PF empowers Matero women with business skills

ABOUT 15 women

Matero Constituency Ward 28 have been trained in various economic activities

rearing and goat rearing.

Patriotic Front constituency chairlady, Annie Chinyanta, said her leadership was aware of the economic challenges faced by most women in the area hence the decision to empower them through training programmes.

Ms Chinyanta expressed happiness that many women from Matero Township attended the workshops which would help promote local value addition.

She explained that the women were trained in said aquaculture, livestock production and how to manage their businesses.

“After government embarked on women empowering programmes, I took it upon myself, together with the executive committee from Matero Constituency to ensure that we supplement the efforts as way of helping women to become self-sustainable since they are the most vulnerable in society,” she said.

“I am very happy that the women turned out in huge numbers and were eager to be trained in new survival skills,” said Ms Chinyanta.

Ms Chinyanta said the empowerment programmes were conducted by officers from Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries.

She said that the trained women would be closely monitored through their clubs as they needed to be also assisted to find the capital to set up businesses.

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China Harbour, deputy manager Jesse Wu, said the firm believed in its core value of social responsibility, returning to the society and establishing win-win cooperation.

Mr Wu said driven by the cooperate spirit of inclusion, integrity, innovation and dedication, the firm was pleased to contribute to uplifting the standards of living for the local communities through returning to the society including to Home of Happiness for children with disabilities.

Mr Wu said China Harbour was grateful to be part of the corporate world making a difference in a small way, especially to Home of Happiness for Children with Disabilities.

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children with disabilities in society as they were being marginalised, humilaited and discriminated for being disabled. Mr Wu said the company would remain focused by working with government