Gutu Rural District Council COE

Date: October 17, 2016

Fact file
Country	Zimbabwe
Province/Region	Masvingo
Baseline score	41
Post 2015 score (2016); (2020)	(46-Blue); (59-Green)
Population	203,083
Number of women councillors	4
Number of men councillors	37
Joined the COE programme	2013
Anchored Entrepreneurship Programme	No
Summit	2016; 2020

Gutu is the third largest district in Masvingo Province, southern Zimbabwe, after Chiredzi and Mwenezi. It is the northernmost district in the province. The name “Gutu” is historically reported to have emerged from “Chinomukutu wemiseve” – meaning, “the one with a load of arrows”. Mupandawana is the largest district service centre.

The council is a spoke council in the hub and spoke programme for gender mainstreaming in local government, mentored by Bikita RDC. Gutu RDC has a draft gender policy. Gender issues are discussed in the district gender committee. The council has a vocational training centre and a junior council in place.

Read the council’s 2016 summit case study here.

Read the 2020 SADC Protocol@Work summit report here.

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