EU gives rural communities €676k
Lazarus Sauti The European Union (EU) has injected €676 425 into a project meant to strengthen social accountability in rural areas in Zimbabwe. Executed by the Civic Forum on Human Development (CFHD) in partnership with the Association of Rural District Councils (ARDC) of Zimbabwe and the Centre for Community Development Solutions (CCDS), the project will be implemented in Mutoko and Hwedza in Mashonaland East as well as in Nyaminyami, Hurungwe and Sanyati in Mashonaland West over a period of three years. In a speech read on his behalf by EU Project Manager Linda Kalenga at the launch of the project in Mudzi recently, Head of EU Delegation to Zimbabwe Ambassador Philippe Van Damme, said: “We hope the project will increase democratic participation in government by all citizens and communities of Zimbabwe..., and lead to enhanced service delivery and improved quality of life of citizens,” he said, adding that the overall objective of the project is to promote sustainable an