The Minister of Public Works, Honourable Geoff Doidge, MP, cordially invites you to the Expanded Public Works Programme media workshop to be held in Cape Town on 3 May 2010.
NB: Please note that there will be a video link-up between Parliament (Cape Town) and the Union Buildings, room 153 (Pretoria)
Background
The EPWP 2010 media workshop is the beginning stage of a series of communication events leading to the minister's budget vote to be held in Parliament, Cape Town on 5 May 2010.
The objective of the media workshop is to profile and popularise the work of the EPWP as one of the government's initiatives to fight poverty and unemployment by creating and providing work opportunities to the unemployed.
The event will therefore involve projects site visits in the City of Cape Town by the media and all the relevant stakeholders with the intention of showcasing the successes achieved in the implementation of the EPWP.
The media workshop will serve as an opportunity for EPWP beneficiaries to give testimony around the EPWP successes, progress and showcasing the social impact of the programme a key government initiative. The workshop will also set a unique platform of maximising the level of engagement between the national Department of Public Works and the media.
Details of the event:
Date: Monday, 3 May 2010
Venue: Imbizo Media Centre, Parliament, 90 Plein Street, Cape Town
Time: 08h30
Media in Gauteng can attend the briefing at the Union Buildings, room 153, Pretoria
Contact:
Koketso Sachane
Cell: 082 728 8836
Issued by: Department of Public Works
28 April 2010
