Women’s League spearheads empowerment
THE Zanu PF Women’s League is spearheading the empowerment of women, drawn from churches in all corners of the country, through equipping them with skills to enable them to use handiwork to boost their incomes as Zimbabwe strives to attain Vision 2030.
Working closely with female church members from various denominations under the Zimbabwe Indigenous Interdenominatonal Council of Churches
— Women Empowerment (ZIIWE), the ruling party Women’s League is assisting women with skills to use their own hands to manufacture items like bathing and washing soap, dish washing liquid, body oil, cakes and juices among other items. Under the programme, female church members from all walks of life and denominations would be trained to use their handiwork to make products to economically uplift them.
Those who receive training are expected to train others in their localities to cover even non-church women as part of a deliberate programme to put women close to the turbines that drive socio-economic growth in line with Vision 2030. The Zanu PF Women’s League-ZIIWE marriage is expected to unlock more opportunities for women and girls to join the economic development bandwagon by playing an increased role in spheres like agriculture and mining which previously were said to be male domains.
Zanu PF Women’s League Secretary for Women’s Affairs Cde Mabel Chinomona yesterday said President Mnangagwa’s administration did not want any woman to be left behind.
Speaking at ZCC Mbungo in Bikita where scores of women were awarded certificates after being successfully trained under the ZIIWE initiative, Cde Chinomona highlighted that women should take advantage of President Mnangagwa’s tenure of office to develop themselves and achieve self reliance.
“This programme(ZIIWE) does not segregate anyone along political lines because every woman should be able to take advantage of obtaining opportunities to develop themselves taking advantage of President Mnangagwa who is loving and caring leader with a soft for women and full appreciation of the great work they do in looking after families.
“As the Zanu PF Women’s League we fully support the inclusive growth rallying call of our President so that no one is left behind and we will be taking this programme to all corners of the country so that more women are equipped with skills to be self reliant,”said Cde Chinomona.