Thembei Khoza, Zimbabwe, Climate Change - Summit 2012

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CITY OF BULAWAYO, ZIMBABWELOCAL GOVERNMENT AND GENDER JUSTICE

SUMMIT AND AWARDS

23-25 APRIL 2012KOPONANG HOTEL JOHANNESBURG SOUTH AFRICA

365 DAYS OF LOCAL ACTION TO END VIOLENCE ANDEMPOWER WOMEN

WARD 12, CLEAN UP CITY OFBULAWAYO

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WARD 12

2011 CLEAN UP

CITY OF BULAWAYO

COUNCILLOR T. KHOZA

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HOW DID YOU GO ABOUT IDENTIFYING THISPROBLEM?

Solid waste had accumulated on residential propertiesin Njube, Old Lobengula and Lobengula Extension(Ward 12) resulting in an unsightly and dirtyneighbourhood.

The Clean Up Ward 12 Campaign was done inSeptember and October 2011 was conducted after therealisation by the Ward Councillor that some of thesolid waste that had accumulated on the residentialproperties could not be removed by the ordinary refusecompactor trucks as these vehicles were only designed

to remove domestic waste like kitchen waste, plastics,beverages cans etc.

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HOW DID YOU GO ABOUT IDENTIFYING THISPROBLEM? Cont..

Other waste such as old householdfurniture, appliances, e.g. refrigeratorsdisused bulk containers, scrap metalwould require the property owners to

provide their own means of transport totake these items to the sanitary landfill.Ward 12 residents are mostly lowincome earners or pensioners and child

headed household who cannot affordtransport to take them to the landfill

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HOW DID YOU GO ABOUT IDENTIFYING THISPROBLEM? Cont.

Some of the household waste contain chemicals thatcould leak into environment causing climate change.The extraneous material were therefore kept piled onthe yards corners, on the roof tops or in the houseswhere they created conducive breeding ground forvermin (pests, rats, mice, cockroaches) which could

spread diseases like plague, typhoid or otherinfectious diseases. The other hazard was that of fireoutbreak from the heaped furniture. The propertieswere also so congested such that in the event of anemergency like a fire outbreak it would be difficult for

the rescue teams to access the victims to effectrescue. For aesthetic reasons it was high time thatall the junk was removed from suburbs of Ward 12.

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IS THIS ISSUE IMPORTANT?

International Best practices on Environmentalmanagement encourage cities, industries, firms totake all measures necessary to keep theirenvironment clean, free from pollution hence theterms cleaner production, cleaner cities. Cleaner

cities and a cleaner environment result in healthiercitizens who are more productive therebycontributing to the development of their societies,so as the saying goes, charity begins at home,similarly cleanliness begins at home which will leadto cleaner neighbourhoods, cleaner suburbs and

cleaner cities

A cleaner environment is the pillar for sustainabledevelopment.

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HOW ARE YOU GOING ABOUT ADDRESSING THI SPROBLEM?

The clean up campaign was a communityproject led by the Ward Councillor assisted bymembers of the residents association, thebusiness community and local church, theCouncil assisted with equipment and staff to

effect the removal of the said refuse. TheCouncil management in particular, the TownClerk, the Directors of Health and EngineeringServices provided guidance and resourcessuch as tipper trucks, front end loader and

human resources, the community alsoprovided labour and meals.

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WHAT IS THE TIME-FRAME FOR THE PROJECT?

The project was conducted between September and October2011. Temporary dumping sites were established in Njube, OldLobengula and Lobengula Extension where residence coulddeposit all the unwanted materials. Thereafter for three (3)consecutive weekends Council provided 5 tipper trucks, 1 frontend loader and staff to collect the waste from those temporarydumping points to the sanitary landfill.

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WHO IS THE KEY TARGET? WHO IS INVOLVED? AREWOMEN AND MEN EQUALLY INVOLVED?

Targeted were only Ward 12 residents i.e. of Njube,Old Lobengula and Lobengula Extension Residentscooperated with their Councillor and municipal staff.Women, men, boys and girls all participated in theexercise. Residents also realised that some of thematerials that had been deposited at the temporarydumping sites could be collected for recycling. Assuch some youths, men and women collected all therecyclable materials such as scrap and sold them to

scrap material dealers. The exercise turned out tobe an income generating project for some.

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PARTNERSHIPS FORMED THROUGH THE PROJECT

Residents

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Partnership continued


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PARTNERSHIP CONTINUED


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RESOURCEFULNESS: WHAT FINANCIAL, HUMANAND OTHER RESOURCES WERE MOBILISED?

Council staff and equipment fundedby Council.

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CREATIVITY: ARE YOU USING ARTS, CULTURE,MEDIA AND SOCIAL MEDIA TO POPULARISE THE

ISSUES?

An NGO Zimbabwe Democracy

Development Trust and a local newspapercovered the campaign.

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MONITORING AND EVALUATION

The local authority, Bulawayo City Council monitor the cleanliness of the Citys

environment through the Health Services Department. Hierarchy for solid wastemost favoured management.

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WHAT RESULTS HAVE BEEN ACHIEVED?

Apart from cleaner residentialproperties that are free of clutter,enterprising residents have started

income generating project ofcollecting recyclable materials forsale. Some are now alsoconcentrating on beautifying theirhomes.

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IMPACT (BASED ON THR SADC PROTOCOLTARGETS)

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SUSTAINABILITY AND REPLICATION

This campaign can be redone inany location and if all the wards inBulawayo could do it then the goalof Cleaner City will be achieved and

that will contribute tremendouslytowards sustainable developmentand slowing down climate change

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LESSONS LEARNED

Everyone who was involved in the campaign learntsomething e.g. residents learnt about theimportance of maintaining clean homes for theirhealth, safety and preventing climate change.Leaders learnt about the value of communication

and cooperation to achieve a common goal.Residents are no longer dumping waste into stormwater drains thereby eliminating the problem offlooding of properties during the rain season.The properties have a higher market value and areattractive to passerby when the environment isclean. Recycling and reuse of waste material wasanother valuable lesson.


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