Provinces visited.
In the month of March ZIMU managed to conduct outreach meetings with musicians in three
provinces namely, Bulawayo, Matebeleland South and Midlands. Duration of the meetings was from
0900hrs till 1530hrs and there was a lunch hour break. ZIMU committee facilitated the meetings
were Edith WeUtonga Katiji (ZIMU President), Chioneso Rutsito ( Women’s desk National Chair and
ZIMU Vice President, Collen Tom (ZIMU Programs officer & media) Blessed Shayamano (ZIMU
Coordinator), Nancy Mutize (ZIMU Membership comms).

Summary of the outreach
The first meeting was done on the 14th of March 2023 in Bulawayo at the Art Gallery, the second one
on the 15th of March 2023 in the city of Gwanda (Mat South Province) and the last meeting took
place on the 16th of March 2023 in the city of Gweru (Midlands Province). Within all provinces, the
attendance was very good. Musicians came in their numbers and they were looking forward to the
meetings. The meetings were coordinated with ZIMU in partnership with SASK, Finland Musicians
Union. National Arts Council of Zimbabwe was the coordinator at the provincial level.

The meetings were so practical and participants discussed the challenges and came up with possible
solutions. The next step was having a presentation from each group and shares their findings. All
data was collected by ZIMU team and filed for next stage.

Report

ProvinceDate of OutreachVenueAttendanceFemalesMales
Bulawayo14/03/23Art Gallery811962
Mat South15/03/23Government Complex27522
Midlands16/03/23Government Complex652222

Highlights of the outreach in pictures (©theyesoflance)