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Women In Rural Areas (WIRA) : Sustainable Livelihoods

Lead Organisation:

South African Breweries (SAB)

Where:

Throughout South Africa

Time period:

on-going since 1998

Partners:

Department of Agriculture and Land Affairs

Targeted rural communities throughout South Africa

   

Aims/Objectives:

Create co-operative ventures which generate sustainable jobs and income in rural communities.

Projects are implemented through participative workshops that are run in two phases, personal empowerment and economic empowerment.

WIRA helps build independence, self awareness and self esteem, restore human dignity and prepare partcipating women for the developmental challenges they are likely to face.

Promote sustainable rural livelihoods

   

Measurable results and specific targets:

The development of self-reliance among women in the targeted rural communities.

The creation of thriving rural businesses which serve their communities and beyond. The successes of some of the businesses have resulted in their products being exported outside of South Africa.

   

Implementation mechanisms and further application:

Business skills developed among women in the target communities will be used to build the capacity of other women embarking on similar sustainable livelihood projects.

   

CONTACT:

 

Name:

Sylvester Ndaba or Pancho Ndebele

Email:

sylvester.ndaba@sabreweries.com or pancho.ndebele@sabreweries.com

Organisation:

South African Breweries

Address:

65 Park Lane, Sandton

 

Box 782178

City:

Johannesburg

State/Region:

Gauteng

Postal Code:

2146

Country:

South Africa

Telephone:

+27 11 881 8452

Fax:

+27 11 881 8481


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