1. Institute for rural development
Report on the adoption of action plan
1. Author: E Maduwa.
2. Even/engagement: Collaboration.
3. Date of the event/engagement: 12 March 2016.
4. Venue: Khubvi Primary School.
5. Purpose of the engagement: Purpose of the engagement was to collaborate with
Murongwe Enrichment Projects.
6. Resources used: 2 Cameras, Attendance register/role-call, phone recorder, programmes,
Film banners, Dry erase markers and Action plan leaflets
7. Background: We received messages via WhatsApp group telling us that there will be two
engagements at Khubvi village and Mbahe village. These engagements will start at the same
time and end at the same time. Members of ACVoSA were requested to confirm their
availability via WhatsApp or sign at IRD building (security desk) and the confirmation was due
until Thursday late and the departing time was communicated on Friday which was 08:30 at
the ATMs and we were advised to bring along our own lunch.
8. Descriptionofwhat reallyhappened: The engagement was opened by singing the National
Anthem. Welcome remarks were done by Mr. Malala M.K. The Attendance Register was
circulating around for people to register their names. Mr. Sigovho P presented the
introduction of the business of the day. The business of the day was focusing on collaborating
ACVoSA and Murongwe Projects activities that needs to be done in order to develop the
community of Khubvi.
The engagement was facilitated and monitored by Ramulongo M.B. wherein in the first
session he requested members to form groups and three groups where formed. The first

2. group was for directors of Murongwe, the second group was for elders and the lastgroup was
for youth and members of ACVoSA where divided to form part of those groups for discussion.
The discussion spent two hours wherein Murongwe Projects youth dished out the problems
that they are facing when running the project. They raised issues such as lack of people who
have knowledge and resources on career exhibition at secondary schools, shortage of people
who can teach children indigenous games such as Tshigombela, Tshifasi and Malende, they
run short of some materials when building toilets/sanitation in the community and other
problems concerning campaigns that they were not aware of and have no idea on how to
start them.
Session two was focusing on Plenary Presentation and Discussion wherein every group
presented what they were discussing. All the groups presented inter-linking information
because the discussion was based on activities that are drafted and how to implement them
as ACVoSA and Murongwe Projects.
Activities to be done
ACVoSA Murongwe Projects
1. Organise crime prevention on and off
campus in partnership wi0th the Minister of
Safety in the Students Representative
Council (SRC), UNIVEN Protection Services
and Department and South African Police
Service (SAPS).
1. Murongwe Projects agreed that we
should organise crime prevention in their
community because there is high rate of
crime and the police station is far away from
the community with more than 5 kilometers
which is not good for safety e.g. there was a
group of people who are called Boko Haram
who chop community members of Khubvi
and Makonde with swords and they were
not arrested because they do it in the night.

3. 2. Organise monthly cleaning campaigns
involving students, staff, rural communities
& Thulamela Municipality.
2. The project never thought of starting
cleaning campaigns because municipality is
in duty of cleaning but the problem is that
the only clean the main road and we
concluded that it is very important to start
those campaigns to keep the community
clean.
3. Organiseawareness campaigns,seminars,
workshops and roadshows on social
challenges such as corruption, violence
against women and children, unwanted
pregnancies, abortion, ritual murders, high
blood pressure, obesity, HIV and AIDS,
cancer, drug abuse, student dropouts and
homosexuality, among others.
3. We agreed that we must organise
awareness campaigns on social challenges
on corruption, violence against women and
children, unwanted pregnancies, ritual
murders and health issues because the
community is vulnerable to those social
issues which affects lives of people nearly
every day.
4. Hold workshops in rural grassroots
communities to educate people (including
students) on how government works.
4. They were not aware of those workshops
but they decided to accept this activity
becauseit willhelp community to know how
government works and better ways of
solving problems than protests/strikes.
5. Organise community-based careers
guidance expos and fairs in selected
communities and schools.
5. Career guidance expos is a major problem
on Murongwe Projects because people who
are conducting career exhibitions have no
enough information and resource to
conduct career guidance. We concluded
that we should organise community based
career expos to the schools for students to
have chance to choose their career where
they are still at secondary school.
6. Mount education and training workshops
on entrepreneurship targeting Univen
students, and out of school youth in rural
communities of Vhembe and Mopani
districts.
6. This is one of the ideas they appreciate
most because there is high rate of
unemployment in the community. It will
help youth in the community to have desire
of starting their own small businesses than
doing nothing because it contribute to
crime.
7. Mount a rural development-focused skill
enhancement programme for community
leaders and engaged students.
7. Murongwe agreed with us that this
community programme of rural
development-focused skills must be
conducted for community to attain skills on
facilitating community engagement

4. platforms, projects management,
communication skills, leadership skills and
projects fundraising.
8. Celebrate Mandela Day. 8. Murongwe Projects is playing a potential
role on Mandela day because they request
building materials from the community
hardware to build toilets/sanitation for
disabledpeople and renovate houses for the
needy. We agreed that we should come up
with ideas on how to improve and sustain
this kind of service.
9. Celebrate Heritage Day. 9. They teach children indigenous dances
such as Tshikona, Tshigombela, Malende
and Dzinanga to sustain tradition. We
agreed that we should keep this activities
progressing by encouraging others to
participate.
10. Introduce a vibrant sports for
development initiative in selected ACV
implementation sites (should include indoor
sports and indigenous games.
10. Murongwe has vibrant sports such as
netball, volley ball and soccer wherein there
are people who volunteered to train them.
We decided to come up with indoor sports
and indigenous games such as Ndode,
Khadi, Mulenze, etc.
The way forward is that we are going to hand the memorandum of understanding to
University of Venda management for action on the activities discussed. Mr. Malala M.K.
handled vote of thanks and announcements and Mr. Sigovho P closed with a prayer.

5. 9. What where the main results?
The engagement was fruitful and successful because we concluded that the partnership has
passed and we are going to work together to fulfil what we have started.
10. Discussion
A). what was done well?
The programme and the arrangements were done well and the event was well prepared and
the engagement went well because the plan was fulfilled and it was successful.
b). what lessons were learnt/ aspects appreciated most?
Murongwe Projects is playing a vital role in helping the community to develop socially,
educational and sustainable development which is appreciative and we learned how to run a
project because it need many ideas and resources for it to grow.
c). what could have been done better? How?
Nothing could have been done because it was the first engagement and there were no
difficulties.
d). what challenges faced?
The engagement was supposed to start at 10:00 but it started at 10:45 because the gate of
the school was locked. The person who is responsible with security was far away from the
school with the keys. Members of ACVoSA complained about lunch because they were
informed late that the must prepare their own lunch.
e). How were they addressed?
We used reserved gatefor constructions trucks to get inside the school becausethe main gate
was locked. On the issue of refreshment (Lunch), Mr. Malala M.K. promised to offer lunch on
the next engagement because this was the first engagement and he was not sure of how
many people are coming.