WOMENS MONTH 2006

CALENDAR OF EVENTS (Subject to change)

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NATIONAL PROGRAMME NATIONAL THEME: AGE OF HOPE Through Struggle to Freedom

2 PROVINCE Event/Activity Location Date Target Group Objective Role players Gauteng There will be an address Union Buildings, 9Aug All Mr. Mack Lewele by the President, Pretoria Cell: 082 450 5076 symbolic march to the Union Buildings and cultural performance

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PROVINCIAL LEGISLATURE

4 Event / Activity Location Date Target Group Objective Role players PROVINCIAL LEGISLATURE Special Debate in the 8Aug Women Provincial Legislature provincial legislature

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PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS

6 Activity / Event Location Date Target Group Objective Role players DEPARTMENT OF THE PREMIER Media statement 24July Media Department of the Premier: Mansoor Jaffer Tel: 084 661 5216 Media Launch of 31July Invited guests Launch of women’s Department of the women’s month month programme Premier: Mansoor Jaffer programme Tel: 084 661 5216 Gala dinner and launch Facets Wellness Centre 31July 600 women Launch of SAWID and Department of the of mentoring and for Women – Century the mentoring and Premier in collaboration coaching project for City coaching project for with SAWID (W.C.) women women. Sifiso Mbuyisa Tel: 021 483 8712 SAWID Conference Facets Wellness Centre 1Aug 600 women Provincial plan of action Department of the Western Cape for Women – Century for SAWID (W.C.) Premier in collaboration City with SAWID (W.C.) Sifiso Mbuyisa Tel: 021 483 8712 Provincial participation Pretoria 9Aug Women Celebrating women’s Department of Cultural in the national 50th march Affairs and Sport celebration march in Daniel Johnson Pretoria Tel: 076 508 7140 Provincial March NY14 , 9Aug Women Celebration of the 50th Department of the CPOA Senior Citizen anniversary of women’s Premier: Mansoor Jaffer Hall march in Pretoria Tel: 084 661 5216 Internal Focus 7 Wale street, 10&18Aug Women within the Provincial To provide a Department of the th Auditorium, 6 floor Administration platform for Premier: Chief Directorates: Social Women in the Capital Development & Public Sector to Human Capital raise issues Development. affecting them; Douglas Chitepo video presentations Tel: 021 466 9558 / 0836436713 & Zodwa and panelist Norushe 072 345 3363 discussion Provincial report and Parade/Good hope 13Aug Women Feedback from the 50th Department of the feedback centre (whether anniversary of women’s Premier in collaboration permitting) march in Pretoria with Malibongwe Mansoor Jaffer 7 Tel: 084 661 5216

Event / Activity Location Date Target Group Objective Role players DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & TOURISM Launch of “Women in IT” 7Aug Women in IT Promoting women Ms. Gail Smith owned business in Tel: 021 483 4165 the ICT sector Certificate ceremony for the women CPUT Pentech Hall 8Aug Women Dept. of EDT, Dept. of Community Safety who was enrolled for entrepreneurship Bellville Julia Kasana course Tel: Tel: 021 483 4339 Cell: 082 458 0795 Launch of the Women’s Cape Town, CTICC 10Aug Women owned Business To assist in Ms. Zoleka Moon Economic Advisory Forum facilitating and Tel: 021 483 8768 monitoring access to finance and business opportunities for women owned business. Small business week Cape Town 10,12Aug 60 youth 80 women Support structure Department of Economic Development and Convention Centre for Tourism: Tembeka Mhlekwa entrepreneurship Tel: 021 483 9282 R4m to support 80 women Tambo Hall, 8Aug Women owned business Financial support Lynette Johns Enterprises to promote Tel: 021 483 2769 women owned business are prioritized R2m to support 60 youth Tambo Hall To be Women owned business Financial support Department of Economic Development and confirmed to promote youth Tourism: Domenique Vincent owned business Tel: 021 483 9117 are prioritized

