Mavu Sport
Development in partnership with South African Women and Sport Foundation and UJ
Sport hosted the Women in Sport workshops. The workshops were aimed at Women
that are in sports to encourage, empower and prepare them not only for womens
month coming up but also to show them that they should not give up, not be
unapologetic about what they wish to accomplish and who they are in the
industry that is still seen as a male dominating industry.
The
workshops were hosted at the UJ Astro Clubhouse, Melville on 14 – 15 July 2018.
Various women from non-profit organisations were invited and Mavu coaches from
our various project areas and provinces were also in attendance. The event did
not cater for Men, as it was the first of its kind to happen, women had to be
made comfortable to voice out their challenges, issues and concerns when
working in the industry.
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| Mavu family |
The
fight for equality and equity for women in sport is still one to endure, and our
guests were made aware of that. Through the topics discussed, our experienced
facilitators and speakers helped in encouraging them that they are fighting a
good fight. One thing participants took away from the sessions was that, to
know your-self, know your dreams and work hard to achieve them. Fighting has
shown us that our words will merely be heard but not acted upon, thus we need
to start demanding and advocating for what we stand for and what we want to see
in the industry for women.
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| From left to right: Ofentse Matlala and Mrs Ntambi Ravele |
Heading
towards women’s day the timing of the event couldn’t be better and on a social
side of things, the female coaches really enjoyed the workshops. The workshops
were really informative and an eye opener for many, especially those that were
close to leaving the industry.
Strong,
fierce and highly educated female speakers were invited to implement the
purpose of the women in sport workshops, likes of uMama Ntambi Ravele, founder
of SAWASF, Alice Khosa, Minky Tshabalala, Mmane Boikanyo, Pearl Mosoane and
Keneilwe Mathibela. Part of the program was the break-away sessions for the
female coaches to implement what was shared and taught by the facilitators. It
was a great initiative to hear some of the testimonies of women who’ve been in the
sport fraternity for a long time and challenges they’ve comes across.
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Done by: Jabulani
Mthombeni
