Repost: Women empowerment imbizo

The provincial human settlements department is set to hold a summit in Rustenburg on Friday 
to identify emerging women contractors in the province. Picture: Ishaan Haffajee

By Elfas Torerai

The provincial human settlements department is set to hold a summit in Rustenburg on Friday to identify emerging women contractors in the province.

The one- day summit is, among other things, intended to promote access to economic opportunities for women in construction.

Human settlements spokesperson Ben Bole said synergies would be created between the department and contractors to improved relations between contractors and the department. About 500 delegates are expected to attend.

“MEC Nono Maloyi is expected to address the delegates. In his address Maloyi said he would give a detailed outline on how the department had progressed in policies that are geared towards empowering women,” Bole said.

He said construction agencies that had been working with the department would provide relevant information to new entrants to construction.

“Young unemployed women will be part of the summit and will be empowered through the presentations that will be made by the human settlements agencies. This will give them a chance to join the construction sector,” he said.

The summit takes place at the Rustenburg Civic Centre, and starts at 8 in the morning.

View the original article at The New Age Online.