Masvingo City Council scopes the Gender Responsive Budget award and the Centers of Excellence Bronze award.

The Zimbabwe Gender Summit whose thematic focus was on Gender Responsive Budgeting was held from 17 – 18 November 2022. All Local authorities in Zimbabwe show cased their best practices in Local Government Institutional Centre of Excellence and Gender Responsive Budgeting. Gender Links in partnership with the Ministry of Local Government and Public Works will also launch the gender responsive budgeting toolkit for local government at the summit.

Masvingo City Council made history for being the first Local Authority in Zimbabwe to scope the Gender Responsive Budget award and the Centers of Excellence Bronze award.

The award ceremony was presented by the Minister of Local Government and Public Works, Minister, Hon. July. G. Moyo.