Kwekwe City Council COE

Date: January 27, 2015

Fact file
Country	Zimbabwe
Province/Region	Midlands
Baseline score	53
Post 2015 score (2018); (2020)	(65-Bronze); (64-Bronze)
Population	100,900
Number of women councillors	5
Number of men councillors	9
Joined the COE programme	2012
Anchored Entrepreneurship Programme	No
Summit	2015; 2018; 2020

Kwekwe City Council is situated in the Industrial hub of the Midlands province. It is also a vibrant mining town. The council has 14 councillors, 9 male and 5 female. Kwekwe City Council policies include gender equality in order to promote the advancement of women. Read more about the council on their website. Kwekwe City Council has established Youth Corners where the Mayor of the town is working with youth to raise awareness around Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights. Kwekwe City Council is a spoke council in the hub and spoke programme for gender mainstreaming. The council is mentored by Gweru City Council.