#GirlYouAreWorthy campaign empowers young women
KYALAMI – Three organisations commenced their programme to empower young women and turn them into future leaders.
South African United Business Confederation joined hands with the Scientology Volunteer Ministers and the Civil Society to end Women’s Month by launching the #GirlYouAreWorthy campaign on August 28.
They hosted young women from four Gauteng orphanages at Castle Kyalami in Midrand, to empower them with skills and various sponsorship programmes. Delegates at the event delivered speeches to inspire the attendees.
The initiative aims to support the young professional female leaders (YPFL) in their interests and help them with free skills development, from the Scientology Volunteer Ministers and various industries, to enable them to navigate through the challenges they currently face.
One of the spearheads at the event Jacki Mpondo-Hendricks said, “This is a very powerful event and it connects us to all these young women; these are the future leaders of the industry, and we should empower them.
“The function will be an annual activity from now on and we call upon various organised business groups, media, community, and government to support the #GirlYouAreWorthy initiative by lending a hand to educate and empower as we strive to encourage the YPFL in the interest to aid them with their future.”
Mandy Pelser, a representative for the Scientology Volunteer Ministers, said that as a woman, it gave her personal joy to know they were all coming together to uplift each other in this unstable society.
“The programme that we have includes 19 skills courses that will equip these young women with effective communication skills, conflict resolution, handling stress, anxiety, depression, basics of organising and more to help empower the young ladies to become future leaders of our country,” Pelser concluded.
Details: South African United Business Confederation 011 312 2324.
