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KUBWOSCCO:
With the assistance of the International Labour Organization, the
Kumbo Business Women’s Savings and Credit Cooperative has been
launched. This is aimed at helping women have access to finances.
The cooperative is made up of some 176 groups of about 12,000 women.
The cooperative is run by a Board of Directors (BOD) that was
elected in 2004. The cooperative later on came up with a project
whereby fertilizer is purchased and shared out to women in form of
loans, at give away rates. In addition to this, small-scale loans
are given to members. As at now, about 82 groups have already
acquired loans and are refunding regularly.
WEP PROGRAM: Some 30 female
business operators, and with the financial assistance of the
Canadian Gender Fund were trained on business management and there
is a regular follow up of these women to see how this training has
impacted on their turn over and growth. This Program known as the
Women Entrepreneur Program (WEP) shall be
enlarged, based on its results, to include many other women who are
still to start small businesses.
GENDER COMMITTEE: A Gender Committee
was set up in July 2004 for the Municipality with the objective of
mainstreaming gender in all council projects. This was done with the
assistance of the German Technical Assistance (GTZ).
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