Development
24 August 2007
1. African Diaspora Conference
Minister for Social Development, Dr Zola Skweyiya will represent South
Africa on behalf of the Minister of Foreign Affairs at the African Diaspora
Global Conference to be held in Barbados from 27 to 28 August, 2007. The
conference will set the tone of the African Union (AU) Global Diaspora
Conference to be held in November 2007 and ultimately an AU Global Diaspora
Summit to be held in early 2008. The conference seeks to:
* strengthen bonds of friendship and affinity amongst and between the people
of the African Continent, the Caribbean region and the world
* restore the soul, image, dignity, identity and self actualisation of an
African in the world
* strengthen the cultural and information exchange
* develop mutual support for each other's programmes
* promote greater focus on the economies so as to encourage better investments
and trade flows
* promote co-ordinated approach and regard in the international forum
2. Cuban co-operation
As consolidation of prior engagements with the government of Cuba, Minister
Skweyiya accompanied by MECs for Social Development in Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal
and Limpopo will visit Cuba from 1 to 7 September 2007 to sign an agreement of
co-operation on the areas of:
* training of Social Workers
* training of Auxiliary Social Workers and Community Development Workers
* Expanded Public Works Programmes, with an emphasis on youth employment
creation in the Early Childhood Development (ECD) and care sectors.
Enquiries:
Lakela Kaunda
Cell: 082 782 2575
E-mail: Lakela@mobileemail.vodafonesa.co.za
Issued by: Department of Social Development
24 August 2007
