Picture: (North West premier’s wife, Kule Mahumapelo)
BY REGINALD KANYANE
NORTH West premier Supra Mahumapelo’s wife visited Zambia to interact with women. Kule Mahumapelo said her visit at impoverished village of Sebitwane in
Sesheke district, Zambia was encouraging.
“I interacted with women those who make a living out of small-scale farming. The primary aim of the visit was a fact-finding mission on how small-scale farming has assisted the rural women of Lozi clan. They managed to pull themselves out of abject poverty through farming.
“We are in a process of getting South African women – particularly of Bokone Bophirima to work with their fellow women in Sebitwane to empower each other. Through this initiative, Sebitwane women will share their model of making agriculture work to create jobs and fight poverty,” Mahumapelo said.
She added that Bokone Bophirima women will exchange life and business skills including women empowerment in general.
“Their agricultural model is not complicated. Anyone can succeed through
it, whether they are skilled or not, as long as they have mentor to
oversee their work,” Mahumapelo said.
She further said there was a need to contribute after the Fifth Administration of Bokone Bophirima Provincial Government adopted five concretes that drive the Rebranding, Repositioning and Renewal of the province.
Mahumapelo added that she selected two out of the Five Concretes to focus on.
“I chose Agriculture, Culture and Tourism (ACT) and VTSD (Villages, Townships and Small Dorpies). I believe in active citizenry and civil society working together with government to steer development in the right direction.
“I have also teamed up on this mission with the businesswoman and the founder of Bokamoso Impact Investments, Lesego Serolong. She shares the same vision and embarked in agriculture for social and economic change. The partnership has already led to an agricultural project in Taung,” Mahumapelo said.
Women and youth of Taung will be trained, mentored and helped to run the agricultural project. They will eventually be linked with the appropriate market
where they can sell their produce.
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