Empowering women economically essential
EDITOR — Training people before giving them inputs for a project has proved to be vital because many projects fail to meet the projected goals due to lack of knowledge and experience.
Considering the shortage of formal employment, the First Lady Dr Grace Mugabe is doing a great job by embarking on a nationwide poultry training programme that is set to benefit all provinces.
With the shortage of day old chicks and eggs, getting donations of 3 000 chicks should go a long way in boosting incomes if the chicks are well taken care of.
The poultry sector has proved to be profitable as evidenced by the mushrooming of chicken based food outlets which are sustained by Zimbabweans because of their love for chicken.
It is commendable for the women’s league to be spearheading such a developmental project that seeks to bring self-sustenance for many women.
Women are being empowered and helped to explore new economic opportunities and break the bonds of economic dependency.
With the high rate of child marriages, many women have been living at the mercy of their husbands because they couldn’t contribute much to household income due to lack of empowerment.
These projects show that Amai Mugabe has the interests of the women at heart as she works to close the economic gap between men and women. Kudzanai Shonai, Chitungwiza Farai Matewe