15 – 19 JULY 2009By P. Ncube

Initial Intentions• Work with social groups to address

the two tier system of reporting (refer to organogram).

• To bridge the gap between the grassroots water user, e.g. irrigation schemes, and the sub-catchment council.

• To form water user associations which will interact with the sub-catchment council (check organogram)

Intentions…Equipping water user groups

monitoring skills.Catchment activities that impact on water resources.

Lobby for the specific interests of their group through proper and effective representation.

Coordination of activities of water point committees

Proposed Organogram by MCC.

SUB- CATCHMENTCOUNCIL

15 MEMBERS4 NO. SCC

4 Members of eachSCC in CC

WATER USERASSOCIATIONS

Grouped by use

CATCHMENT COUNCIL

16 MEMBERSZINWA

Institutions.Facilitating the establishment of effective

water institutions (UZ CASS).Development of logos.Development of an institutional model (UZ

Soil Sc & Ag Eng and CASS).Facilitation of interactive workshops with

stakeholders.Awareness raising through workshops and

interviews.

Institutions…Development of outline planEstablishment of weak points in our

operations (PhD Researches).

Water Resources Research.Water resource planning and allocation tool

development through the development of a spreadsheet based water resources model will go a long way in improving efficiency of our operations.

Construction of a new gauging weir on the Tshazi river in Insiza district improves the quality of our hydrological data.

Water Resources Research…The Limpopo hydrochemistry baseline report

enlightened us on how far our water resources are polluted, hence the need for us to devise mitigatory measures.

Farmer Field Based Action Research.We still need appropriate methods developed

for our farming community to use in this dry region of ours.

Conclusion Acknowledge the good works done by

everyone who was involved in the project directly or indirectly.

We hope any outstanding projects and activities will be completed.

We are happy and proud to having been associated with the Challenge Programme PN17 and we wish for more such programmes.