Create Training Opportunities For S. African Women
More Information About this ProjectProject Needs and BeneficiariesIn the KwaZulu-Natal many rural women are unaware of their rights under South Africa’s new constitution and are often undervalued in society despite the fact they are increasingly becoming their family’s bread-winners. Women are the strength of their communities and once they know their rights, begin to access those rights, learn business skills, become literate, engage in leadership development, and work to end stigma around HIV, their communities begin to transform. ActivitiesHlomelikusasa provides business skills training to women for sewing projects, catering, and livestock raising they then bring to the marketplace. They train women to be community leaders, advocate for women’s rights and work to end HIV stigma. Funding InformationTotal Funding Received to Date: $935 Funding InformationThis project is now in implementation and no longer available for funding. Received funds will be used to accomplish concrete objectives as indicated in the project's "Activities" section. Updates will be posted under the "Progress Report" tab as they become available. Donors' contributions and pledges to this project totaled $935. The original project funding goal was $8,580. Additional DocumentationThis project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc). ResourcesWhy this Project is ImportantPotential Long Term ImpactBy providing skills training and a physical market run by rural women, the women of KwaZulu-Natal will open many doors to further empowerment and access to their rights. They will finally become successful citizens of the New South Africa. Project Message
One member of Hlomelikusasa ran for and won a seat for her regional council: “I don’t speak for only one person now. I learned to speak for many, many people.” Who is Running This ProjectContact
Sarah Dotlich, Project SponsorInternational Development Exchange (IDEX) Organization
Learn more about Hlomelikusasa Rural Women Development Network and the project team. Hlomelikusasa Rural Women Development Network's Funded Projects on GlobalGiving
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For more information about South Africa, read the Human Development Report on South Africa or the Wikipedia entry for South Africa. When this Project was UpdatedLast UpdatedThis project was last updated on May 18, 2007. Date Added to GlobalGivingThis project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on August 24, 2006. Latest Update from the FieldMay 2007 UpdateBy Sarah Dotlich - Africa Program Director, IDEX, May 18, 2007 01:34 PM
Hlomelikusasa staff recently ran several workshops on the Recognition of Customary Marriage Act and the drafting of a will. Workshops took place in Tongaat, Rietvlei and Vryheid communities located throughout KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. In total, an estimated 120 people participated. It’s important to note that over 60% of the participants were women, a trend that continues to increase in the communities where Hlomelikusasa is present. The women exhibited an eagerness to understand how the Act affects their lives and what rights the have under this law. Participants openly shared their experiences in regards to their particular family situations. Comment on this update
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