Women Empowerment Dialogue
GCIS – Eastern Cape, Government Communication and Information System in collaboration with the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs and Chris Hani District Municipality, hosted a Women Empowerment Dialogue at Ndungwana Traditional Council, Banzi A/A, Cofimvaba.
The session, held under the national theme “Empowered Women, Empower Nations”, sought to bring government services closer to rural women and to create awareness on socio-economic opportunities, health, safety and legal support services.
The Executive Mayor of Chris Hani District Municipality, Cllr Lusanda Sizani, emphasized the DDM approach which seeks to coordinate integration in government ensuring that services rich all intended communities, driven by the needs assessments from local leaders. “The district municipality is committed to bringing services closer to rural communities, where distance and inadequate transport continue to prevent them from accessing essential services.”
Government Departments and entities including Department of Health, Agriculture, Employment and Labour, Social Development, Transport, Land Reform and Rural Development, Thuthuzela Care Centre, SAPS, CHDA, RAF, Public Works, Eskom, Walter Sisulu University, Women Cooperatives and others, provided information and on-site services.
