The Ministry of Gender Equality and Child Welfare is equipping a group of women who graduated from various fields in vocational technical programmes with training to facilitate their transition into commercial trades.

The Ministry, in partnership with UN Women and De Deers Group, hosted EntrepenHer – Generate You Business training in Keetmanshoop, targeting women in the male-dominated sectors. 

The programme aims to unlock the entrepreneurial skills of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) graduate women.

Participants included women graduates drawn from the Southern NIMT Campus, Kai-||Ganaxab, Gobabis VTCs, and COSDEC.

Deputy Director in the Ministry of Gender Equality and Child Welfare Anastacia Chiwana said the government aims to capacitate the women to use their skills in order to identify potential businesses that they can embark upon and to also develop bankable business proposals.

Participants commended the government for the opportunity to start a business.

A total of 50 women participated  in the two-week training.