5. Congratulated village for doing well regarding matters that require financial resources, notably on the levies, agricultural show, contributions to clinic guard, contributions to clinic borehole. Encouraged those who are lacking behind to catch up with the rest of the village.
  6. Reminded all of the September deadline for all contributions for the community hall borehole to have come in
  7. Praised the village for doing well in the “Zunde RaMambo” program and encouraged the village to maintain the high standard
  8. Highlighted and spoke against a new social ill that we have witnessed in the recent past of men and women being sexually immoral and promiscuous and of alcohol and drug abuse
  9. Introduced a motion that we should go back to growing small grains as these are much more suited to our sandy soils , hot temperatures and low rainfall patterns. After exhaustive discussion amongst the villagers, and with guidance from Agritex extension workers, it was resolved that in addition to anything else that any villager may want to grow, each family will this year grow a minimum of 1 rozhi (Dhunduru/gandiwa) ye rukweza ( finger millet) and 1 rozhi yemapfunde (sorgum). Besides doing much better in our climatic environment and sandy soils, it was also noted that the prize of the small grains is much higher that the price for maize. It was further noted that the nutritional value of the small grains is better that that of white maize. Agritex extension workers were tasked to come up with a program that would enable the entire village to embark on this initiative at the same time with adequate guidance from the experts
  10. Introduced the road runner project wherein Amurongo Emmill Mallony Marange will supply 10 day old road runner chicks to willing participates. The chicks will be availed free of charge. At current production levels, we will supply around 120 chicks at the end of each month, depending on the hatch rates that we will achieve from our eggs in Harare. However, to ensure that we reduce the number of people who always ask for freebies but do not look after them, there will be a condition that if less that 7 of the chickens survive to maturity at 6 months, then the participant will be asked to pay back USD3 per chick. Hopefully, this will screen the participants to only those who are serious about the project. In selecting the order of participants over the months that Amurongo will supply the chicks, the committee will be guided by the participants level of involvement in the village affairs. These areas of involvement include attendance and participation in village meetings. Payment of levies and other monetary contributions required from time to time, and active involvement in Zunde RaMambo. 42 people signed up for the project.
  11. UPDATE ON COMMITTEE: Advised the village that Mr Nyambuwa, mupurisa wa Ishe, is no longer a member of the committee as his behaviour was unbecoming of a committee member. Advise the village that the committee will thus conduct a back filling exercise for this position as well as the position of two young male adults to join the committee. Reiterated that as the committee is standing in for Ishe and thus also representing uMambo, members of the committee are therefore required to be exemplary at all times.
  12. UPDATE ON SCHOLARSHIP FUND: The monthly stipends from the Government are now sufficient to fund fees from 6 students. While all 6 students for the year had been identified and fees to date paid for, one of the students has transferred to Harare, thus going into term 3 there will be only 5 students. A new set of beneficiaries will be selected for the 2025 school calendar year.
  1. We had our belated annual planning meeting with the Village on the morning of Saturday the 17th of February 2024. I was pleased with the good turnout, particularly by the young men. Summary notes of the event:
  2. BRIEF DEVOTION. Bible readings:
  3. a. 1 Samuel 7:12 (Ebenezer!)
  4. b. Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 (For everything there is a season)
  5. c. Proverbs 16:9 (we plan but the Lord directs our steps)
  6. ENCOURAGEMENTS.
  7. a. Zunde raMambo: Last year Mwatipedza Village was honoured to be selected as a field day site for an event attended by other villages in the ward and beyond. This was in recognition of the good work we had done. Encouraged everyone to participate in this program as it is a Government initiative which is also supported by our Changamire
  8. b. Annual levies/Mitero: Officials from the RDC announced at a meeting of village heads that when they compiled statistics for the last four years, Mwatipedza had the highest compliance rate on levy payments. Encouraged everyone to be diligent in paying the annual levies since we have now witnessed first-hand (on the RDC donation of building materials for the community hall) how we benefit from these levies.
  9. c. Amurongo and I have resumed the scholarship fund. The number of beneficiaries will increase from the current four to a bigger to be advised as the monthly stipend from the Government (which we are using to fund the scholarship fund) has also increased. The schools from which we will draw candidates have also increased from two to six so that we give all students from the village an opportunity to benefit from the scholarship fund. Parental involvement in village activities will be a consideration when selecting the final scholarship fund annual beneficiaries.
