Government Departments (i.e. Security Sector), traditional leaders, media, development funding
partner (EU), and Zimbabwe Statistical Office (ZIMSTAT).
The above-mentioned stakeholders discussed and agreed upon the number of meetings
(workshops) for each of the officially recognised language areas as shown below:
Venda: Beitbridge (1)
Ndebele: Bulawayo, Midlands Province, Matebeleland South, & Matebeleland
North (15)
Shangani: Chiredzi-Chikombedzi, Mwenezi (2)
Tonga: Binga, Hwange, Gokwe (5)
Nambya: Hwange, Binga (4)
Chewa: All 8 Catholic Dioceses will hold one (1) meeting except for Hwange
with 2. (9)
Ndau: Chipinge, Chimanimani, Mutambara (4)
Shona: All Catholic Dioceses @ 4 meetings each except for Hwange and
Bulawayo with one (1) each (25)
Sotho: Gwanda, Manama (2)
Kalanga: Plumtree, Kezi, Dombodema, Tsholotsho (4)
Barwe: Nyanga, Nyamaropa, Nyangombe, Nyakomba (2)
Tswana: Plumtree, Bulilima, Mangwe (2)
Koisan: Siwowo, Tsholotsho, Maganwini (1)
Xhosa: Bembesi/ Ntabazinduna, Fort Rixon (2)
Total Number of Workshops/Meetings = 78
A total number of seventy-eight (78) workshops with a minimum number of ninety (90)
participants per meeting was agreed upon. The total number of copies to be printed is
approximately 37 800 for all the languages. Specific details of the meeting venues and number of
copies to be distributed per language group are provided as attachments to the strategic plan.
Workshop participants also agreed on the breakdown of the key community stakeholders who
should be invited to each meeting/workshop as follows:
20 traditional leaders
20 youth
10 women
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