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8 DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY SAFETY Celebration of Women: Cape Technikon 8Aug 400 Women To create an awareness on Department of Lungisani Ukuhlala Bafazi / University prevention of rape and access Economic Women Get your house in opportunities for self-reliance Development, Business order, awareness and access to through business initiatives. sector, NGO’s SAPS, self reliance opportunities CPFs, NGO’s Julia: 082 458 0795 Launch of Provincial Anti – Langa sport complex 14Aug 500 Women Celebration of women and Department of the Rape Strategy creating awareness about the Premier, SAPS, Provincial ARS. NGO’s, Government Departments, CBO’ s, CPFs, dept. of Community Safety. Julia: 082 458 0795 Graduation of 400 Victim Cape Town 18Aug 400 Women from the Province Volunteers will received Department of Support Volunteers training in basic counseling Community Safety Vredendal 22Aug skills to assist all victims of NICRO, SAPS, crime at police stations in Business and Crime. Worcester 24Aug victim support rooms Julia: 082 458 0795 established by the Department Oudtshoorn 29Aug

Event / Activity Location Date Target Group Objective Role players DEPARTMENT OF No contact details provided CULTURAL AFFAIRS by the department. AND SPORT (W.C.) Cultural Animator 1Aug

Phenomenal Women of Paarl Paarl Museum (August Women Exhibition month) Ointment from herbs; identify herbs, Worcester Museum 1-2,Aug medicinal values

9 Cultural Animators Khayelitsha 1Aug Boxing Tournament Khayelitsha 4Aug Women

Open day: “Women in medicine” Cape Medical Museum 9Aug (Learning Cape Career Festival / Expo.) Sport, Recreation and Cultural Clainwilliam 9Aug Women and Girls Western Cape Regional Officer activities International Day of the World’s 9Aug Marks the 1st meeting in 1992 of Indigenous People the Working Indigenous Population of the Sub commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights International Youth Day 12Aug Day 14Aug Craft Development Workshop Oudtshoorn 14,18 Aug Women’s Month Activities Bredasdorp 15,17Aug Art Exhibition Togryers Museum, Ceres 21,25Aug International Day for the 23Aug remembrance of the slave trade and its abolition Establishment of Cultural Forum Prince Albert 24Aug Central Karoo D Von Mollendorf Women’s Empowerment Programme Citrusdal 25,26Aug West Coast Culture: F Filton Art and Culture MADA Project Nyanga 26Aug T Tshona The unity Games – sport for disabled Vygieskraal 26Aug Disabled “Nothing Allan Boesak about us Tel: 021 483 9632 without us” Sheep – shearing & dipping, wool – Worcester Museum 28Aug sorting & dyeing, spnning, weaving Buya Arts Festival Stellenbosch 29,31Aug

10 Event / Activity Location Date Target Group Objective Role players DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT AND PUBLIC WORKS Letshema project renovation of Elsies River 20July Women, men and To reach out to Department of Transport and Public Works. community facilities children communities through Sharonette Rietpoort: West 27,29July construction work that will Tel: 021 483 2054 Coast contribute to their upliftment. To celebrate construction week. Mama’s project: Construction for Cape Town, Ceres, 21,25Aug Women To ensure emancipation Department of Transport and Public Works women. A minimum of 30 projects Paarl, Oudtshoorn, and empowerment of Freddie Bartman which amounts to +/-R12-R15m George women in communities. Tel: 021 483 5310 Lennie Thomas Tel: 021 483 5337 Tony van Niekeerk Tel: 021 483 3725 Health and Wellness Programme Cape Town, Ceres, 23,30Aug Women and men A process of assessing the Department of Transport and Public Works Paarl, Oudtshoorn, department health and Julia van Stade George wellness of employees. Tel: 021 483 2089 Summit: Women in construction Cape Town 25Aug Women To strengthen and support Department of Transport and Public Works including awards ceremony Convention Center women in the construction Sharontte Webb industry Tel: 021 483 3959 Human Rights celebratory event 9Dorp street, Cape 30Aug Women and men To create awareness Department of Transport and Public Works Town around gender, disability, Bernadette –Dudley Booysen and youth issues Tel: 021 483 2054 Events/Activity Location Date Target Group Objective Role players DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTA L AFFAIRS Lunch at 12-14hrs Tambo hall 8Aug 80 women entrepreneurs and 60 Abdus Isaacs Khayelitsha youth Tel: 021 483 2879 Cell: 082 438 1127