  10. d. Planting trees, especially fruit trees. Reiterated that this is my pet projects and I am looking forward to the village supporting me by also embracing the initiative
  11. e. Maintaining peace. This is everyone’s responsibility
  12. OBJECTIVES FOR 2024
  13. The following were raised from the floor as possible options for our two main objectives to achieve in 2024:
  14. i. Chairs for the hall
  15. ii. Water for the hall
  16. iii. Establish creche at the hall
  17. iv. Security fence around the hall
  18. v. Better toilets for the hall
  19. vi. Painting the hall
  20. vii. Electricity for the hall inc solar options
  21. viii. Improving road network in the village
  22. ix. Holding skills development projects at the hall
  23. x. Beautification through flowers/shrubs etc of the hall yard
  24. After much debate and discussion, it was noted that the objectives for the creche, beautification, toilet and holding of skills development projects all required the availability of water at the hall. It was also highlighted that in order to secure the water source, chairs for the hall and anything done for electricity, a security fence would be needed. However, the two projects that finally came out tops after voting were:
  25. i. Water
  26. ii. Creche
  27. The committee was tasked to quickly look into the two projects and come up with the full list of requirements for presentation to the village, so that an implementation plan can be agreed for each project.
  28. God willing, I will resume the quarterly meetings with the village and we will set aside time in these meetings to assess our progress in meeting the two objectives for the year.
  1. NOTES OF A MEETIG HELD 13 OCTOBER 2019
  2. We had a good meeting with the village yesterday, 12 October. Readings for the devotion were from Hebrews 13:17; Matthew 20:26; Philipians 2:3-4; 1 Timothy 3:1-3; 1 Timothy 4:12; Titus 1:7-9; Romans 12:18 and Exodus 18:21. The message was focused on highlighting the qualities of a good leader and the responsibilities of a leader. I did this to prepare everyone for the most important part of the meeting:
  3. I reminded the committee of the role of the village committee which I established, which is to execute my duties in my absence. I reminded the village and committee of my values and the high standards of professionalism and integrity that I expect the committee to exhibit. I also highlighted the fact that the work of the committee was completely voluntary as their is not remuneration that comes with it. I then shared the three changes I wanted to introduce to the committee:
  4. The committee currently had two women only, thus lacked gender balance. I explained the value of diversity in teams, including gender diversity, noting that I therefore needed the village’s help to identify 3 additional able and willing women to join the committee. 6 nominees accepted the nominations, and after the voting, I co-opted 4 of them into the committee as the voting results were very close. This brings to number of women in our committee to 6, getting closer to an even gender balance.
  5. The current committee had no youth representation. After outlining the benefits of having young youthful minds on the committee, I requested for 3 nominations from men aged between 18 and 25; and 3 nominations from women aged between 18 and 25. Out of these nominations we would choose 1 man and 1 woman to join the committee. Unfortunately none of the eligible young men were willing to commit to join the committee, so we selected two women to represent the young people on the committee. This brought the number of women on the committee to 8, and I am pleased with the resultant gender balance.
  6. I explained the various advantages of leadership renewal and rotation and advised that I was changing the chairman of the committee with immediate effect. The immediate past chairman would remain as a committee member. I thanked the immediate past chairman for his diligent service to the village in his capacity as the committee chairman and Amurongo Emmill Mallony Marange presented him with a certificate of appreciation. The new chairman who takes over from Mr Muchanyerei is Sekuru Zikiti.
  7. I will be presenting the new committee to Mambo Gandidzanwa Marange very soon
  8. Amurongo Emmill addressed the youths. She noted with concern that many of them are getting married at a very young age. She highlighted the benefits of delaying getting married.

NOTES OF MEETING HELD ON 7 MAY 2017
We had a very good village meeting yesterday. We agreed that work to produce 40,000 bricks needed to complete the hall will start on 1 July 2017. The village will split into 2 groups and each group will produce 20,000 bricks. We also agreed that each household will bring one wheelbarrow load of sand and one wheelbarrow load of 3/4 stones.
Fines and penalties for those who did not participate in the work thus far were communicated and these will also apply for the next phase.
Our target is to complete the super structure up to window level by December 2017.
I look forward to your support ( financial, material, technical, encouragement, advice, prayers)
THANK YOU to James Mlambo and family for pledging 10 bags of cement for the next phase.

