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Farai Dauramanzi Herald Reporter
A team of five lecturers, under the banner of the Concord Young Women in Business Global, left the country on Saturday for Limpopo Province, South Africa where they will be training youths in ICT and goat rearing.
The ICT and goat rearing programme seeks to empower youths in line with President Mnangagwa’s Vision 2030 and policy of leaving no one and no place behind.
Improving access to ICTs is one of the key pillars of the National Development Strategy (NDS1), and a step towards the attainment of an upper-middle-income by 2030.
So far, the programme which is now in its second phase, has empowered over 20,000 women in all the 10 provinces of Zimbabwe.
The successful implementation of the programme locally has charmed the country’s southern neighbours, who have now engaged the Concord Young Women in Business Global to train youths in all provinces of South Africa, starting with Limpopo Province this week.
In an interview during the send off of the five lecturers, Concord Young Women in Business Global president Ms Apphia Nyasha Musavengana said that she was excited that the ICT and goat rearing training was now going international.
“This follows after our engagement and invitation by the Vice President and Government of South Africa as well as other women’s organisations in that country, they got charmed with our programme and they are interested in the ICT training.
“They have invited our team of lecturers to come to South Africa and start the training and the first training will be happening on this week in Limpopo Province. It will be launched by the Mayor of Polokwane,” she said.
Ms Musavengana said that they are expecting over 1,000 youths from Limpopo Province to take part in the first training.
“We are no longer focusing on women only as they have requested for all their youths to take part in the ICT training as this will help them in their education, businesses as well as help them build their country.
“We are really glad that President Mnangagwa’s Vision 2030, of seeing every woman and youths empowered is being accepted by other countries and his counterparts in Africa.”
She added that her organisation was also in communication with countries such as Uganda and Swaziland who are inviting the Concord Young Women in Business Global to come and do the ICT trainings in their countries.
“This is an honour for us as an organisation and country, that as Zimbabwe, we are providing our educated youths to train their counterparts in other countries.
“This shows that Zimbabwe is a friend to all and is open for business and Vision 2030 is indeed opening opportunities for the youths,” she added.
One of the lecturers that are going to Limpopo Province, 24-year-old Nomsa Mbenge urged youths in South Africa to grab this opportunity of receiving free training in ICT.
“This is a lifetime opportunity as this training equips you with innovative skills, business skills that nobody can take away from you,” she said.
Another lecturer, Mr Anesu Ezra (27), said he was excited that the initiative was now being recognised internationally.
“The training focuses on enhancing e-commerce, which is in line with the President’s Vision 2030 and NDS1. I’m really happy that other countries are now embracing it.”
The ICT and goat rearing training programme in South Africa will be carried out in the same format as it is done in Zimbabwe, holding trainings in each and every province then holding a national graduation ceremony to mark the conclusion.
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