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Wallace Ruzvidzo and Remember Deketeke
THE Office of the President and Cabinet (OPC) has hailed Geo Pomona Waste Management as a model of how Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning systems drive real-time results.
The OPC yesterday toured the waste management facility and spearheaded a national clean-up campaign at Helensvale Shopping Centre in Harare.
These activities formed part of the ongoing Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Week, a high-level initiative aimed at showcasing tangible developmental progress, while promoting a culture of accountability, learning and results-based management across Government and related institutions.
Permanent Secretary for National Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning in the OPC, Ms Fananai Madambi, led the delegation which included senior Government officials and MEL practitioners.
The Permanent Secretary said it was important that the OPC takes a leading role in such initiatives.
“Today is a national event, the Clean-Up Campaign initiated by President Mnangagwa . . . (and) for us, it was important not only to participate, but to lead by example,” she said.
Ms Madambi said the visit to Geo Pomona had demonstrated how effective Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning systems can drive real, impactful change.
“Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning is not something that happens in a vacuum. We are here to communicate tangible results. This project didn’t just happen overnight, it is a clear result of long-term planning, evaluation, and continuous learning,” she said.
Ms Madambi highlighted the energy generation component of the Geo Pomona project as a prime example of what formative evaluation can achieve when properly integrated into design and implementation.
“When we speak of results, we are not just referring to outputs like infrastructure, but to meaningful, lasting change outcomes and impact. That is what we are witnessing here,” she said.
The waste management firm’s chief executive and executive chairman, Dr Dilesh Nguwaya, said the facility, launched in May 2022, was now a centre of attraction.
“This place was once inaccessible. There were no roads, no infrastructure, just squatters and open land. But through determination and proper planning, we have turned it into the biggest waste sorting and energy generation facility in the SADC region,” he said.
“This place has now become a centre of attraction because of the development we have achieved here. But we have transformed it into a modern waste management facility and it is now a big step forward in terms of waste management.”