11 A twinning projects An information session 10Aug Female staff members from the To empower women Department of relating to gender with and breakfast at Department of Environmental Affairs and make them more Environmental Affairs CapeNature. FACETS in Cape Town and Development Planning as well as knowledgeable about and Development 35 staff members from the main female issues. Planning office of Cape Nature Abdus Isaacs Tel: 021 483 2879 Cell: 082 438 1127

Event / Activity Location Date Target Group Objective Role players DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION The role of women in Cape Head Office 1Aug Women in education Office placed staff Department of education Education: Carmelita Lee-Shong Tel: 021 467 2577 Commemorating the Cape Teaching Institute 7Aug Learners, educators and veterans Celebrating the 50th Department of march to the Union (kuilsriver) anniversary for Education building women’s march in 1956 Contact as above EMDCs celebration 8Aug Women Department of Women’s Day with Education women making a Contact as above difference in their districts. Launch of training 11Aug Launch of training Contact as above programme for 900 programme fro 900 ECD ECD to drive campaign to get children learning from early age. Event/ Activity Location Date Target Group Objective Role players DEPARTMENT OF

12 AGRICULTURE Female of the year Lemoekloof (Paarl) 4Aug Women Dept. of Agriculture: C. Nieuwodt Cell: 082 801 3841 Internal staff Elsenburg 7Aug Dept. of Agriculture: contact as above Women dialogue Elsenburg 17Aug Women Dept. of Agriculture: contact as above Farmworker women Beaufort west 22Aug Women Dept. of Agriculture: contact as above Farmworker women Citrusdal 24Aug Women Dept. of Agriculture: contact as above Farmworker women Bredasday 29Aug Women Dept. of Agriculture: contact as above Farmworker women George 30Aug Women Dept. of Agriculture: contact as above

Event / Activity Location Date Target Group Objective Role players DEPARTMENT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND HOUSING Women in construction ISM building 8Aug Internal and external Information sharing Management session for women within the dept., exposure to the previously male dominated field Food tasting exhibition ISM building/Foyer 11Aug Internal/all employees Men in the dept. will Dept. of Local Govt. & make different dishes Housing and women will be tasting and exhibit their artwork, music and dancing. Facets/women career Facets 14Aug Internal EE’s, by invite Career trends,

13 management recruitment process make it work for you, dressing for success, self-esteem issues, health and well-being Parenting skills ISM building 16Aug Internal Workshop for women Dept. of Local govt. & workshop with children and an Housing emphasis to teenagers. Closing the communication gaps and behavioral issues between teenagers and parents. Women in dialogue and ISM building 23Aug Internal Women within the Dept. of Local govt. & prayer department farmed a Housing support group to discuss issues that women are challenged with. A prayer for women who are experiencing difficulties Western Cape women in CTICC 23,24Aug Women (Invitations and To commemorate and M. Ismail Local government programme) honour 50 years of Tel: 021 483 4102 conference women’s courage, leadership and equality in the struggle for a better life with 1956 march on the union building. To determine our development challenges and the role women and men can play in building vibrant, integrated communities. Special project: women Bonnievale, Community 28,30Aug Invitation/programme To empower women in Wendy and family, women and hall a social development Bingham/Breede rive economic approach; economic local