  1. NOTES OF A VILLAGE MEETING HELD ON 7 JANUARY 2017
  2. The meeting was opened with a prayer from one of the ladies. The bible reading was Joshua 1:9 “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go”
  3. I outlined that the above verse is very pertinent for us as a village as we start 2017, a year preceding an election year, where there is likely to be some politically driven distractions; a year when the economy is not looking like it will improve significantly, and a year in which we want to build our community hall. In the face of these issues, there will be others who will try to halt our progress and discourage us, BUT, we have to remember God’s words to us in Joshua 1:9, and trust in God for our success.
  4. DISCUSSION POINTS WERE:
  5. VILLAGE BOUNDARIES
  6. An issue had been raised that some people residing within our village boundaries wished to be recorded in the books of a neighbouring village. I clarified that geographical boundary in which one stays determines the village in which they will be recorded in.
  7. OPERATION GUDO
  8. It had been noted that someone was going around collecting money from villagers for an exercise they called “Operation Gudo”, which they claimed had been cleared by the Chief and a neighbouring Village head, and which was aimed at removing the baboons in the area. I clarified to everyone that neither I nor the committee were aware of such an operation, and thus it was most likely not a bona fide exercise as the requisite protocols followed for bona fide exercises had not been followed. We invited anyone who may have contributed to this exercise to see the committee if they wanted assistance to recover their money.
  9. HALL PROJECT
  10. The following update was noted for the foundation stage:
  11. a) Bricks, Pit Sand, River Sand and 3/4 stones required were already available
  12. b) A local company had donated $500 which was used to buy some of the cement and brick force. However, this is not enough for us to finish the foundation
  13. c) A well-wisher has promised to give us $500 in the second week of January. This will enable us to buy all the remaining material requirements for the foundation stage
  14. The following action plan was agreed in respect of completing the foundation stage:
  15. d) As required by the RDC inspectorate, we will have to engage a certified builder. As we have none who can give us free labour in our village, we will engage from a neighbouring village at a cost of between $250 and $300. The negotiated low cost is on the basis that we will provide the builder with 14 assistance each day and also provide food.
  16. e) In addition to the 14 assistants to the builder, we will also need a team to fetch the water and a team to cook the food for everyone
  17. f) It was agreed that we will all contribute towards the food to be eaten by the teams working each day. It was agreed that each family will give a minimum of 1 kg of maize. Everyone was encouraged to pledge other food items and there was an overwhelming response whereby pledges were recorded for cooking oil, salt, vegetables, sugar, cash donations and discounted prices for grinding the maize. It was truly moving to see such a spirit of togetherness and willingness to give.
  18. g) It was noted that most of the bricks are still in an oven far from the building site. It was agreed that on the “Chisi”, the next Thursday, everyone will assemble at the oven with their scotch carts, wheelbarrows and buckets to move the bricks to the building site
  19. h) It was agreed that once the site had been pegged by the RDC and was ready for the trenches to be dug, each household will send one strong man to help with the trenching, and send one woman to help with the water and cooking. With this approach we anticipate that the trenches will be dug quickly.
  20. i) Once the trenches are ready, the committee will arrange everyone into daily teams of 14 to assist the builder, the teams to fetch water and the teams to cook the food.
  21. j) It was noted that Registers will be taken daily
  22. k) Amurongo Emmill and I pledged to pay the labour cost for the builder
  23. ROLES OF THE VILLAGE SECRETARY
  24. The secretary presented to everyone the various roles and responsibilities she held at village level, ward level and ministry level. She advised everyone that she does not represent any political party in those roles. She also clarified that some of the programs that come to the village may be driven by NGOs with specific criteria for participation, or may be driven by political parties which will also have their own criteria for participation, and as the village secretary she does not have any say in the said criteria
  25. UPDATE ON PROGRAMS
  26. An update was given on the Zimstat program and on the Porridge program. It was noted that a number of our households are beneficiaries of at least one program (Zimstart, Social Welfare, Plan Aid etc)
  27. SCHOLARSHIP FUND
  28. I advised the village that the scholarship fund was not operational in 2016 due to the non-payment of Village Head allowances by the government (these were the main source of funding for the fund). I advised the village that Amurongo Emmill Mallony Marange and I had committed to resume the scholarship fund in 2017 for the two best students, and we commit that if the funds from government are not received, then we will avail the required funds each term. The committee will select the two winning students after getting shortlists from the primary school headmaster and the secondary school headmaster.
