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DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ACT: OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES FOR WOMEN IN RURAL AREAS: THE CASE OF WARD 3, MWENEZI DISTRICT, ZIMBABWE

Chuma, Maxwell; Chazovachii, Bernard (International Journal of Politics and Good Governance, 2012)

The major fulcrum of this study was on examining the impact of the Domestic Violence Act in reducing violence perpetrated against women. More specifically, the study sought to establish factors that constrain the full ...
THE DELIVERY OF SOCIAL AND INFRASTRUCTURAL SERVICES BY RURAL DISTICT COUNCILS: IN SEARCH OF CHALLENGES FACING CHIVI RURAL DISTRICT COUNCIL, ZIMBABWE

Mushuku, Alimos; Chazovachii, Bernard; Chitongo, Leornard; Mamhova, Tendai P. (International Journal of Politics and Good Governance, 2012)

Rural District Councils (RDCs) were established to promote rural development in their areas of jurisdiction through the provision of social and infrastructural services. Thus, they play a major role in the development ...
RURAL HIGHWAY SERVICE CENTRES AND RURAL LIVELIHOODS DIVERSITY: A CASE OF NGUNDU HALT IN ZIMBABWE

Chazovachii, Bernard; Chuma, Maxwell (Russian Journal of Agricultural and Socio-Economic Sciences 5(17), 2012)

This study seeks to assess the impact of rural high way service centres on livelihood diversity. The establishment of Ngundu rural highway service centre was an approach to assist highway travelers and local residents ...
Corporate Social Responsibility experiences, Zimplats mine in Ngezi

Chitongo, Leonard; Chakadenga, Joyleen (Saarbrucken, Deutschland: Lambert Academic Publishing, 2012)

The research investigated on the significance of Corporate, Social Responsibility (CSR) to Rural Development. The aim of the study was to examine whether Zimplats has managed to address the social problems in Ngezi, ...
Adoption of climate resilient rural livelihoods through growing of small grains in Munyaradzi communal area, Gutu district

Chazovachii, Bernard; Chigwenya, Average; Mushuku, Alimos (African Journal of Agricultural Research, 2012-02-26)

The local people has succumbed to severe recurrent drought in Munyaradzi communal areas ward 21 in Gutu District, which culminated into the majority of them failing to produce good harvest due to adverse effect of climate ...
Effective Livelihood Strategies in Distressed Environments: The Case of Mudzi District of Zimbabwe

Mutami, Cephas; Chazovachii, Bernard (Current Research Journal of Social Sciences, 2012-09-25)

This study looks at rural livelihoods in semi-arid and arid rural areas in post-2000 Zimbabwe. The decade-long socio-economic recession coupled with recurrent droughts presented a myriad of challenges to rural households ...
Livelihood Resilient Strategies through Beekeeping in Chitanga Village, Mwenezi District, Zimbabwe

Chazovachii, Bernard; Chuma, Maxwell; Mushuku, Alimos; Chirenje, Leonard; Chitongo, Leonard; Mudyariwa, Raphael (Canadian Center of Science and Education, 2013)

The study sought to establish the contribution of beekeeping in rural livelihoods sustainability. Chitanga village had experienced low agricultural productivity due to poor and infertile soils and this has led to food ...
EXPLORING THE POLITICS OF LOCAL PARTICIPATION IN RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS: SMALL DAMS REHABILITATION PROJECT IN ZIMBABWE

Tagarirofa, Jacob; Chazovachii, Bernard (Russian Journal of Agricultural and Socio-Economic Sciences, 2(14), 2013)

The study sought to evaluate the effectiveness of community participation in rural development projects in Zimbabwe testing the credibility of the popularized supposition that almost all contemporary development efforts ...
Smallholder irrigation agriculture in distressed regions: a quest for pro-poor policies in Zimbabwe

Chazovachii, Bernard (Journal of Sociology, 2013)

Small scale irrigation agriculture in Zimbabwe has been made farmer-managed to allow resource-poor farmers to participated and address the challenges of poverty in distressed regions. Empowering the local people through ...
CHALLENGING THE CHALLENGE: AN ANALYSIS OF THE INITIATIVES TAKEN BY WOMEN IN MUSHANDIKE RESETTLEMENT SCHEME TO PARTICIPATE IN DEVELOPMENT

Chigwenya, Average; Chazovachii, Bernard (International Journal of Politics and Good Governance, 2013)

Despite numerous initiatives being taken by governments, non-governmental and qausigovernmental organisations and even the private sector to try and mainstream women in development, there is still a lot to be done in ...
Cooperative Gardens and Rural Development the Case of Help German in Gutu Ward 25 Zimbabwe

