Category: Nyamukara Empowerment

August 7, 2024

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On this Africa Day 25th May 2023, Nyamukara Empowerment, a wholly Black women owned non-profit organisation, is celebrating the achievements made by 28 women survivors of gender based violence who took part and completed its Godishanang Empowerment Programme. Godishanang Empowerment Programme is Nyamukara Empowerment’s women empowerment initiative and was implemented in the province in partnership with the Free State Shelter Movement through the Victim Empowerment Programme.

The programme, which consists of a 3-months SETA accredited training in sewing (includes how to make dresses, skirts, trousers and how to cost a garment), as well as digital literacy training took place in Boithjorisong Resource Centre Sasaloburg. “We initiated this programme last year. It is important to support women survivors.

It is important that when you leave here you become financially independent. “We are committed to making sure that we play a role in the advancement of gender equity and the empowerment of women and girls,” said Elelwane Pahlana, Executive Director of Nyamukara Empowerment. The event, was hosted at the Zamdela Hall in Sasolburg, it included a graduation ceremony where the 28 women were presented with their accredited sewing certificates and their start-up packs valued at over R20 000 consisting of a domestic sewing machine, iron, ironing board, fabric pack, a laptop computer, router and data to help them kick-start their income generation and employment
efforts.

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July 30, 2024

The knowledge, understanding and skill to use digital technology in its various forms and from different platforms and sources is fundamental in today’s digital
world. The integration of gender-specific strategic programmes lies in the centre of Nyamukara Empowerment’s aim to bridge the digital divide and access to digital
technologies that shape our lives and world economies. Introduced in 2023, as an empowerment tool in overcoming the gender digital literacy divide and inequality, the Nyamukara digital literacy programme has empowered women survivors of gender based violence with the knowledge andskill to navigate the digital world and resources to support themselves viaentrepreneurial and employment opportunities.

by nyamukara

July 30, 2024

The dialogues are aimed at engaging communities, public and private programme/project partners to educate and promote conversations on gender-based violence and gender economic equity. The dialogues unpack key challenges in addressing gender based violence, success stories, the importance of private-public sector partnerships and lessons learnt.

Objective:
To engage communities and key partners in promoting conversations and actions towards ending gender-based violence and building gender economic equity.

Speakers or Panellists:
Representatives from civil, public and the private sectors, including male organisations that focus on gender based violence and gender equality, allowing successful initiatives to present case studies on how their programmes have worked and why.

Target audience:
Stakeholders involved in the fight against gender-based violence, survivors, resource providers and those driving gender equality in the province.

Primary Audience:
Government Departments (Department of Social Development, South African Police Service), Survivor/s of gender-based violence, Civil Society Organisations(NGO) and Private sector (Corporate partners) among others.

Secondary Audience:
Media

Take Aways:
Understanding lessons learnt in promoting gender equality and equity, the complexity of the issue and knowledge about key role players, programmes, resources and opportunities for long-term sustainable social and economic change.

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