Equipping women in sports with leadership skills
16 young women in sports were invited to the Johannesburg Stadium from Tuesday to Thursday where the workshop was held last week. It focused on critical points including financial management, sponsorship, public speaking, and various styles of management.
Betway and Futballing Girls teamed up to follow through on the recently launched #BetwayCares Skills Hub campaign. The aim behind the initiative was to equip young women in communities with sports administration, leadership, and management skills through a three-day skills development workshop.
16 young women in sports were invited to the Johannesburg Stadium from Tuesday to Thursday where the workshop was held last week. It focused on critical points including financial management, sponsorship, public speaking, and various styles of management.
The founder of Futballing Girls and Women in Sports Awards, Moonira Ramathula, said it was important to go beyond just recognition.
“We’ve been recognising women who make a significant impact in sports for a while now and we realised that we had to do more, we need to go beyond that. Thankfully, Betway was very keen to work with us on this project and we want to see these women being industry leaders, more importantly, we want to see them going back to communities and imparting these skills to young women,” she said.
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The second day of the workshop was a special one for the ladies as former Banyana Banyana Captain and #BetwayCares Skills Hub ambassador, Simphiwe Dludlu made an appearance and led a Skills in Administration talk with the young women.
“I’m hoping that they will be able to apply this knowledge because the worst thing is when you keep collecting certificates and knowledge but you don’t use it. I’m hoping they will go into programs and internships and say ‘can I volunteer?’ and be part of the change in sports,” said Dludlu.
Sowetan, Nandi Buthelezi was one of the beneficiaries of the leadership course. She said her biggest take from the event was learning leadership skills.
“It’s been extremely beneficial. Just learning from the experience of people like Simphiwe Dludlu on how to be leaders in our communities and how to be a leader in different situations. Knowing the people you work with and emotional intelligence. I learned the importance of all these skills through this course,” said Buthelezi.
Meanwhile, Teko Ditsele said she was inspired and encouraged by meeting other women in sports.
“The best part for me was to come and meet so many other women in sports. Many young girls in townships want to get into sports but are not sure where to start. I think that’s what this workshop taught us most – to be in those communities and provide organised and accessible administration,” said Ditsele.
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