See the rebroadcast of ITS AFRICAS TIME Season 1 Episode 1 Tuesday 2 September at 8pm CAT, on TV10 Rwanda. In episode 1 of the show we look at United Nations Millennium Development Goal 3, Promoting Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Woman and witnesses how women in Africa can create sustainable lives for their families and communities though training and enterprise. “IT’S AFRICA’S TIME” visits Tanzania to meet Oliper Kadege, a Dar es Salaam teacher who was able to swiftly access finance from Bayport Financial Services and build a few businesses to supplement her income and care for her family. The core business model of Bayport Financial Services focuses on serving the financial needs of society. The company’s commitment extends further to the “Bayport Change a Life” project, where community support of over 50 million Tanzanian shillings worth of aid is provided to towards orphanages, clean drinking water, text books, rehabilitation of schools and university scholarships The Clover Mama Afrika project is based on a simple concept: empowering caregivers with viable skills, which they in turn pass on to others, building sustainable communities. “IT’S AFRICA’S TIME” visits Keiskammahoek (EC) and Ashbury (WC) to meet Mama Doris and Mama Selestien, and to see how their training in cooking, baking, sewing, business management and food-gardening, as well as the equipment and infrastructural support they have received from Clover, has enabled them to generate a viable income stream and to impact significantly on the communities in which they live. Currently the 31 beneficiaries collectively look after thousands of South Africa’s most vulnerable members with food distribution, care and support and counseling. These include children infected or affected by HIV&AIDS and neglected senior citizens LEAP schools provide promising youth who have limited access to opportunities, with a supportive environment in which to learn, grow and develop into the future leaders and productive citizens of South Africa. The initiative has been supported by the Old Mutual South Africa Foundation with an investment of R14.7 million since the start of LEAP 1 in 2004. “IT’S AFRICA’S TIME” visits this remarkable institution to chat to the staff and pupils and establish what makes this model of education special. It also travels to the South African Wild Coast Transkei to visit the Bulungula Incubator where lemon grass farming has provided local women with entrepreneurial opportunities to vastly improve the lives of their families and communities. The Old Mutual Foundation has provided funding and mentorship to the Bulungula Incubator since 2008 and its 20 women farmers now produce about 25 tons of lemongrass per year. “IT’S AFRICA’S TIME” is produced by Regency Foundation Networx and supported by the United Nations Development Programme - UNDP.
Posted on: Tue, 02 Sep 2014 16:30:01 +0000
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