Chitongo, Bernard; Magaya, Emilia V. (Journal of Agriculture and Sustainability, 2013)

The study assesses the contributions of cooperative gardens brought by Help German in the process of reducing vulnerability and enhancing rural development through putting the poor as their first target in the community. ...
The Impact of Tourism Leakages on Local Economies: A Case Study of Nyanga District, Zimbabwe

Chirenje, Leonard C.; Chitotombe, Joseline; Gukurume, Simbarashe; Chazovachii, Bernard; Chitongo, Leonard ((Kamla-Raj ) J Hum Ecol, 42(1): 9-16 (2013, 2013)

This paper examines the impact of tourism leakages on the local economies. It draws results from a survey done in Nyanga District in Zimbabwe. Data were collected using questionnaires and in-depth interviews. The quantitative ...
Prospects and Challenges for Food Security in Rural Zimbabwe: Unearthing the Contestations in Conservation Farming in Mukore Village of Bikita

Chitongo, Leonard (Journal of Sustainable Development Studies, 2013)

The paper sought to investigate the challenges and prospects for effective institutionalization of conservation farming as a food security measure amidst the gross incidence of drought and failure of traditional subsistence ...
Reducing Urban Poverty through Fuel Wood Business in Masvingo City, Zimbabwe: A Myth or Reality

Chazovachii, Bernard; Chitongo, Leonard; Ndava, Jenias (Bangladesh e-Journal of Sociology, 2013-01)

This paper argues a case for reducing urban poverty through fuel wood business in view of the plight of load shading in Zimbabwe. Although the use of firewood is not a welcomed source of power in urban areas, it emerged ...
‘SURVIVAL MODEL’- INTERNAL SAVINGS AND LENDING SCHEMES AS A LIVELIHOOD STRATEGY FOR FEMALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS IN AN URBAN CONTEXT: THE CASE OF MUCHEKE SUBURB IN MASVINGO CITY, ZIMBABWE

Chuma, Maxwell; Chazovachii, Bernard; Munzara, Alick; Mupani, Honest (Asian Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities, 2013-05)

The turbulent economic environment that has been bedeviling Zimbabwe for quite some time, punctuated by uncertainties over entitlements and endowments(access to basic necessities of life) has rendered many households ...
Towards Comprehensive Disaster Risk Management in Zimbabwe: Evaluating Masvingo Rural District’s Community Drought Management Program (MRDCCDMP)

Chitongo, Leonard (International Journal of Economy, Management and Social Sciences, 2013-08)

The research sought to explore the effectiveness of the Masvingo Rural District’s Community Drought Management Program (MRDCCDMP) in mitigating the cumulative effects posed by successive droughts which have threatened ...
Rural households’ livelihoods diversification through termite utilization in depressed region of Zimbabwe

Taru, Josiah; Chazovachii, Bernard (Chinese Journal of Population Resources and Environment, 2015-11-23)

This study sought to examine the utility of termites to rural households in depressed regions of Bikita, Zimbabwe. Colonialism and its spread of European culture had viewed entomophagy with contempt resulting in reduced ...
PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS AND HOUSING PROVISION IN ZIMBABWE: THE CASE OF RUNYARARO SOUTH WEST HOUSING SCHEME (MBUDZI) MASVINGO

Chitongo, Leonard (European Journal of Research in Social Sciences (Progressive Academic Publishing, UK), 2017)

The city of Masvingo has been experiencing serious housing problems leading to a housing backlog of about 9297. This study eximines the contribution of public private partnerships (PPPs) towards the provision of urban ...
Sustainability of Rural Entrepreneurship as a Livelihood Strategy in Zaka District, Zimbabwe

Guta, Gerald; Vhudzi, George; Chazovachii, Bernard (Bangladesh e-Journal of Sociology, 2017-01)

Rural entrepreneurship emerged as a panacea to persistent hunger and starvation that hindered community development in Zaka. This was exacerbated by the economic downturn, in 1999- 2008 period which affected Zimbabwe due ...
NON- GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: THE CASE OF ACTION FAIM COMMUNITY GARDEN IN GUTU, WARD 10, ZIMBABWE

Chimire, Cephas; Chitongo, Leonard (European Journal of Research in Social Sciences (Progressive Academic Publishing, UK ), 2018)

Gutu rural area is hard hit by food insecurity that is partly caused by erratic rainfall received in the area. Thus adopting livelihood diversification strategies as either adaptive or coping mechanisms. The area has ...

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