  29. TAXES
  30. It was noted that most people were not paying their annual government taxes, and this is one of the reasons cited for stopping the payments of allowances to village heads. I encouraged everyone to pay up their outstanding taxes
  31. TSIKAMUTANDA
  32. It was noted that there is a Tsikamutanda operating in the village. I outlined to the village my position on this, which is that I do not believe in the practice and had initially refused to allow the Tsikamutanda in the village, but he had been forced on us by the Chief’s office. I explained that we made a police report but the police advised that as long as people were voluntarily going to the Tsikamutanda, then there was no case for the police to get involved in. I strongly discouraged people from going to the Tsikamutanda.
  33. The closing prayer was from one of the men

23 APRIL 2016
We discussed the Bill of Materials at our Village meeting yesterday. The focus was on the materials needed to complete work up to the foundation concrete slab.

  1. It was noted that we already have enough bricks in an oven the community prepared earlier in the year 😀! We agreed that the community will provide the River Sand ( one wheelbarrow per family ); the 3/4 building stones (one wheelbarrow per family) and the pit sand ( will be obtained close to the site once the site is pegged). We agreed that these materials will be brought to the site on the 16th and 17th of May- we anticipate that the site will have been pegged by then.
  2. The other key materials of wire mesh, brickforce and cement will require cash ($3,400 in total). I look forward to your help in these efforts.
  3. The other highlights from the meeting were :
  4. Bible readings were from Proverbs 14:23; Proverbs 21:23 and James 3:5-8. The message was (a) Do not be discouraged by what those around you are saying, (b) Control your own tongue so that you do not discourage others (c) It is now time for ACTION, and not just talk
  5. It was reported that the RDC will be following up and charging those with levy arrears from 2013 to date.
  6. Sagelyn Marange gave an excellent presentation on her quail project and encouraged others to take up this project. There was a lot if interest in the project + the live quails that she brought as exhibits and some committed to starting this in the near future. Thank you Sage👏👏👏!
  7. Sage's son has changed schools for L6. She gave away all his old uniforms including longs, blazers, jerseys, shirts and shorts. The clothes were appreciated by the recipients. Tinotenda tete Sage😀👏!
  8. It was reported that Mwatipedza Village has been selected as the demonstration village for a number of projects being run by some NGOs including FAO and Government. The Chikura homestead in the village will be the demo site. Being chosen out of 36 wards in the wider Mutare district was not a result of anything special we had done - it is all GRACE 😇. We thank God for this Grace and pray that we will remain in the palm of His hands always 😀!!!
  9. Florence Charamba Christensen - In appreciation of the good work that my committee is doing in the village, I presented them with tokens of appreciation in the form of "Little Sun Zimbabwe" lamps - these symbolize the light that the committee should continue giving to the community as it leads. - see pics. I also appreciated other families that regularly use their resources to send me minutes of the monthly committee meetings via whatsapp.
  10. We had a presentation from an official from the RDC which covered the "Pass On" projects and requirements for dipping cattle and vaccinating dogs.
  11. All in all, we had a Blessed time

My committee at Mwatipedza Village with the "Little Sun Lights". In appreciation of the good work that the committee is doing in the village, I presented them with tokens of appreciation in the form of "Little Sun Lights" - these symbolize the light that the committee should continue giving to the community as it leads. I also appreciated other families that regularly use their resources to send me minutes of the monthly committee meetings via whatsapp. ( SEE PICTURE GALLERY )

  1. OCTOBER 2015
  2. We had a good year end review meeting and 2016 planning meeting at the village on Saturday the 17th of October. On review of the 2015 plans, we noted that :
  3. On the option of using Solar power, the quotations received were unaffordable. We pray that the cost will come down with technological advancements
  4. Work on the link road from Kurehwandada Bus Stop to Matongo shopping Centre is now complete
  5. Progress on the Hall project is satisfactory. We are targeting to have the piece of land pegged by the RDC before end of 2015.
  6. PRIORITIES FOR 2016
  7. The main priority is to advance progress on the Hall project. Our target is to have our 2016 year end meeting seated on the foundation of the Hall ! Thus all activities from required fundraising for materials, plan designing and approval to moulding bricks, trenching, brick laying for the foundation, etc should be completed by November 2016.
  8. A secondary priority is to work on the link road between Kurehwandada Bus Stop and Chiringaodzi. Like the link road to Matongo Shopping Centre, this link road is key for residents in that part of the village to have access to ambulances etc plus easy and safe passage for vehicles and scotch carts.
