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The expo is providing an opportunity for small-to-medium community projects to exhibit their wares and at the same time interact with the corporate world.
The event, which was organised by the Centre for African Women Advancement, is running until Friday.
Ekhaya-Kipkeino Children’s Home co-founder Mr Stewart Mudokweni said his organisation was seeking to benefit in respect of similar organisations’ experiences.
“What we are basically here for is to interact with organisations such as ours and to share experiences on how they deal with such issues as accessing funding,” he said.
Mabvuku-based Millenium Queens Football Club coach said the organisation’s participation at the event was aimed at advertising both the club and women’s football at Division One level, which is yet popular in the country.
Tashinga Trust, a not-for-profit organisation that focuses on people living with HIV, was also exhibiting at the event.
The organisation produces a range of herbal and agricultural products for both its own use and commercial purposes.
“Our goal is to ensure that people with HIV are living self-sustainable lives, hence we are here to engage large corporates that may assist us in accessing funds for our projects,” said Tashinga Trust chairperson Ms Jane Motsi.
Zimbabwe Applied Arts and Crafts Association representative Mr Duncan Nkuwasenga said they were looking to grow their membership and get support from large corporates.
Centre for African Women Advancement director Ms Rumbidzai Kahari said the aim of the expo was to bring community projects into the limelight.
“The idea is to highlight what our communities are doing in terms of meeting the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), while simultaneously enlisting the support of the bigger companies within the context of their social responsibility roles,” she said.
Day one of the Reverse Social Responsibilty Expo however saw limited participation by the large companies.
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