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Event/Activity Location Date Target Group Objective Role players DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH Launch of cervical Khayelitsha 1August Women To create awareness and Dept of Health: screening services to provide a service to Programmes component the women of Patricia Devilliers Khayelitsha and Tel: 021 483 5682 surrounding areas Women’s Day Event: Venue to be confirmed 7 Aug Women Celebration of National Dept. of Health: Head Office Women’s Day Communications Dept of Health: Proposed Venue 8,9Aug(not Women To acknowledge all Dept of Health: Human Programmes component (Zevenwacht) yet categories of healthcare Resource confirmed) workers and to advocate Sandra Newman the importance of Tel: 021 483 3778 Wellness and a healthy lifestyle Launch of the female Arabella Sheraton 9Aug Women and men To advocate and Dept of Health: condom popularize the proper Programmes component use of female condoms Msokoli Qotole Tel: 021 483 4284 Minister to meet with 4 Dorp Street, Cape 21Aug Health SABC 2 Shoprite/Checkers To salute and Dept of Health: Human SABC 2 Town Women of the Year finalists acknowledge the Resources Shoprite/Checkers 2006 sterling work done by Health Finalists. Salute female healthcare and acknowledge workers departmental finalists: SABC 2 Shoprite/Checkers 2006 Women of the Year Award at formal Gala event

15 Event / Activity Location Date Target Group Objective Roleplayers DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT Fun Walk for Older Persons 4Aug 3000 Older Persons age 60 and To encourage active ageing Department of Social above as part of the Golden Games Development, Dept of Programme Health, City of Cape Town, Service Centres. Business Women’s Empowerment 2Aug Badisa Kuilsriver Programme Demonstration & Eerste River Station 2Aug 150 people Department Social Pamphleteering on Rights of Development, Local Women Advisory Committee members, Eerste River Training Session on Domestic Vredendal District Office 3Aug Dept Social Development Violence Marketing – Gender Services Waiting Room, Eerste River 3Aug Dept Social Development District Office Awareness Programme on Waiting Room Mitchells Plain 4Aug Dept Social Development HIV/Aids District Office Awareness Programme Foyer – District Office, 4Aug Public Dept Social Development Bellville Programme for women on Daljosafat community centre, 5Aug Public Dept. Social Development farms Paarl Information Sessions- Services Waiting Room – Bellville 7Aug Public Dept Social Development offered by Social Workers and District Office Social Security; Criteria for Foster Care Placements; Maintenance vs. Child Support Grant; Economic Empowerment Motivational Talks on the Bellville District Office 8Aug NGO’s and PWO’s Dept Social Development Theme of Age of Hope- Through struggle to Freedom

16 Motivational Talk (HIV Waiting Room, Eerste River 8Aug Dept Social Development Testing – mother to Child District Office Transmission- Acknowledgement of Women Rylands Community Centre 8Aug 150 women Dept of Social Development – Certificate ceremony and various role players RIWA and AMHARIC or Org. Paarl Town hall 9Aug Dept. Social Development, link up with partners for RIWA, AMHARIC, women’s day programme Drakenstein municipality and Stellenbosh municipality Support programme For Athlone House of Strength 9Aug AHOS abused women Luncheon to celebrate women Mitchells Plain (venue to be 9Aug 40 women Dept Social Development & who work in community finalized) stakeholders Human Chain – Fathers Greater 9Aug Greater Blue Downs, SAPS Against Crime Forum Upliftment of the Single 174 Strand Str. Eerste River 9Aug Community Women Action Woman Women’s Day Celebration 9Aug Local Advisory Committee – Westbank Information Session on Child Welfare Society, 9Aug Child Welfare Society Domestic Violence Kleinvlei Importance of being a Woman Child and Family Welfare 9Aug Child and Family Welfare – Women on Farms Society, Society, Somerset West Vuk’hambea – Women’s Day Hill Crest Civic Centre 9Aug Vuk’hambea Group, Eerste celebration River Women’s Day Programme Methodist Church, 9Aug Methodist Church, Kraaifontein Women’s Day Programme for KSE Home for Older Persons, 9Aug KSE Home for Older Older Persons Kraaifontein Persons Hope and Dignity Programme Badisa, Kraaifontein 9Aug Badisa, Kraaifontein for Women Women’s Day Devotional The Ark, Faure 9Aug The Ark, Faure Programme Women’s Day Community AFM Welfare Organisation 9Aug AFM Welfare Organisation, Programme Kuilsriver

