13 Jun 2016

Women from all walks of life have been urged to never give up in their quest to better their socio-economic status.

The call was made by CEDA’S Client Service Centre manager for Kanye branch during a Pan African Christian Women Alliance (PACWA)  empowerment workshop on Saturday in Kanye.

Ms Ogaufi Tafa said with an array of citizen empowerment programmes to choose from there was virtually nothing that should stop Batswana women from dreaming on to attain their aspirations.

Ms Tafa emphasised self-belief as a good quality that every Motswana woman who wants to make it in life should possess.

“You should first believe in yourself and your business concept before taking it out to potential sponsors and buyers,” she said warning women to stop quitting prematurely amidst challenges.

She regretted that a lot of women with potentially viable business concepts easily give in because they have been asked by financiers to produce supporting documents that act as indicators of the viability of proposed projects.

Citizen Economic Development Agency (CEDA) offices she added, are open to Batswana who harbor the ambition to leave their footprints in the business world and hearts of fellow citizens.

For her part, Women Economic Empowerment Officer, Ms Maipelo Mogatwane challenged women to come forth to solicit programs offered by the department of Gender Affairs.

Project range sponsored by her department include among others; service provision companies, manufacturing, tourism, agriculture and are awarded up to P300  000 grant.

“We sponsor individual women and groups of people including unemployed married women who earn less than P500 monthly,” she said.

Giving a word of encouragement, Ms Tshegofatso Lekone shared other speakers’ sentiments and encouraged fellow Christian women to take advantage of government programs to emancipate themselves and families from the shackles of poverty.  ENDS