  9. There was strong commitment from everyone to work hard and also contribute in cash so that we achieve our ambitions for 2016.
  1. MARCH 2015
  2. We had our first meeting of the year 2 Saturdays ago. Key points from the meeting were :
  3. The two scholarships were awarded to Tinotenda Zinyau in grade 5 and Kudakwashe Mudungwe in form 4. Fees for term 1 for the two were paid before the start of the term. For now the scholarships are covering school fees only, which are $60 for the high school and $15 for the primary school. We give glory to God that our fund already has sufficient funds to pay for term 2 fees.
  4. I gave feedback on the solar project proposal and handed out pamphlets which the supplier had given me. We agreed to give everyone 2 weeks to consult internally and consider the proposals, after which those interested will register with the secretary. Depending on the numbers registered, we may be able to negotiate good discounts.
  5. Work on the link road will start once the rainy season is over
  6. Our request to construct a hall has been submitted to the Rural District Council by our Councillor. We await feedback on this
  7. It was noted that we have the required critical numbers to start a creche for the pre-grade zero children. We are required to run this under the direct supervision of the local primary school. Plans are in place to progress this initiative, and possibly establish another one on the Chiringaodzi side, depending on numbers from that end. The creche will employ teachers from the parents of the intake at a student to teacher ratio of 1 teacher to 25 children. A monthly fee per child of $2 per month was agreed, which would all go to the teacher.
  1. NOVEMBER 2014
  2. We had a good end of year meeting with the village yesterday. We agreed on the following projects for next year :
  3. To upgrade the link road from Kurehwandada Bus Stop to Matongo Shops - work to commence soon as the road is used frequently by most people in the village when carrying implements etc from Matongo Shops. We will engage the neighbouring village to work on the section of the road which is in that village. Work should be completed before the heavy rains start.
  4. Quotations from the Rural electrification Authority (REA) were unaffordable. Solar energy was identified as the next best solution given the predominant sunny conditions of the area. We will thus pursue service providers for solar solution to our energy requirements :
  5. a) To explore how we can leverage on the size of potential customer base to get favourable prizing.
  6. b) To also explore how we can use the concept of collective guarantee by the village ( or willing participants ) to secure extended terms. ( The Cooperative Bank of Kenya concept ).
  7. I need to report back to the village on the above, together with detailed quotations for 1, 2 and 3 rooms "lighting only", after which individuals will assess their level of interest and affordability for the project.
  8. To start construction work on the multi disciplinary hall / building which will house the creche, skills training workshops and be a sheltered venue for community meetings. Some bricks are already available for the project, and more will be produced after the rains and planting season. In the meantime, we need to work on the planning phase including getting the required permits, drawings, bills of material etc. My personal target is to get to at least window cill level by end of 2015, then have the structure roofed by end of 2016.
  9. We need your support for us to achieve the above. Some of the ways that you can support us by are materially, with your ideas and experience with similar ventures, with your skills, with your encouragement and with your prayers
  10. The other aspect of my role, which I do not post much about, is about exercising authority to judge, punish and establish and maintain a lawful society - tough stuff but it comes with the package, and if well handled, could make a positive impact...
  11. In order to ensure consistency and fairness in application of numerous traditional charges including standard fines, penalties and requirements by The Village Head ( or my committee in my absence ) I spent close to three hours with the committee yesterday drawing up our list of rates to apply. Uppermost in our minds was affordability, fairness relative to surrounding villages, and the need for penalties & fines to be punitive enough to be a deterrent.
  12. The last consideration made me remember a quotation I once used in a public speech about abolishing the death sentence : " Every instance of the infliction of a punishment is an instance of the failure of that punishment < to be an effective deterrent >". It will be interesting to note the the stats of infringements after announcing the standard rates. Your views ?
  1. Other developments :
  2. The ablution block is now roofed with a concrete roof. Well done baba Mufuka and your team. Thank you Ishe Mwatipedza and Amurongo for the cement.
  3. The Government grant has finally started coming. I have requested headmasters at the primary school and the secondary school to furnish us with details of the top 10 students academically. As the Trustees are not yet in place, I will find a team to help me choose the first reciepients of the scholarship / bursary for 2015 ( starting term 1 ). The names of successful students will be announced before schools open next year - hopefully in the 1st two weeks of December.
