Mavu Sport Development partners with SAWASF in hosting Women in Sport Workshops.

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.

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.

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