17 Ladies Tea & Talk for the Concerned Group – 9Aug Cassablanca Concerned Elderly Cassablanca Group, Eerste River Ladies Tea & Motivational Badisa, Strand 9Aug Talk Awareness raising programme Robertson 9Aug 500 rural persons Department of Social Development & Breederiver Winelands Municipality Celebrating 50th Anniversary Vredendal Sports grounds 9Aug Clanwilliam area- 100 women Dept Social Development, of Women’s March Citrusdal -100 Sister Dept ‘s from Vredendal – 100 Vredendal District, DMA- 500 women Matsikama Municipality, Women on Farms – 50 women SAPS, Advice Offices, Multi-purpose Centres, NGO sector Celebrating Women’s Day Haarlem 9Aug Dept Social Development, Volmoed Oudtshoorn Welbedaght Hoeko Mosaic: Resource for Females Waiting Room District Office, 11Aug 150 people Mosaic Victims of abuse Mitchells Plain Awareness programme- Waiting Room, Mitchells Plain 15Aug 150 people Dept Social Development, Home-based care District Office Mitchell Plain Gender Celebration Strand Civic 16Aug City of Cape Town Support Group for abused Mitchells Plain District Office 16Aug 150 people Dept Social Development, women Mitchells Plani Launch of Support Group for Diatesda Oiknonia Welfare 16Aug Diatesda Oiknonia Welfare Women Organisation Organisation Marketing- Gender Services Waiting Room – Eerste River 17Aug Dept Social Development District Office Eerste River Awareness programme- Mitchells Plain District Office 17Aug 150 people Dept Social Development, support group for abused Mitchells Plain women Gender Workshop – Eerste Eerste River District Office 17Aug City of Cape Town River

18 Awareness Workshop – Mitchells Plain District Office 18Aug 150 people Dept Social Development Women and their mental and Cape Mental Health health Society Open day on Gender School hall hermon 19Aug Paarl district forum Bead Workshop - Kraaifontein 22Aug Women on Farms Thank You Support Group for 23Aug Diatesda Oiknonia Women Marketing Gender Services Waiting Room – Eerste River 24Aug Dept Social Development, District Office Eesrte River Awareness programme Breast Waiting Room, Mitchells Plain 22Aug 150 people Dept Social Development & Cervical Cancer District Office and CANSA Awareness programme on Waiting Room, Mitchells Plain 23Aug 150 people Dept Social Development Women, Gender and Culture District Office Mitchells Plain Marketing Table Grand Central Shopping 25Aug Eerste River District Office Centre Launch of Klapmuts Sewing Klapmuts 26Aug Eerste River district office Club Awareness Programme – Waiting Room District Office 29Aug 150 people Dept Social Development, Crisis line Mitchells Plain Mitchells Plain and Crisis Line Flower Arrangement Faure/ Raithby Farms 30Aug Workshop Support group for women Diatesda Oiknonia 30Aug Diatesda Oiknonia Awareness programme on Waiting room, Mitchells Plain 31Aug 150 people Dept. Social Development Domestic Violence Act and district office and NICRO maintenance Marketing gender services Waiting room, Eerste River 31Aug Dept. Social Development, district office Eerste River Female veterans Cape of Goodhope Castle or 31Aug Female veterans 80 years and Create space for story Cape Sun older

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WESTERN CAPE YOUTH COMMISSION

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YOUNG WOMEN PROGRAM District Visits All regions 26,30Ju Young women To prepare for the launch and set Mobilization team ly the regional steering committees Young women launch of the concept To be confirmed 8Aug Young women To launch the structure as per All regions Saldanah resolution Young women and local government To be confirmed 26Aug Young women To raise some of the challenges that WCYC and SAYC young women faces in the terms of the policies

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MUNICIPALITIES

22 Event / Activity Location Date Target Group Objective Role player’s LOCAL GOVERNMENT (Third Sphere) WEST COAST MUNICIPALITY

