Chivi embarks on income generating projects

Chivi embarks on income generating projects

Chivi Central constituency, ward 11 is embarking on income generating which include egg production and cattle rearing and the projects are aimed at catering for its unemployed population.

 Walter Nyambi who is the councilor for the ward said that the income generating projects are aimed at helping community members to earn a living, and help the under privileged people and the widows around the community and 50 women are meant to benefit from the egg production project.

“These projects are mainly targeting women and 50 women are currently scheduled to benefit from the egg production project and these women were carefully selected by our team and vetted to see whether they qualify to participate in the project.

The projects are now at an advanced stage with some of the structures are ready to accommodate the first batch of layers and also plans of rearing cattle for the benefit of the community are also at an advanced stage with fattening pans now in place.

“We are going to be keeping 2000 birds for a start but we are expecting the first batch of 1000 birds by next week” said Nyambi

Shylet Kubvoruno who is the Chairperson of the Chivi egg production said that this project is aimed at elevating women in their community.

“ these projects will help in elevating women in our community, personally when I was approached to be the chairperson of chivi egg production I told myself even if I have never led people anywhere I want to try it out it will come out well” said Kubvoruno.

The egg production project is aimed at providing eggs to the people of chivi district as a whole and some areas around Masvingo.

Nyambi said “we are targeting the local market and those locals with businesses are the ones we will sell the eggs to, we were promised by Pick n Pay in Masvingo that they will also buy our eggs.”

There are also other projects that are taking place in the area and these include an irrigation project taking place at Mangwana dam and the villagers are benefiting from this project as they get to sell their produce and earn a living.