06 August - Gender

Today we heard from Joanie Fredericks – Director of the Rural Education, Awareness and Community Health or REACH. We will be talking about the South African Rural Women’s Day Campaign, themed Passport to Peace...Stamp out community violence! The campaign focuses on a 10 step plan to address community violence. As a tradition the campaign also features the introduction of the "Face of REACH", each year REACH chooses a woman from a farming community who exemplifies empowerment and triumph in the face of adversity. Joanie explained more about the campaign. For more information contact their offices on (021) 633 5287 or go to www.reach.org.za

We also spoke to Vuyelwa Qingavika – From Parliament Media Management Unit. On the 19th till the 20th of August Parliament will be hosting Women’s Parliament under the theme “Parliament empowering women for poverty eradication”. The theme is derived from Parliament’s 2008 theme, “Parliament empowering communities for poverty eradication”, which is in line with Millennium Development Goal number one, which is to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger by 2015. For registration or if you want more information visit www.parliament.gov.za

We closed off the show with an interview with Aadiela Moerat – Regional Co-ordinator of the Women in Water and Forestry. The Department of Water Affairs and Forestry is conducting a nationwide consultation with women; this will culminate with the formation of Women in Water Affairs and Forestry Organisation to be launched by the Minister of Water Affairs and Forestry, Lindiwe Hendricks. The Western Cape will host two consultative workshops at Mbekweni Community Hall in Paarl as well as at the Thembalethu Thusong Service Centre in George. These workshops are being launched in order to recognise women in the sector who contributed to the water and sanitation initiative, especially from civil society and the community. Aadiela explained more about the objectives of the Women in Water and Forestry Organisation. For more information contact (021) 950 7100 or visit www.dwaf.gov.za

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