Women’s Day event West Coast District Hall July -9Aug Women’s Melonice Blanckenberg, CDW Tel: 022 433 8400 Implementing of ABET West Coast District Hall July-Aug Same as above Programme Election of West Coast Youth Forum July-Oct District Wide Social Same as above Development Forum SALDANHA MUNICIPALITY

Women Prayer’s Day Saldanha 1Aug Women from community Mayor’s Women Micheal Thys Programme Cell: 082 553 9828 Mayor’s Women Tea Jeug Sentrum Laingville 7Aug Women from community Same as above

Mayor’s Women’s Tea Indlo Yothanda Saldanha 8Aug Women from community Same as above

Women’s Day Dail Rock 9Aug Women from community Same as above

Mayor’s Women’s Tea Vredenburg, Technical 10Aug Women from community Same as above Department Mayor’s Women Tea Vredenburg, Korporatiwf 15Aug Women from community Same as above Department. Mayor’s Women Tea Langebaan 16Aug Women from community Same as above Mayor’s Women’s Tea HIV Sentrum Vredenburg 17Aug Women from community Same as above

Mayor’s Women’s Tea Social Services, 22Aug Women from community Same as above Vredenburg Tolman Saal, Paternoster 23Aug Same as above

23 Mayor’s Women’s Tea Gemeenskaps Saal, 30Aug Women from community Same as above Hopefield

CEDERBERG MUNICIPALITY

Women will speak through poetry, Municipality Hall 26,27Aug Women in Society Highlighting the role of Matilda Smith / Florence song and story telling creatively on Women in Society Filton issues that affect them daily. Tel: 027 213 3018/ Cell: 082 905 1552 DRAKEINSTEIN MUNICIPALITY 9Aug The advancement of Women Anthony / Bradley in Local Government. Tel: 021 807 4590 Inauguration of Mayor (women) 16Aug Youth Development for Women STELLENBOSCH MUNICIPALITY Women in dialogue partnering with 9Aug Women Theme: RESTORING Mayoress Corinnes Stellenbosch Municipality 3000 WOMEN Tel: 021 808 8005 thousand ladies will be transported and receive a lunch pack Taweni Xaba editor of “O” Magazine and Lucille May – wife of Pastor Fred will give talk. Musicians will provide entertainment.

24 WITZENBERG 9Aug The advancement of Women Delene Farmer in Government Tel: 023 316 1854 Inauguration of Mayor (women) 16Aug Youth Development for Women 22Aug Women Empowerment, through Skills Development OVERSTRAND 9Aug A breakfast is organized. The Cecil Jonkheid Mayor’s wife will be the Tel: 028 271 4010 guest woman and women in the surrounding area. SWARTLAND MUNICIPALITY Chatsworth Church and at 9Aug Women’s Day finger Lunch, Ms. Magrit Houlsen the West bank Community talk on Women’s rights Tel: 022 487 9400 Hall Cell: 082 828 7813

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CIVIL SOCIETY

26 Event / Activity Location Date Target Group Objective Role player’s Witzenberg national women’s day Bella Vista community 9Aug Women Vulnerable farmwomen who are Dept. – Sport, Art and Culture, Ceres hall expose to family violence, Labour, Justice, Correctional exploitation, evictions, health risks Services, SAPS and NGO’S and HIV/Aids. The disabled women, the deaf and women on farms will be included in this event. Public lecture Vidio conference centers 8Aug Women The future of the planet depends on HSRC HSRC buildings Pretoria, women Cape Town, Durban SA Rural women’s day Grabouw 12Aug Women in the To encourage dialogue on women’s REACH, Rape Crisis Cape farms human rights by the implementation Town, ANNEX and Centre for of the campaign on empowering Rural Legal Studies (CRLS). women celebrating women’s day PROGESSIVE WOMEN MOVEMENT Young women – Open lectures Langa sport complex 2Aug Young women Nozi, YL, SASCO & COSAS Golden fun walk of hope & Green Point 4Aug Women ANCWL in partnership with entertainment – 100 veterans Provincial government Progressive Women Movement Rally Bloemfontain 8Aug Women All ANCWL Provinces

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