As part of the National Disability Rights Awareness Month, the Department of Social Development, in partnership with INSETA, will host the National Disability Awards at the Southern Sun Cape Sun, in Cape Town on Tuesday, 2 December 2014.
The first National Disability Awards were successfully run in 2009. On the day, persons with disabilities and those that have been working towards the empowering of persons with disabilities, come together to showcase the skills, abilities, contributions and achievements of persons with disabilities.
As we celebrate 20 years of the rights of persons with disabilities in our Democracy, the following awards will be recognised:
- National Disability Business Leader Award
- National Disability Champion Award
- National Disability Company Award
- National Disability Higher Education Institution Award
- National Disability Woman Achievement Award
- National Disability Young Leader Award
- Entrepreneur Award
- Lifetime Achievement Award
- Posthumous
The media is invited to attend and cover the event as follows:
Date: 2 December 2014
Time: 18h00
Venue: Southern Sun Cape Sun, Cape Town
Media RSVPs may be forwarded:
Jaconia Kobue
Cell: 073 026 1111
E-mail: JaconiaK@dsd.gov.za
Media enquiries may be forwarded to:
Lumka Oliphant
Cell: 083 484 8067
E-mail: LumkaO@dsd.gov.za
