UNDP has provided Issues of children Business Women’s CPAP is currently a UNDP could provide financial assistance in protection and Forum challenge in terms of additional funding for total of USD140k from procurement act. funding. There just isn’t more downstream 2011 to 2013. UNDP Advocacy for women to enough funding available activities as BWF feel Project Administrator has provided training of be part of government to run activities. they have demonstrated budgeting, report writing spending as part of the success in the activities Fikile Mkhonta in the areas of Gender quota was denied as undertaken. BWF feels There is also a legislative empowerment. government believed that emphasis on marriage for that a grant could be women are not the only allocated to them in the women in order for them disadvantaged group. form of a grant in order BWF has provided to be able to have access for them to implement capacity building for to state resources. more effectively. women in the There is an initiative from community. BWF has BWF to create a also provided basic standards and business management, accreditation for various the registering of women products being produced and their businesses. and sold by women Other areas included across the borders to discussing issues of formalise production and business structuring and sale of these products. some assistance in the understanding of the tax system and available rebates for women in business. BWF also procured in house marketers to help the women with the marketing of their products or services. Communication was facilitated in vernacular. Registration of women involved in cross border trade as well as hawking, this entity has been formed in order to take
UNDP has provided financial assistance in total of USD140k from 2011 to 2013. UNDP has provided training of budgeting, report writing in the areas of Gender empowerment. BWF has provided capacity building for women in the community. BWF has also provided basic business management, the registering of women and their businesses. Other areas included discussing issues of business structuring and some assistance in the understanding of the tax system and available rebates for women in business. BWF also procured in house marketers to help the women with the marketing of their products or services. Communication was facilitated in vernacular. Registration of women involved in cross border trade as well as hawking, this entity has been formed in order to take Issues of children protection and procurement act. Advocacy for women to be part of government spending as part of the quota was denied as government believed that women are not the only disadvantaged group. There is an initiative from BWF to create a standards and accreditation for various products being produced and sold by women across the borders to formalise production and sale of these products. Business Women’s Forum Project Administrator Fikile Mkhonta CPAP is currently a challenge in terms of funding. There just isn’t enough funding available to run activities. There is also a legislative emphasis on marriage for women in order for them to be able to have access to state resources. UNDP could provide additional funding for more downstream activities as BWF feel they have demonstrated success in the activities undertaken. BWF feels that a grant could be allocated to them in the form of a grant in order for them to implement more effectively.
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