  4. Now that on going funding ( be it at very low levels for now ) is guaranteed, I will now engage lawyers to draft the Trust Deed, following which Trustees will be appointed, and a Trust Bank account opened. The trust will then be geared to accept your generous donations, but we will also appreciate any donations now to fund the Trust Deed costs and augment the awards for term 1 2015
  5. Finally, thank you to Sagelyn Marange for spending the whole Saturday with me at the village yesterday.
  1. JUNE 2014
  2. The final update for today : I received a call from the DA's office a couple of weeks ago and was informed that my name had now been formally registered with the Government as a Village Head. I was advised that this now entitles me to the monthly Government allowance for a Village Head of $25 per month.
  3. We have decided to start a scholarship fund for the benefit of the village using this monthly allowance as the seed / stable income. When we met the village two weeks ago, we advised them that the scholarship will be effective term 1 next year, and receipients will be chosen purely on academic excellence and merit. The average school fees in the area is $17 per term, thus assuming we get no other funding, up to 4 children could benefit with fees for the term + a few extras being catered for. Our wish is that this will inspire our children to work hard at school as they compete for this scholarship ( and that parents will be supportive ! )
  4. This is just a heads up on what has been happening. We are not yet looking for donations to supplement the allowance as there are a few governance structures that we want to put in place first, including :
  5. Creation and registration of a Trust to house the fund - I have been quoted $500 to create this Trust. Are there any registered lawyers out there willing to do this on a pro bono basis ?
  6. Appointment of Trustees - we are searching for highly respectable people in society, from all walks of life and with diverse experiences to appoint as Trustees. Please send me any suggestions you may have for this position
  7. Opening of bank accounts
  8. Appointment of auditors ( on a pro bono basis...)
  9. Once the appropriate structures are in place, we will be seeking your assistance to fundraise for the Trust.
  10. I am very confident that if each of us plays their small part, "using what we have", God will honor our efforts and give us results beyond our imaginations! This is an opportunity to change lives positively - please join us in getting excited about it !!!!
  1. MAY 2013
  2. Spent the day in Mwatipedza Village on 5 May. Had a good update meeting with the village, inspected the three communal gum woodlots and two family gum woodlots, watched a soccer match between Mwatipedza Village and Matanda Village, and was shown the site for the new church in the village. Also had time to pass through dad's last resting place. Hectic and tiring, but was worth it. Photos will be posted soon
  3. Key issues coming out of Saturday's meeting :
  4. The project to build an ablution block to commence immediately. Agreed on two separate blocks comprising three latrines each ( one for men & one for the ladies ) Village will start work to produce 20 000 bricks needed for the project. Targeting to have the bricks ready by the end of June. Other materials needed are (a) 35 bags of cement, (b) 12 sheets of 7 foot asbestos sheets. Builders will come from the village at no charge. Please contact me if you can HELP in any way.
  5. Efforts to establish a fruit tree nursery at one or both of the schools in the village are underway
  6. Project to construct a hall / shelter at the meeting site to commence once the ablution block is completed
  7. Everyone to play a part in repairing the minor roads adjacent to their home
  8. Rural Electricity Authority (REA) has started the electrification process for our village - they are putting up lines to Karirwi School. Individuals to organise themselves into groups to have the branch-off networks relayed to their homes.

DEVELOPMENT AREAS RAISED IN FIRST MEETING HELD ON 1 DECEMBER 2012
( in order the issues were raised from the floor )

a) Grading of road
b) Establishment of a Creche Padhuze – April 2013
c) Establishment of a Hardware Workshop – April 2013
d) Construction os a Toilet for meeting site – April 2013
e) Fixing / deepening of community boreholes
f) Indiscipline around required standard spacing between garden lots to be addressed
g) Problem of baboons at Chiringaodzi to be addressed
h) Gum tree plantation to be planted for the community and at individual homesteads
i) Market Kwekutengesera to be established(organising)
j) To maintain record of all those who were raised in Mwatipedza Village but do not have homesteads
k) Construct Toilets at the meeting venue – April 2013
l) Fencing for gardens near Nyamaire.
m) Youth to patrol at night to curb rising crime
n) Kuremekedza rufu
o) NIPA – to ban
p) Zvipfeko – all to be more mindful in how they dress and appreciate the requirements of different occasions
q) Construct Dam in village
r) Build a Community School for Mwatipedza Village
s) 1st preference for teachers in schools in the village should from qualified people in the village