1. 15 – 19 JULY 2009 By P. Ncube

2. Initial Intentions Work with social groups to address the two tier system of reporting (refer to organogram). To bridge the gap between the grassroots water user, e.g. irrigation schemes, and the sub-catchment council. To form water user associations which will interact with the sub-catchment council (check organogram )

3. Intentions… Equipping water user groups monitoring skills. Catchment activities that impact on water resources. Lobby for the specific interests of their group through proper and effective representation. Coordination of activities of water point committees

4. Proposed Organogram by MCC. SUB- CATCHMENT COUNCIL 15 MEMBERS WATER USER ASSOCIATIONS Grouped by use 4 NO. SCC 4 Members of each SCC in CC CATCHMENT COUNCIL 16 MEMBERS ZINWA

5. Benefits.

6. Institutions. Facilitating the establishment of effective water institutions (UZ CASS). Development of logos. Development of an institutional model (UZ Soil Sc & Ag Eng and CASS). Facilitation of interactive workshops with stakeholders. Awareness raising through workshops and interviews.

7. Institutions… Development of outline plan Establishment of weak points in our operations (PhD Researches).

8. Water Resources Research. Water resource planning and allocation tool development through the development of a spreadsheet based water resources model will go a long way in improving efficiency of our operations. Construction of a new gauging weir on the Tshazi river in Insiza district improves the quality of our hydrological data.

9. Water Resources Research… The Limpopo hydrochemistry baseline report enlightened us on how far our water resources are polluted, hence the need for us to devise mitigatory measures.

10. Farmer Field Based Action Research. We still need appropriate methods developed for our farming community to use in this dry region of ours.

11. Conclusion Acknowledge the good works done by everyone who was involved in the project directly or indirectly. We hope any outstanding projects and activities will be completed. We are happy and proud to having been associated with the Challenge Programme PN17 and we wish for more such programmes.

12. Thank You.