It's Ours Ndezvedu, Ngokwethu Newsletter
NATURE OF THE ORGANIZATION
Dr ZA Chiteka is the project coordinator and is an individual with capacityt and ability to produce such a magazine through previous similar projects.
HISTORY, GOVERNANCE AND FUNDING OF THE ORGANIZATION
Dr Chiteka has a history of operating as an independent Consultant and coordinator of various projects of differing magnitudes, some of which have been regional and international in nature.
CAPACITY OF THE ORGANIZATION TO CARRY OUT THE PROPOSED ACTIVITY AND PREVIOUS RLEVANT EXPIRIENCE:
The proponent has a wide expirience in the production of various newsletters, research paper editing plus a very wide knowledge in the divers field of agriculture and environmental issues. He has served as an assistant post for the Zimbabwe Journal of Agriculture Research (Designated Journal for the Southern Africa Centre for Agricultural Research), attended workshops on Manageme3nt of Science Journal held the International Livestock Resaearch Institute and attended an Environment Impact Assessment course directed by the Ministry of Mines, Environment and Tourism. He also has a very wide base of research practice in the environment and agricultural sector. Some of his accounting works include consultancy in the Groundnut Industry in Zimbabwe, the Zimbabwe Malawi Joint Commission Consultative Team on collaboration in crop Research and small Grain Production and Promotion
PROPOSED OBJECTIVES
1. To diseminate environmental information to rural communities on the environment and natural resources use and management as well as the best practices
2. To strenthen the work of rural writers so that more information can be gathered for the use of rural in their own languages.
3. To cultivate a reading habit in order to gather useful information .
4. To help the communities understand better and share their knowledge (IKS) on biodiversity, desertification protection, climate change and other environmmental issues.
5. To suport the work of Africa 2000 Network and GEFSGP in the spread of environment information and sustainable development.
6. To produce three issues of the rural magazine "ITS OURS NDEZVEDU NGOKWETHU" in the 3 major local languages
TYPE AND NATURE OF ACTIVITY
The project centres on the production of a rural magazine of rural expiriences in three languages which are Shona, English and Ndebele. The magazine will the be disseminated to the rural areas and other stakeholders as a way of disseminating environmental and agricultural information to rural communities on environmental and natural resources use and management as well as best practices.
LOCATION
Harare is the centre where printing will be carried out but distribution will be nationwide reaching down especially to the rural communities.
Brief Background of activities
-The magazine has been in circulation for the past seven years but when the production expired, it was not renewed . Noting that the magazine was of vital for the dissemination and rural communities appraisal, it is of significant importance that the publication of this magazine be revived.
-The proposed starting date would be from 01/02/2000 to 31/12/2000.
-The proposal is for 3 issues of the magazine to be produced over a period of 1 year
-The distribution of the magazine can assume the same process and outlets as previous issues.
Dr ZA Chiteka is the project coordinator and is an individual with capacityt and ability to produce such a magazine through previous similar projects.
HISTORY, GOVERNANCE AND FUNDING OF THE ORGANIZATION
Dr Chiteka has a history of operating as an independent Consultant and coordinator of various projects of differing magnitudes, some of which have been regional and international in nature.
CAPACITY OF THE ORGANIZATION TO CARRY OUT THE PROPOSED ACTIVITY AND PREVIOUS RLEVANT EXPIRIENCE:
The proponent has a wide expirience in the production of various newsletters, research paper editing plus a very wide knowledge in the divers field of agriculture and environmental issues. He has served as an assistant post for the Zimbabwe Journal of Agriculture Research (Designated Journal for the Southern Africa Centre for Agricultural Research), attended workshops on Manageme3nt of Science Journal held the International Livestock Resaearch Institute and attended an Environment Impact Assessment course directed by the Ministry of Mines, Environment and Tourism. He also has a very wide base of research practice in the environment and agricultural sector. Some of his accounting works include consultancy in the Groundnut Industry in Zimbabwe, the Zimbabwe Malawi Joint Commission Consultative Team on collaboration in crop Research and small Grain Production and Promotion
PROPOSED OBJECTIVES
1. To diseminate environmental information to rural communities on the environment and natural resources use and management as well as the best practices
2. To strenthen the work of rural writers so that more information can be gathered for the use of rural in their own languages.
3. To cultivate a reading habit in order to gather useful information .
4. To help the communities understand better and share their knowledge (IKS) on biodiversity, desertification protection, climate change and other environmmental issues.
5. To suport the work of Africa 2000 Network and GEFSGP in the spread of environment information and sustainable development.
6. To produce three issues of the rural magazine "ITS OURS NDEZVEDU NGOKWETHU" in the 3 major local languages
TYPE AND NATURE OF ACTIVITY
The project centres on the production of a rural magazine of rural expiriences in three languages which are Shona, English and Ndebele. The magazine will the be disseminated to the rural areas and other stakeholders as a way of disseminating environmental and agricultural information to rural communities on environmental and natural resources use and management as well as best practices.
LOCATION
Harare is the centre where printing will be carried out but distribution will be nationwide reaching down especially to the rural communities.
Brief Background of activities
-The magazine has been in circulation for the past seven years but when the production expired, it was not renewed . Noting that the magazine was of vital for the dissemination and rural communities appraisal, it is of significant importance that the publication of this magazine be revived.
-The proposed starting date would be from 01/02/2000 to 31/12/2000.
-The proposal is for 3 issues of the magazine to be produced over a period of 1 year
-The distribution of the magazine can assume the same process and outlets as previous issues.
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Project Snapshot
Grantee:
Dr Z. A Chiteka
Country:
Zimbabwe
Area Of Work:
CapDev
Grant Amount:
US$ 1,132.37
Co-Financing Cash:
Co-Financing in-Kind:
Project Number:
ZIM/92/G52/032
Status:
Satisfactorily Completed
Project Characteristics and Results
Replication of project activities
A similr magazine has already been produced through Africa 2000 Network and this as continuation of what has alraedy been done . Other organizations also produced their own magazines and newsletters. However, "Its Ours..." is the only magazine that successfully has all its articles in 3 languages in one magazine. This approach gathers a high value for replication as it is possible for the magazine to filter everywhere and to the lowest semi-literate levels. More so now thatn there is a lot of up and coming various environmental and agricultural clubs all over the show.
Project sustainability
An improved reading culture to gather useful environmental and agricultura information. Strengthened rural writers skills especially in news gathering and writting.
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