Let’s restore our pride – Keep Bulawayo Clean

Dabane trust therefore has taken the initiative to help educate the communities and to help in the clean up campaign it will improve their living conditions thus becoming sustainable as the communities will realise the benefits of leaving in a dirt free environment.

The targeted area was the Magwegwe North terminus in Bulawayo where public transport operates and where there is a shopping complex with a number of vendors selling fruits and vegetables outside. It was important to clean this area so as to avoid or reduce air and environment pollution. An average number of about 85 people including the youth, the old aged, the working class and the disabled were involved in the clean up. 70% were women and 30% were men.

 Dabane provided hand gloves, disposal bags and a heavy duty truck while the community provided their own tools which included; 5 wheel barrows, 7 racks, 10 shovels, 6 slashers and two picks. These were used to clean the terminus and made the job much quicker. Dabane also provided promotional material of T-shirts and hats that were meant to promote the campaign. The communities sang and danced as they carried on with the clean up.

10 men (mainly youths) were assigned to go and help with the disposal of the refuse at the sanitary landfill site. During the cleanup, health workers, the Bulawayo city council representatives talked to the public about the purpose of the cleanup and the importance of keeping our surroundings clean and saving water.