The Minister for Women, Children and People with Disabilities, Ms Lulu Xingwana, will launch the Women’s Construction Flagship Project in Port St John’s Municipality, Eastern Cape this Saturday. The event will take the form of a public participation programme (Imbizo) which will culminate in a sod-turning ceremony and the demonstration of new building technology that will improve the life of rural communities.
The launch, which takes place in partnership with the Port St John’s Municipality and a number of national departments, will mark the roll-out of various rural development projects that target women, children and people with disabilities.
These include a women’s multi-purpose centre for income generating activities, a children’s park and a memorial community hall. These interventions are meant to address the lack of recreational facilities for children and youths, unemployment, poverty and lack of skills development, particularly for rural women and people with disabilities.
The Port St Johns project is an excellent example of an integrated approach to services delivery where the Department of Women, Children and People with Disabilities is working in partnership with the municipality, departments of Human Settlements, Public Works, Department of Sports and Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs and other partners.
The official sod-turning ceremony will be preceded by a public participation programme (Imbizo programme) which will focus on the inclusion of women, children and people with disabilities. It will seek to promote and facilitate the active participation of women and people with disabilities in infrastructure development and economic empowerment.
Minister Lulu Xingwana will be joined by the Deputy Minister of Women, Children and People with Disabilities, Ms Hendrietta Bogopane-Zulu, the Mayor of Port St Johns Municipality, other Ministers and Deputy Ministers.
The media is invited to attend the launch of this historic initiative, which will take place as follows:
Venue: Port St Johns Sports Field
Date: Saturday, 11 February 2012
Time: 9h00
Kindly confirm your attendance with:
Phuti Mabelebele
Cell: 079 876 7437
Nonceba Madikizela
Cell: 082 577 8981
Enquiries:
Cornelius Tanana Monama
Tel: 012 359 0222
Cell: 082 578 4063
