Skip to content
  • Home
  • About Us
    • Engagement for Progress (E4P) Model
  • Our Projects
    • Enhancing Citizen Participation in Local Governance
    • Capacity Building Programme for Councillors in Zimbabwe
    • The Strengthening Institutions and People Participation (SIPPP) project
    • Tree Planting Campaign
  • Media Centre
    • Latest Stories
    • Factsheets
    • Stories of Change
  • Contact Us
Our Profile

Category: Stories of Change

  • Home
  • Blog
  • Stories of Change
Ward 11 Triumphs in Membership Push: Gweru Rallying for Better Services
  • Written by: GRRA
  • April 8, 2025
Latest Stories Stories of Change

Ward 11 Triumphs in Membership Push: Gweru Rallying for Better Services

A recent meeting held at Mkoba 1 recognized the hard work and commitment of ward structure committees in a membership drive aimed at strengthening the

Brewing Prosperity: How GRRA’s Advocacy Fuels Go Beer’s Market Rise
  • Written by: GRRA
  • March 27, 2025
Latest Stories Stories of Change

Brewing Prosperity: How GRRA’s Advocacy Fuels Go Beer’s Market Rise

Clive Tatenda Makumbe In a dynamic demonstration of community engagement and industry innovation, Gweru Residents and Ratepayers Association (GRRA) secretariat recently toured Go Beer Breweries.

GRRA & MSU-CCPD Elevate Gweru Councillors in Transformative Training
  • Written by: GRRA
  • March 27, 2025
Latest Stories Stories of Change

GRRA & MSU-CCPD Elevate Gweru Councillors in Transformative Training

In a significant stride towards enhancing local governance, Gweru Residents and Ratepayers Association (GRRA), in partnership with Midlands State University’s Centre for Public Policy and

Closing the Divide: Strengthening Gweru’s Resident-Councillor Relationship
  • Written by: GRRA
  • December 13, 2024
Latest Stories Stories of Change

Closing the Divide: Strengthening Gweru’s Resident-Councillor Relationship

In Gweru, a city teeming with diverse communities and evolving political and social landscapes, the gap between residents and their local representatives has long been

Gweru Community’s Persistent Advocacy Yields Access to Safe Water​
  • Written by: GRRA
  • December 6, 2021
Stories of Change

Gweru Community’s Persistent Advocacy Yields Access to Safe Water​

​In Ward 9’s Mkoba Village 1, members of Gweru Residents and Ratepayers Association (GRRA) have taken a proactive stance to address the community’s longstanding water

GRRA distributes hand sanitizers for free
  • Written by: GRRA
  • August 20, 2021
Latest Stories Stories of Change

GRRA distributes hand sanitizers for free

Gweru Residents and Ratepayers Association (GRRA) Ward 6 Committee recently began producing hand sanitizers at their production facilities in Mtapa which they intend to distribute for

Curbing Crime Through Advocacy: Northlea’s Journey to Safety
  • Written by: GRRA
  • December 23, 2020
Stories of Change

Curbing Crime Through Advocacy: Northlea’s Journey to Safety

In the heart of Northlea, a suburb in Gweru’s Ward 1, the community’s resolve to tackle crime has brought hope and unity. What began as

Investing in Community-Based Leaders: A Foundation for Change
  • Written by: GRRA
  • July 9, 2020
Latest Stories Stories of Change

Investing in Community-Based Leaders: A Foundation for Change

Empowered leadership is at the heart of thriving communities. Through the Enhancing Citizen Participation in Local Governance (ECP) project from 2019 to 2022, local leaders

Saving patients lives through advocacy
  • Written by: GRRA
  • July 7, 2020
Stories of Change

Saving patients lives through advocacy

Tariro Marimbe, 35, a senior nurse in Gweru City Council (GCC) has been working at poly clinics without protective clothing, gloves, sanitisers and masks. Each

Residents creating healthy communities to achieve safe city status
  • Written by: GRRA
  • June 15, 2020
Stories of Change

Residents creating healthy communities to achieve safe city status

In the heart of Mkoba 3, a group of 12 men and women armed with gloves, masks, and cleaning tools turned their commitment into action.

Recent Posts

  • Ward 11 Triumphs in Membership Push: Gweru Rallying for Better Services
  • Brewing Prosperity: How GRRA’s Advocacy Fuels Go Beer’s Market Rise
  • GRRA & MSU-CCPD Elevate Gweru Councillors in Transformative Training
  • Closing the Divide: Strengthening Gweru’s Resident-Councillor Relationship
  • Sixteen Days of Vigilance: A Collective Call to End Gender-Based Violence

Recent Comments

No comments to show.

Archives

  • April 2025
  • March 2025
  • December 2024
  • October 2024
  • July 2024
  • March 2024
  • September 2023
  • October 2022
  • December 2021
  • November 2021
  • September 2021
  • August 2021
  • June 2021
  • March 2021
  • January 2021
  • December 2020
  • November 2020
  • September 2020
  • July 2020
  • June 2020
  • February 2020
  • November 2019

Categories

  • Factsheets
  • Latest Stories
  • Stories of Change
  • Uncategorized

Search

Category

  • Uncategorized(1)
  • Factsheets(13)
  • Latest Stories(23)
  • Stories of Change(10)

Recent Posts

  • Community Engagement Spurs Action on Gweru’s Electricity and Water Challenges​

    Community Engagement Spurs Action on Gweru’s Electricity and Water Challenges​

    Nov, 18, 2019
  • Community-Driven Reforestation Project Targets Climate Change in Gweru

    Community-Driven Reforestation Project Targets Climate Change in Gweru

    Nov, 24, 2019
  • Gweru Leaders Enhance Skills Through GRRA Training Initiative

    Gweru Leaders Enhance Skills Through GRRA Training Initiative

    Nov, 15, 2019
  • Gweru Community’s Persistent Advocacy Yields Access to Safe Water​

    Gweru Community’s Persistent Advocacy Yields Access to Safe Water​

    Dec, 6, 2021

About GRRA

Gweru Residents and Ratepayers Association (GRRA) is a community based organization, whose mandate is to create and advocate for community engagement, citizen meaningful participation in developmental issues. GRRA operates in the 19 wards of Gweru

Get In Touch!

  • Office PD 40, First Floor, CAIPF/Telone Building, Gweru, Zimbabwe
  • +263 773 013 266
  • info@grra.org.zw

Quick Link

  • Capacity Building Programme for Councillors in Zimbabwe
  • Engagement for Progress (E4P) Model
  • Enhancing Citizen Participation in Local Governance
  • The Strengthening Institutions and People Participation (SIPPP) project

Recent News

  • Gweru Leaders Enhance Skills Through GRRA Training Initiative

    Gweru Leaders Enhance Skills Through GRRA Training Initiative

    Nov, 15, 2019
  • Community Engagement Spurs Action on Gweru’s Electricity and Water Challenges​

    Community Engagement Spurs Action on Gweru’s Electricity and Water Challenges​

    Nov, 18, 2019
  • Community-Driven Reforestation Project Targets Climate Change in Gweru

    Community-Driven Reforestation Project Targets Climate Change in Gweru

    Nov, 24, 2019

© Copyright 2025 GRRA All Rights Reserved