Zazi women taught how to plan community projects.
Project proposals included food gardens, soup kitchens, clean-up campaigns, sewing groups, poultry farming and aftercare for school children.
SOUTH Durban women are being empowered to help their communities through the Zazi women empowerment programme.
The programme, which began last year, is the brainchild of the South Durban Basin (SDB) Area Based Management (ABM) office in partnership with the KZN Network Against Violence on Women and Children. It aims to celebrate the fortitude of women when facing trials.
Fifty women were selected as representatives of the 10 wards of the SDB to participate in a five-day training programme with follow-up workshops. Through this they have been given the opportunity to plan their own sustainable programmes for their communities.
“This phase was about teaching them important skills to plan a project based on a community need or issue. They were tasked with writing up all the projects they wanted to implement in the different wards. The women were also provided with basic training on how to draw up a project plan and how to manage a project,” said SDB ABM acting senior manager, Eurakha Singh.
Project proposals included food gardens, soup kitchens, clean-up campaigns, sewing groups, poultry farming and aftercare for school children.
“Once a community is safe and secure for women and children, it’s safe for all,” said KZN Network’s Cookie Edwards.
The women have been tasked with completing project plans and submitting them to the SDB ABM. Thereafter, a decision will be made on which projects will receive support from the office and other partners.
“The Zazi women now have the skills and commitment to change their lives of women in their community and this is indeed something to be proud of,” said Singh.
