Women’s Entrepreneurship Development (WED)
Capacity Building Training Seminar
Epilepsy South Africa will be hosting a five day capacity building seminar for organisations offering services women entrepreneurs.
Who should attend: Disability organisations wishing to offer business development services to women entrepreneurs, women entrepreneur’s associations and women’s organisations wishing to offer services to women entrepreneurs with disabilities.
Date: 16-20 August 2010, closing date for registration is 20 June
Place: Epilepsy South Africa National Office, Parow, Cape Town
Availability: Opportunity for 16 delegates (Available through funding received from the ILO)
Cost: Training will be provided free of charge, inclusive of a training manual, tea/coffee and lunch. Delegates must fund their own transport and accommodation (should this be required).
RSVP/Info: Marina Clarke at economicdev.no@epilepsy.org.za
Facilitated by
Marina Clarke, Deputy National Director of Epilepsy South Africa who has 20 years experience in the disability sector and 13 years providing services to the SMME sector. Marina is an ILO accredited SIYB Master trainer and completed WED training provided by the ILO.
Programme Overview
This Women’s Entrepreneurship Development Capacity Building Seminar presents training based on work conducted by the ILO with the financial support of Development Cooperation Ireland (DCI). The work is directed by the Women’s Entrepreneurship Development and Gender Equality (WEDGE) team.
Training will focus on aspects addressing the needs of real capacity building. It has been designed to take account of the expressed needs of women entrepreneurs, their associations, and the support organisations that serve them.
Training modules
Module 1 – Gender and enterprise
Module 2 – Markets and market access
Module 3 – Business Development Services for WED
Module 4 – Enabling environment for WED
Module 5 – Building associations and strategic alliances
Module 6 – Gender issues in finance
Module 7 – Assessing impact
Module 8 – Action planning
ONE OF THE FOLLOWING SUPPLEMENTARY SESSIONS WILL BE SELECTED BASED ON THE NEEDS OF DELEGATES:
·HIV/Aids and women entrepreneurs
·Women refugees and entrepreneurship
·Women entrepreneurship and trafficking
·Entrepreneurship development for women with disabilities
Important: There is no cost involved to attend the training but delegates are requested to pay for and arrange their own transport and accommodation.
Epilepsy South Africa National Office, Ground Floor, Syfin House, Fairway Close, Parow, 7500
PO Box 12100, N1 City, 7463 Contact detail: 021 5954900 (t) 021 5954901 (f)
