Are you part of a co-operative society, church group, youth club, informal business association, or any organized group with 20 or more members? Then you’re invited to apply to become a Chitomborwizi Burial Society Chapter—a new model of community empowerment that ensures dignified burials, financial growth, and social unity for your members.

💼 Why Form a Chapter?

Death is inevitable—but how we prepare and support each other through it is a choice. For generations, Zimbabweans have relied on burial societies to help during times of loss. But now, Chitomborwizi Burial Society offers a modern, sustainable, and cooperative-based solution that works for communities in both rural and urban areas—and even in the diaspora.

When your group becomes a Chitomborwizi Chapter, you receive instant capacity to manage funerals professionally, raise funds sustainably, and strengthen your co-operative’s long-term impact.

🎁 What You Get When You Start a Chapter

Once your application is approved, your chapter receives a fully equipped Burial Support Package, funded through a loan by the Zimbabwe Women’s Microfinance Bank (ZWMB). The equipment is immediately usable and repayments are made gradually through a portion of your members’ monthly contributions.

Your Chapter Start-Up Package includes:

• A heavy-duty tent

• Chairs, plates, cups, and full catering set

• Cooking pots and burnmaries

• A 1,000-litre water tank

• Solar power lighting kit

• Multi-purpose trailer to transport all equipment

• Branded regalia for chapter officials

• Mortuary science training for at least two members

• Funeral admin starter kit

🔁 What You Do As a Chapter

Once established, your chapter begins:

1. Recruiting more members in your area or community

2. Collecting monthly contributions through the Co-op Pay platform

3. Providing burial support when a member passes away

4. Managing your funds locally, with a portion reserved for assurance by Stone River Funeral Assurance

5. Growing your chapter’s capital base, building towards financial sustainability and self-reliance

🌟 Why This Is the Best Model for Your Community

✅ Dignified, Professional Burials – No more panic, unpreparedness, or humiliation when death strikes. Your chapter is ready.
✅ Immediate Operations – You don’t wait for years to buy equipment—your group is operational from day one.
✅ Sustainable Financing – Members contribute monthly, and those funds serve real, immediate purposes.
✅ Local Control, National Support – Your chapter is run by your own members, but backed by national partners.
✅ Build a Capital Base – Over time, your chapter accumulates savings that can be reinvested into the cooperative.
✅ Trusted Platform – All contributions and operations are managed transparently through the Chitomborwizi digital platform, powered by Co-op Pay SACCO.

🌍 Whether You’re in Zimbabwe or Abroad

Chitomborwizi welcomes chapters in all provinces of Zimbabwe and in the diaspora. Zimbabweans living abroad can also form chapters or support family chapters back home.

📝 How to Apply

1. Visit the Chitomborwizi page on the Co-op Pay platform: https://pay.coops.africa

2. Click "Start a Chapter" and complete the application form

3. A representative will contact you to verify your group

4. Once approved, your package is delivered and your chapter begins collecting contributions

📣 Final Word

Starting a Chitomborwizi Chapter is not just about burials—it’s about building a self-reliant, prepared, and financially empowered community. It’s about ensuring no family faces grief alone, and about turning small monthly contributions into a sustainable cooperative legacy.

Gather your 20. Start your chapter. Serve your community. Grow your capital.
Join Chitomborwizi Burial Society—where dignity meets cooperation.